For today’s cards, I had fun creating wht the Taylored Expressions Black Friday Special Present Parade Stamp & Layering Stencils. The first card combined three different colors of green ink, although the variance was more subtle than I had hoped. I paired it with a Hand Lettered Happy Birthday Die Cut from My Favorite Things … Read more
The current Inspiration photo at Inspiration Station is a graduation memory. I used it as inspiration for a Graduation Card I needed to make for a lady who will be going to college on a Bowling Scholarship. I started with some bowling pin designer paper topped by a postage stamp cut piece of vellum. I … Read more
Whimsical describes something playfully quaint, fanciful, imaginative and slightly odd … often suggesting a lighthearted, unpredictable or charmingly unusual quality not based on strict logic. For our newest prompt at Jingle Belles – Walking in a Whimsical Wonderland – we’re asking you to use that definition and make a Whimsical holiday card … it might … Read more
The newest challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is B is for Black Black Heart … creating snarky valentines. I chose a snarky sentiment from My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Best Friends and paired it with lots of polka dot designer paper scraps for the Polka Dot Challenge at Love Those Pretty Papers. The layout … Read more
C is for Cheeky Christmas is the newest challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. When I need Cheeky, my Sassy Pants Stamps from My Favorite Things are one of my go to things to use … but the challenge is often finding the right image. As I was going through my collection, this piece … Read more
I needed to restock my baby cards, and I had a request for a purple baby girl card, so I decided to make two. For the first one I used this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch. I started by spraying the background with Villainous Potion Distress Spritz & Fortune Teller Distress Mica Spray. Next … Read more
Yep, we're BLING-ing it up at Jingle Belles this week. All you need to do is make a Christmas card featuring jewels, gems, beads, pearls, glitter, stickles, or anything sparkly to join the fun. I used lovely Champagne Bling to decorate my Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Christmas Tree. I also cut the bottom layer from white glitter … Read more
Since Lauren & I started Jingle Belles in 2010, I've been recapping my five favorite Christmas cards of the year (you can find 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 here) … I always enjoy revisiting my creations for the year. Here are my favorites for 2024 (in no particularly order). This card was made for the Sweet EMBOSS-able … Read more
The December Challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is Ho Ho Ho (Naughty Christmas). I love the snarky stamps from My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Christmas, and I had the perfect wine glass sticker to join the party (I even stamped it in Catherine Pooler Merlot Ink). All I had to … Read more
