I wanted to try Jennifer Maguire's Background Stencil Highlights Technique that is the August Challenge in the Sharing Handmade Kindness Group. I decided to try it with Red & Blue ink for the current Color Hues Challenge with Blueprint Sketch & Lumberjack Plaid Distress Inks. I used Gina K. Designs Lovely Lace Stencil … Read more
The current Challenge at the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog is a game of Tic-Tac-Toe. I decided to go vertically down the left with a Die Cut, Washi Tape & Stripes. I started with black washi tape and included several that were stripes. The Witches Hat from the Picket Fence Triple Trouble … Read more
I was thinking about how many of my cards are based on things I haven't put away on my studio table … this would be another one. I used the reverse side of this designer paper on another card, but when I saw the sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches, I thought these … Read more
At Jingle Belles, we're still making holiday cards inspired by our 2023 Blog Banner. I decided to start by spraying watercolor paper with Dylusions Bubblegum Pink Shimmer Spray. Next I die cut three Memory Box Marvelous Pines, which I then splattered with White Dina Wakely Media Gloss Spray. I stamped the … Read more
This is the story of a die cut coffee cup. I cut this out months ago and then managed to lose it somewhere on my studio table (don't ask). Then I found the die but couldn't find the paper. Then I found the die packaging and lost the die. Today I finally found the die … Read more
The next Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Color Me Beautiful – showcase your favorite coloring medium. I chose my Gellipress as my favorite medium. It works so well for large stamps like So Franken Cute from Picket Fence Studios. I used a combination of green inks to create my paper and then … Read more
I was feeling like a little CAS cardmaking this morning, so I decided to start with the CAS Mix Up Challenge to use a Stencil and Pastes or Gels. I was thrilled that when I opened my jar of Fern Green Picket Fence Studios Paper Glaze, it was just as mixable as when it was … Read more
I like seeing if I can turn color challenges into ink-blending combinations. For this card, I used the colors from the CAS Colours & Sketch Challenge. I translated those colors into these Distress Oxide Ink colors – Speckled Egg, Stormy Sky & Peeled Paint. I did my blend horizontal to work with the … Read more
I haven't left the house that much since the shelter-at-home recommendations, but when I saw there were fresh raspberry filled donuts at the bakery this morning, I put on my mask and headed out for a quick trip … and they were most certainly worth it (and I was also able to make it a … Read more
I'm still stocking my birthday card stash even though I have to mail them to my co-works now, rather than hand deliver them. I started by die cutting the Lawn Fawn Cross Stitched Circle from the Simon Says Stamp Tumbling Leaves Stencil that I had filled with Picket Fence Studios Paper Glaze in Fern Green. … Read more