The July Pink & Main Monthly Challenge is Shiny Things. I embossed metallic shiny silver paper with the Pink & Main Rainbow Embossing Folder. I paired it with Daydream Ink and the PInk & Main Happy For You Stamp Set (which appears to have been sadly discontinued) … I really like that color combination.
The flowers I send for Mother’s Day are usually of the paper variety … in this case, the Doodlebug Design Roses are Red Doodle-Pop. I used the Pink & Main Stitched Pointed Banner die to back the flowers and positioned it on top of what I believe is a scrap of holiday designer paper, but … Read more
I’m thrilled to be back for my final December Guest Designer post at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog. Even though it’s December 26th, I’m here featuring a Christmas Card. If you follow me at all, you know my friend Lauren and I (aka the Jingle Belles) are getting ready to start our 16th year of … Read more
Yesterday I was hunting for a specific sentiment, and in the process discovered a number of Halloween Stamp sets (many of which are embarrassingly unused). So I pulled them out, and made a vow to get them inked-up and get some Halloween cards in the mail. I started with Simon Says Stamp Witch, Please and … Read more
It's always so fun when long-distance crafty friends become short-distance crafty friends. I just returned from a getaway to Alabama to meet my crafty pen pal Beverly in person. I loved being the recipient of her amazing southern hospitality. We started our trip reading in the shade of her Secret Garden by the … Read more
Sunday I moved all of my potentially freezable art supplies to my temporary studio (i.e. inks, paints, adhesives) and then had a little time to create. I started with the Colors from the Fab Friday Challenge. The puffy heart stickers pull in the Grapefruit. The Happy For You stamps and Happy die cuts are … Read more
I started my crafty morning at the SplitCoastStampers Featured Stamper Challenge. I chose this card by Kathy to inspire my design. That coffee mug reminded me of the new Jillibean Soup Hug in a Mug Shaker Stamp & Dies I received for Christmas (thanks Bev … I had to laugh when I clicked through … Read more
Once again my demand for masculine birthday cards has outpaced my production … so I used this week's Global Design Project Sketch and some journaling cards for two quick masculine designs. No stamping tonight … just pure paper-crafting with sticker sentiments, wraps of twine and papers from Pink & Main Beach Bum Collection. … Read more
Tonight's card request was for a Unicorn Birthday card for a 6 year old girl whose favorite color is … rainbow. I paired Alexandra Renke's Unicorn Head Die Cut with a sentiment from Pink & Main Planner Peepers using the sketch from Die Cuttin' Divas.
I love the graphic for The Library Challenge. I had to look it up … it's an award winning cookbook of vegetable recipes. I thought about several food-themed ideas, but ultimately, I wanted to stack stamps or die cuts like the pots and bowls on the book cover. I found several baby-themed die cuts … Read more