The theme at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is W is for Wicked. Halloween is the one holiday whose stamps I keep filed by theme vs. manufacturer, so I pulled out my drawer to see what might work. I settled on the main sentiment from The Project Bin Haunt It!, which is from … Read more
When I saw the new Beer-themed dies and sentiments from My Favorite Things, I knew I needed to add them to my stash. I used them for the current My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge. I inked white cardstock with three colors of Distress Oxide Ink (Mustard Seed, Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge), and then … Read more
The 6th day of the 12 Tags of Christmas at Ellen Hutson is the classic Christmas Carol Jingle Bells (not to be confused with the fabulous Jingle Belles who will be back on January 1st). I couldn't resist pulling out My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Holiday Sentiments and pairing them with the Memory … Read more
I added the My Favorite Things Joy, Peace, Love Dies to my inventory this week, so I decided to go ahead and break them out for some masculine holiday cards using the current MFT Color Challenge. I used a kraft card base and cut out the words using the remaining three colors. … Read more
Since my Sarcasti-chick card won me the Queen of Snark, I have the honor of guest designing with the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers this week. The theme is C is for Colourful (or Colorful). I decided to make a card featuring one of my favorite colorful mediums, alcohol ink, this time turned into … Read more
Missing my friends and family tonight … so I made a card to send some love through the mail using this week's My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge. I combined stamps from My Favorite Things Miss Your Hugs and Essential Sentiments. I'm also joining the Slimline Card Challenge at The House That Stamps … Read more
The current Seize the Birthday Challenge is to make a card using three shades of green. When I saw the green gel press print on my studio table leftover from Saturday's Mixed Media Art Journal experimentation, I thought it would be the perfect piece to build my card around. I settled on the … Read more
I loved the pretty little krafty muslin hearts at the Inspired By Challenge. I started by crimping some kraft paper and die cutting my heart. Next I die cut the top of the heart from a scrap of floral paper that looked somewhat like the fabric in the picture. Of course I … Read more
When I saw the AAA Birthday Challenge to use a LARGE sentiment, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to break out one of my favorite die cuts. I chose a purple and blue Gel Press Print for the Die-Versions Solo Sentiments Happy Birthday Die. I paired it with a sentiment … Read more
Thanks to the super-fast shipping of Butterfly Reflections, Inc. this new My Favorite Things I Miss Your Hugs Stamp Set & Dies arrived today, so I decided to ink them up right away and use them for the current My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge & Color Challenge. This sentiment is so true for many … Read more