Tonight's cardmaking goal was very specific … a Soccer-themed Thank You. I started with a piece of Soccer-themed designer paper from the We R Memory Keepers Game Day Collection. I searched through my stash and found several Gel Press Prints (the background & behind the sentiments) that coordinated. Lastly, I used the Layout from Global … Read more
This afternoon I had some Sock Monkey Sticker fun with images from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (discount code GNOMIES2021 gets you 20% off your order – mention my name in the comments). With those party hats, they seemed perfect for a birthday card. I realize it's a big of a stash, … Read more
This weekend when I was hunting for one of several things I managed to misplace, I found sheets of vintage car illustrations that Lauren had gifted to me. She has made so many fabulous paper-crafting projects featuring the cars (including this ICAD from 2019), but I have mostly hoarded mine, so I decided I would … Read more
As I was cleaning my studio table this morning, I found several Alexandra Renke Bookmarks, which I thought would make lovely clean & simple cards. I started with inspiration from this week's Just Add Ink Inspiration Challenge for my yellow floral design. The bookmark layout also calls a bit to the vertical door element in … Read more
It's another week of Earth Day recycled creations at Jingle Belles. I went back to my packaging stash and combined another tissue box with some K&Company paper for my die cut background. Then I used Cathy Zielske's Ho Ho Deer Circle Die on some Cosmo Cricket Grid packaging. I backed him with a … Read more
I bought this pretty bag of Prima Watercolor Floral Ephemera Set 3 to make some Mother's Day cards. I decided it would be perfect to combine the blooms with these Stargazer papers. I started with the Sketch Saturday Layout for my first design. I moved the three dots of the other … Read more
Tonight I did a little Distress Oxide Ink Smooshing with Shaded Lilac, Milled Lavender and Iced Spruce. The Bouquet is Gina K. Designs Timeless Poppies combined with a new Mother's Day Flowers Die from Simon Says Stamp. Inspiration for the design comes from the quote at The Time Out Challenge. I'm joining … Read more
The Mother's Day card making as begun. After falling in love with the Pinkfresh Studio Layering Stencils a few weeks ago, I ordered the Pinkfresh Studio Garden Flowers Stencils, which will be perfect for Mother's Day cards. My color inspiration came from the bouquet at the Inspired by Spring into Color Challenge. … Read more
In reflecting on this week's Wanderlust class I realized I've never really made art just for me … just for the experience of making art. This week's Ephemera Theme from Renee Mueller was a theme of IDEAS … getting your ideas out of your head and onto the Art Journal. When I came downstairs this … Read more
This week' at Jingle Belles we're celebrating all things TEXT. I started with an all-over texty piece of designer paper … and then managed to cover most of it using this week's Sketch Saturday. I combined the paper with some coordinating Pink & Red Striped paper along the bottom using the palette from the current … Read more