This weekend the air held the first hint of autumn. I was born in October, and fall has always been my favorite time of the year … the cooler temperatures and changing colors always make me feel more alive. Since several challenges are encouraging us to go ahead and usher in the season, I decided … Read more
It's been a while since I inked-up any Neat and Tangled Stamps, so I decided to make some quick and easy CAS cards for their Mini Cards Challenge. I used my new Staz-On Midi inks and coordinating sequins with stamps from Sparkle & Shine. The finished cards are about 3 7/8" square. These will be … Read more
The Challenge at the Little Tangles Blog is White & Gold, which was the perfect opportunity to ink-up my Sparkle & Shine stamps. I also wanted to try out a new Brenda Walton die cut I had picked-up on my last visit to Hobby Lobby … a cool dimensional star. I stamped my sentimetn using … Read more
As I looked at the design for this week's Runway Inspired Challenge, I wanted to find some designer paper that captured the whimsical swirls of light pink. I started with Silly Chilly paper from Cosmo Cricket's Jolly By Golly Collection. I added hexagons from the reverse side of the paper to pull in the greens … Read more
So sad to see the news that Cath will be leaving the Moxie Fab World (well she won't be leaving it, because she is the Queen of Moxie Fab Land … however, she will no longer be authoring the column/blog for Paper Crafts). To honor her, I made a card inspired by her Completely … Read more
I am thrilled for the opportunity to be a Guest Designer at the Little Tangles Challenge Blog. The current challenge is to *Create Your Own Pattern Paper*. I used glossy cardstock and my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Ink Refills and had some fun. I started by stamping the curlicue border stamp from Neat and Tangled with Versamark … Read more
I've been having a lot of fun playing along with the Birthday Bash with Neat & Tangled Stamps … I even won a guest designer spot (woot woot!) Today I'm joining the Watercoloring Challenge … which is to make a card using a technique (there's no mention that it has to be a birthday card, … Read more
Neat & Tangled Stamps is celebrating their birthday all month long, so I thought I'd take time to join the Birthday Bash fun again. They posted my question on this post about ideas for making birthday cards with non-birthday stamps … then they posted a challenge with just that theme. Since I had already done feminine … Read more
I wanted to join the Birthday Bash at the Little Tangled Blog … only one problem, I don't have any of Neat & Tangled birthday stamps. So I had to get creative. I combined stamps from Just Hello & Kindness Matters to create my birthday card design. I added a little punched party hat for … Read more
Jackie at Rockwell Designs is hosting challenges based on the Pantone Fashion Colors for Spring. I started at the first one with Grayed Jade. It was fun searching through my studio for papers and embellishments in this beautiful color. The background is from K&Company's Sweet Nectar Collection & the designer paper is BasicGrey's Carte … Read more