The newest prompt at Jingle Belles is Masculine Merriment. We’re asking you to create a holiday card for the men in your life … might be your Dad, Brother, Boyfriend, Husband, Uncle, Co-Worker, Mail Carrier or any other man in your life who deserves a special holiday card. I make holiday cards for my large … Read more
Another new-to-me creative experience at Alabama Art Camp this year was making seals using wax and clear glue sticks. the first sticks we used weren’t super clear (as you can see in the photo), so we swapped out for clearer ones (which you can see on my card). I loved the cool frame seals that … Read more
I’m sneaking in one last Snake card for the Lunar New Year Challenge. This one features fun icon stickers from Reminisce The Wild Collection. I decided to have a few friends join the snake for this birthday card. I finished by creating a tree from the border sticker (the trunk) and leaves. I finished with … Read more
The newest prompt at Jingle Belles is all about the GOLD (okay, you can use Bronze or Silver too), but make sure we see the metallic in your design. I started by die cutting a gold GelliArts print with the Simon Says Stamp Mid-Century Ethereal Plate and attaching it to a metallic teal and gold … Read more
We're still creating with this gorgeous color palette at Jingle Belles this week (you need to use at least 3 of the 5 colors). Since I went heavier on the blues last week, I leaned into the coppery oranges this week. I started with the darkest orange, which is the color I omitted … Read more
When I saw the colors from The Color Throwdown, I was immediately transported back to high school in the eighties where I layered my pink and green polo shirts with the collars up. The pink and green color combination were a classic. Since I was taking a walk back down memory lane, I … Read more
The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to make a winter card that is NOT Christmas. I built my card using the Winter Fun Paper Collection at Carta Bella by Carina Gardner. I added two favorite wood mounted stamps from Savvy Stamps and A Muse with a layout from The Paper Craft … Read more
We're still creating with Vintage items (or more recent items that have a vintage feel) at Jingle Belles. My card features poinsettias that I die cut with a stitched rectangle die from a vintage holiday card that I purchased at an estate sale. Next, I stamped my Savvy Stamps Happy Holidays Block sentiment … Read more
This morning I watched a Reel on Instagram by Shanoukiart where she quickly scribbled a heart on texty paper and cut it out to make her own embellishment, and I knew I wanted to give it a try. As I expected, it was a bit trickier than it looks in her video (at least for … Read more
Amy T's Woodblock Wednesday Challenge is always a bit of a walk down memory lane for me. Today I went wandering through my winter stamps, and ultimately chose two of my very well-loved favorites for today's card. I started by stamping the happy little Savvy Stamps Let It Snowman in black ink on … Read more