I love the colors in the Butterfly Reflections Ink December Mood Board. The My Mind's Eye Holly Jolly Collection has three of the colors … so all I had to do was add in some Aquamarine. The Penguin Cutie is from American Crafts … I framed him in Aquamarine and then added coordinating … Read more
This card is to tease someone whose birthday always gets mashed-up with Christmas. I started with the My Favorite Things Ho Ho Ho Die cut from Maroon & Black Cardstock. Then I built the card around this week's Freshly Made Sketch. I finished with a penguin (with Christmas song lyrics on his belly) and … Read more
This week at Jingle Belles it's all about the TEXT – it might mean using letter stickers, book pages, dictionary pages, phone book pages, texty patterned paper or just creating a card where the sentiment is the star of the show … make sure you get TEXTY. As often happens in my studio, I go … Read more
There's still time to get a few more Halloween cards in the mail. This one is inspired by the photo at the TIME OUT Challenge. I also used the layout from Match the Sketch. Papers are from the Mischievous Collection from My Mind's Eye … and I love the black holographic sequins from Waltzing Mouse … … Read more
We're celebrating Halloween at the Fusion Card Challenge … but if you don't like to get spooky, you can always use the awesome sketch for any other theme. I decided to go with a Fusion Design featuring lots of fun Halloween stickers in my stash. I love the little mummy trying to sneak into the … Read more
Today's Splitcoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge comes from Miracle Suit. I chose this Pick A Posey Side Tie Sarong to inspire my design. I love the floral patterns of My Mind's Eye Just Sayin' collection, but for some reason I find them rather challenging to actually create with. I tried stamping a sentiment, but it just … Read more
I just discovered a new challenge blog called the TGIF Challenge … and this week's challenge is to combine 2 of the last four challenges (hence the remix) to create a card. I did a fair amount of crafty shopping online over Memorial Day which was delivered this week, including a gorgeous My Mind's Eye … Read more
I just got some new Paper Smooches goodies in the studio, so it was the perfect time to create with the new Designer Drafts Sketch. I started with a vintage piece of 12" scrapbook paper from My Mind's Eye by Jen Allyson called The Sweetest Thing. I stamped *friend* from Bold Buzzworks in Black … Read more
The current Cardabilities sketch is perfect for an elegant valentine. I love the layered hearts … I started with the intention of using three die cut hearts, but as I played around with the positioning, I decided I liked the negative of the bigger heart better (more contrast for the smaller heart). Instead of a … Read more