I knew I had to break out the don we now our ugly sweater stamps from Simon Says Stamp for this week's Baby It's Cold Outside Jingle Belles card. I did an oops when I scored my card base and scored the front too short … I decided to work with it and trimmed … Read more
When I saw the feather challenge at CASology, I knew I wanted to ink-up my hand-carved feather stamp from the talented Tyggereye (aka Gina). That gorgeous color combination for my stamped feather is what I call a happy accident … I apparently didn't clean the stamp the last time I used it (which is … Read more
The theme at Simon Says Stamp is Bright and Cheerful … and what's more bright and cheerful than dancing with a little David Bowie. The printable is from House of Lars fun David Bowie Valentines. I stamped the grungy flourish from Taylored Expressions You're My Hero on two corners of a red cardstock rectangle … Read more
The challenge at The Paper Players is a Clean & Simple Summer Beverage … and to me, nothing says Summer quite like an iced cold margarita with salt on the rim. Our favorite Mexican restaurant makes them with fresh squeezed orange and lime juice … so so good with chips & salsa. I broke … Read more
When I saw the current {PIN}Spirational Challenges, I knew I had to ink-up my Darkroom Door Guitar. I loved the rustic textures of the background and the blue of the worn denim, so I stamped it in Navy Ink on a piece of White Wood Designer Paper … I love how part of the … Read more
I was thrilled to be asked to join the Product Focus at SplitcoastStampers for the new My Sweet Petunia Cut-Align. And to celebrate, My Sweet Petunia is offering 15% off the entire store (full disclosure, I design for My Sweet Petunia, so if you click through to buy using one of my links, I will … Read more
Just sitting here tonight with the end-of-vacation-blues and missing my sister. We had so much fun together this week … I keep thinking of moments and smiling or even laughing out loud. This card is for her. Stamps & embellishments are from the Simon Says Stamp Card Kit for May, which I pretty much bought … Read more
Since yesterday I used the CZ Design Birthday Palooza dies without the stamps … I thought I would use them with the coordinating CZ Design Birthday Palooza Stamps today. I started by stamping on a a piece of hand marbled paper that reminded me of birthday candle flames. I backed it in dark grey to … Read more
Today I made some Braised Red Cabbage and Apples, and when I finished grating my cabbage, I loved the gorgeous hydrangea purple blue it gave my paper plate. I washed off the plate, let it dry (decided it didn't smell like cabbage) and then used it to make a card. I used CZ Design Birthday … Read more
The current prompt at Jingle Belles is We Three Kings – that means this week we're creating in multiples of THREE. We're asking you to create a card with THREE of one element … three circles, three reindeer, three packages under the tree … you get the picture. I took my inspiration from this Jingle Belles card I made in January … Read more