I needed to restock my sympathy card stash, and Amy T’s Woodblock Wednesday was the perfect opportunity to pull out an old favorite woodblock Thoughts Are With You sentiment from Stampabilities. The Sketch at The Paper Players also takes me back to one I often used in my time of regular woodblock stamping. Those of … Read more
I have a weekend list of cards I need to restock, and wedding is on the list. I decided to combine one of the October Sketch~N~Scrap World Cardmaking Day Sketches with gorgeous PS I Love You papers from Graphic 45. I was thrilled to find some slight green vellum in my stash to back the … Read more
For our next Jingle Belles prompt While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks, we’re asking you to break out the animals … it could be a sweet little sheep, a naughty kitty, or perhaps a Reindeer … okay, or even a monster or a Yeti if you’re in a Halloween mood and want to stretch the theme. … Read more
I knew the newest Sketch Challenge at The Paper Players would be perfect for some STAMPlorations paper products. I used the STAMPlorations Memphis Cool Pocket Backdrops paper for the smaller rectangle element, layering it with coordinating dark teal cardstock. I paired it with the STAMPlorations Industrial Patchwork Collage Paper for the background, adding a mustard … Read more
The current Retro Rubber Challenge is a Sketch. I built my card around a bouquet from Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Mothers that I watercolored and die cut with a scalloped rectangle. That stamp set was released in 2021. I used two of my prints from the #abcprintingchallenge with GelliArts for the background elements. The sentiments … Read more
CASE-ing Christmas is still what we’re doing this week at Jingle Belles … we’re asking you to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) any card that either Lauren or Stephanie have made since Jingle Belles commenced in 2011. I was feeling paper-craftery, so I chose this sketchy card by Lauren from August 2018. I die cut … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is a Sketch Challenge. I started with a doily for the circular image and some vintage Big Corn Trading Stamps for the vertical element. I thought the corn stalks sort of looked like Christmas Trees, so I went with a holiday theme. I used a combination of holiday … Read more
We’re still celebrating Masculine Merriment at Jingle Belles. When I thought about possible masculine themes, a car came to mind … and I had just the die cut in my yet-to-be-used pile – Cottage Cutz Snowman Reindeer Car. I will confess, it’s a bit futzy with a single die (having to cut it from each … Read more
I’m back for another round of Tree Skirt Tic-Tac-Toe at Jingle Belles. This time I went diagonal down from the right corner with dry embossing, Red and Green, and a Die Cut. I used the Sketch from BYSH Cardmakers and made my wavy band by dry embossing with the Penny Black Geometric Embossing Folder (I … Read more
Tonight’s ask was for a farm-themed card for a lovely lady who will be celebrating her 100th Birthday. I used this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch and paired it with papers from Carta Bella’s On the Farm collection. I die cut the circle from one of the papers and added Doodlebug Designs farm stickers onto the … Read more