It’s Mother’s Day … a hard day for so many. I make sure I take time to send Mother’s Day cards to women who might not get one, but most certainly deserve one. I loved how this lovely A Year in Bloom Bouquet and layering stencils from Taylored Expressions turned out. I paired them with … Read more
I absolutely love these gorgeous fabric tapes from Timeless ARToptions Alena by 49 and Market. I used all four tapes from the collection to cover the card front. I added the Fancy Mom and Shadow Die Cut from Simon Says Stamp and a Spellbinders Timeless Sunset Butterfly Sticker that works with the butterflies in the … Read more
The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is – I Don’t Sweat, I Sparkle. I started with a Gina K. Designs stitched square die and a vintage Pinkfresh Studio floral image (no longer available) that I stamped and colored with Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers. Next I used a larger stitched square die from Lawn … Read more
I thought the lovely floral sketch at TGIF Challenges would be perfect for a Mother’s Day card. I combined lots of Tim Holtz Flower Ephemera with a butterfly. I used designer paper and one of my Gel Prints for the card base. I finished with some gems and a Fancy Mom and Shadow Die Cut … Read more
We’re still creating primarily red holiday cards at Jingle Belles this week. I pulled all of the red designer papers out of my scrap bin for inspiration. I decided to cut them into approximately. 5/8″ strips (a few were slightly different size to fit the design like the white poinsettias at the bottom right), but … Read more
When I saw the Simon Says: Things with Wheels Challenge, I went hunting for a bicycle in my stash … and instead I found this cute little baby carriage Doodlebug Design sticker, so I built my card around it. I paired it with papers from American Crafts Hello Little Girl and a sentiment from Simon … Read more
January is the final Challenge at the Lunar New Year Challenge. Since 2026 is the Year of the Horse, and US New Year has passed, I used the Horse as the theme for a birthday card (since I believe at one point in time almost every US child wished for a horse or pony for … Read more
The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Old & New – make a card that combines some of the Old and Not So Old (aka New) in your stash. I chose my never before used item first – PaperTrey Trees N Patterns Dies. I used them with two different green Gelliarts prints that were … Read more
We’re still creating holiday cards with wrapping paper or tags at Jingle Belles this week. In 2019, Lauren shared some adorable Hello Kitty Christmas paper with me (that she Xyron-ed to a piece of cardstock). As I was thinking about my card this week, stumbled across it in my wrapping paper stash, so I decided … Read more
Woohoo … the Jingle Belles (Lauren and I) are back for our 16th year of holiday mayhem, and we would be absolutely thrilled to have you along for the ride. We love that we get to use our large selection of holiday products all year long. How it works is that every other Friday at … Read more