Holly Jolly

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

TEXT Me

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

Creepy, Kooky, Freaky, Spooky

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

All Over Floral

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

Drive You Crazy

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