The theme at the Just Us Girls is Clean & Simple card featuring Food or Beverages. Since the Topping at Seize the Birthday is Alcohol, that's where I went with my design. I found this Martini glass in my stash and I added a few tiny olive stickers. It was perfect … Read more
Tonight I made a retirement card with some vintage postage stamps and this week's Freshly Made Sketch. I used a Gel Press print and some stitched circle dies for the layout. The sentiment is my most used stamp from My Favorite Things Essential Sentiments.
Our theme at Jingle Belles this week is Not a Creature Was Stirring, which means breaking out the Christmas Creatures (aka Animals) … it could be a sweet little sheep, a plucky little duck, or perhaps a rowdy reindeer … okay, or even a monster or a Yeti if you're in a Halloween mood and … Read more
I had some left-over Leaves from my Gel Press Prints using the Spellbinders Autumn Leaves Etched Die Cuts on my table, so I built a card around this with inspiration & a sketch from the Inspired by Challenge. The leaf paper and golden map paper are both from Carta Bella Autumn papers by … Read more
This card started with the Make the Cards Washi Tape Challenge. I chose oranges and golden yellows because those are my favorite colors of autumn. Icovered a scrap of paper at an angle for my background. Next I die cut My Favorite Things Falling Leaves Die-namics from an Orange Gel Press print that … Read more
I had a few Gel Press My Favorite Things Die-namics Falling Leaves leftover from yesterday's card, and they were too pretty not to use them for another card. This one is inspired by the Fall Fun Challenge at The Paper Players Challenge. I paired a couple of fall papers using a Sketch … Read more
Today's design started with the Retro Rubber Stamp Challenge to use a Tag. I went hunting through my Gel Press/Inky drawers looking for tags. I chose the tag at the top left that I made with Dina Wakley Gloss Spray, because I thought it would have nice contrast with some Autumn leaf colors. … Read more
It's been a while since I joined the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge, so I'm joining the fun today. I love the Frosty Beer Mug Die-namics. I die cut it from Vellum and then cut the Beer from a scrap of Gel Press print and the head of the beer from textured watercolor paper … Read more
The colors in this week's Color Throwdown are a really unique combination to me … and I love them. That scene looks like something I would combine in my home. I searched through my print drawer and found an Alcohol Ink Background that combined purple and red with touches of silver foil. I … Read more
For today's card I used a Sketch from Global Design Project for a personalized graduation card. I layered a Blue Alcohol Ink background with a star-filled Gel Press Print using foam tape for dimension. I added a few more stars, a My Favorite Thing Arrow Greetings Die-Namics Congrats Banner and letters to personalize … Read more