The newest challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is M is for Music. I wanted to use one of the AALL & Create Miss Dees that I colored when I was at Beverly's home. I printed out the lyrics that I thought highlighted her well (at least they made me laugh). … Read more
Since I had the other half of my watercolor powder background still on my studio table, I decided to make another card featuring a Penny Black Charisma Bouquet. This time I paired it with a gelli-printed background I made using tiny bubble wrap (I liked the repeat of the circle theme from my … Read more
When I visited my friend Beverly, she showed me how to use her ScanNCut (since I have one still in the box that I need to find a stand for). We used it to cut out the beautiful bouquets from Penny Black Charisma stamp set. Then we had fun coloring while we watched a movie … Read more
The January Unity Stamp Company Challenge is all about Cozy Winter Colors. When I saw the gold & the pink, I thought one of my new Winnie the Pooh stamps would be perfect. I chose Unity Stamp Company Winnie the Pooh How do you spell love?, which I stamped & colored with my … Read more
The Jingle Belles are Ringing in the Christmas Bells with our prompt this week … so we'd like to see cards with sleigh bells, church bells, jingle bells, silver bells or… well, whatever kind of bell you can think of. I went with a new-to-me Penny Black Ring the Bells stamp. I thought I would … Read more
The current Shopping Our Stash Challenge Shine Bright Like a Diamond is asking you to create a card that is totally blinged-up or and/or features something that gives light (candle, light bulb, sun). I went with a clean & simple card featuring the latter … a trio of lamps from Unity Stamp Company's … Read more
We're still in the theme of Creature Feature at Jingle Belles where we're making cards featuring animals or other creatures. I chose the ever-so-adorable Big Grumpy from Taylored Expressions for my card stamped on kraft cardstock with a bit of Spectrum Noir marker coloring and paper piecing for those eyes. I paired him … Read more
The current Honey Bee Stamps Buzzworthy Challenge is all about Birthday Cards. Only one problem … no birthday stamps in my Honey Bee Stamps stash. I saw that the adorable Penny Platypus had a gift accessory, so that's what I went with. When I searched for Platypus colors, I saw Perry the Platypus from … Read more
This week's Jingle Belle Theme is The Holly & the Ivy … we'd like you to incorporate holiday foliage into your cards. This could be literally Holly or Ivy … but there's also mistletoe and did you know that Poinsettias – whether red, white green or even pink – are all actually considered leaves and … Read more
Thrilled to be Guest Designing at The Ink Pad NYC today. I have started following quite a few collage artists on Instagram, and I am particularly transfixed by creations that layer translucent elements. Inspired by those designers, today I'm making some collage cards using the wonderful collection of Black & White Translucent Flower Stickers. I … Read more