The theme at the Inspired by Challenge is Mr. Snowman. I pulled out two vintage wood-mounted stamps for my card … Savvy Stamps Snowman and Impress Let It Snow. I added a red scarf and die cut my snowflakes from MFT Die-Namics Layered Snowflakes finishing with a blue epoxy dot and frames to … 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 here) … I always enjoy revisiting my creations for the year. Here they are in no particular order: 1. Layering Holiday Style Stamps from Sunny Stamps for the My Sweet Petunia … Read more
My Tag for the 8th Tag of Christmas with a Feminine Twist was inspired by Emily's flowers & use of color. I loved her poinsettias in shades of magenta and purple, so I started by using my Gina K. Designs Stitched Circles dies (they nest inside each other for a perfect border) in ombre … Read more
The Third Challenge at My Favorite Things is FLOWER POWER … and big surprise, there was a never-been-inked flower stamp set in my stash. I thought the colors from the current MFT Color Challenge would be perfect for a bouquet. I stamped the six blooms from MFT Large Desert Bouquet in Ripe Raspberry & … Read more
I'm going to try to join in as many challenges I can today (because like I said in my previous post … prizes). The 2nd Challenge at the My Favorite Things Blog is to make a CAS Design. I have a large pile of un-used MFT products, so this is the perfect opportunity to break … Read more
Let's see … what do I need to make tonight … big surprise … MORE Masculine Birthday cards … need always exceeds my inventory. I started with this week's Wednesday Sketch Challenge at My Favorite Things. I flipped it on it's side, so I could use my new CELEBRATE Speech Bubble Die-Namics … which I … Read more
I wanted to join the #gellifallfever Challenge from Gelli Press on Instagram … and this is my print. It combines lots of layers of paint with some stencils and scratches and metallic bronze paint for overall shimmer. When I make a print, I usually don't give any thought to what I'll ultimately make with the … Read more
I intended this card to be for one of the current color challenges … but after I walked away from my computer monitor, chose the two colors for my letters and background, and finished putting it together, I realized the colors I chose were no where close to the shades of the colors in the … Read more
To celebrate my Therm O Web Decofoil win today from Junkie fest (excited about firing-up the laminator), I made a card with one of the Decofoil Tags I made at the event. This one used a Brutus Monroe Sunrise Decofoil Transfer sheet with the Brutus Monroe Mixed Media Arrow Stencil and Decofoil Transfer Gel. I … Read more
The theme at The Flower Challenge is Monochromatic. I've been wanting to ink-up More Rustic Wildflowers from My Favorite Things. I chose three shades of Catherine Pooler Purples for my monochromatic palette. The layout is the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge and the sentiment is from MFT Geometric Greenery. I had lots of … Read more