The current Memory Box Challenge is all about Friendship. I started by die cutting my Memory Box Hugs Loving Heart Die 3 times (twice from raspberry cardstock and once from light pink). I layered it a variety of ways before deciding on the final off-set outcome. I attached it to a piece of vintage … Read more
I love the idea of the January Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs … Let's Reflect. The Challenge is to take a card you've made the last year and create a do-over. I think this is an idea I may adopt for my blog this year. I posted my first card online in November … Read more
When I saw this week's My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge, I immediately began imagining a literal interpretation … but when I was going through my supplies and saw the MFT Snow Drifts Cover-Up Die-Namic, I thought I could be a bit more creative. I die cut the Cover-Up in Brown & Red Cardstock, … Read more
The timely Mini-Challenge at Unity Stamp Company is to make Thank You Cards. I'd been wanting to the try the big bold letters of Unity's … say it big on my Gel Press prints. I stamped it in black ink multiple times with my MISTI and then clear embossed … this is one of the … Read more
Each year I like to go back and revisit all the art I made and choose my ten favorites from the group (You can see my Five Favorite Holiday Cards of 2019 here) … here are my favorites in no particular order. I found it a little challenging to narrow down the group this year, … Read more
I wanted to use some of my new stamps to join in the December TEMaker Challenge at Taylored Expressions. The December theme is Holidays & Celebrations. I wanted to use the Snowed In Background paired with Handlettered Holiday 2 Sentiments. I had planned to stamp the snowflakes on white or blue cardstock … … Read more
Lots of fun new stamps at Technique Junkies this month … remember they are 15% off through November 8th and you can stack my discount TJ10Stephanie for another 10% off your entire order (and all Christmas stamps are 20% off – and another 10% with my discount code) … it's time to go shopping. … Read more
The current Impression Obsession Challenge is Harvest Treats (aka Fruits & Vegetables). The only produce stamp in my Impression Obsession Stamp was … surprise … Corn (what else would an Iowa girl have). I used a variety of Ink Pads to *paint* the stamp applying ink to different sections and blending using my MISTI. … Read more
Come join me at the Technique Junkies Blog today where I'm making several cards with Monochromatic Backgrounds … remember 10% off your entire order with TJ10Stephanie at checkout.
One of the World Card Making Day Challenges at Pinkfresh Studio is to create a card using your favorite technique. One of my favorite techniques is being able to stamp an image … then coloring, spraying and/or painting the image … and then being able to stamp it several more times using my MISTI to … Read more