For me, this week's Play Data Cafe color combination (pink, red & white) was certainly a challenge. Somewhere in the back of my mind was some "rule" from childhood that red & pink don't go together. However, when I saw that 91 other creative souls had taken the color challenge plunge, I decided to dive … Read more
The Blue Moon Challenge at the Gingersnap Blog is to case one of the fabulous Gingersnap Design Team Members. I chose this fabulous Altered Noticeboard by Katy as the inspiration for my card. I loved the inky background and the contrast of those texty butterflies. I needed a birthday card for a co-worker that was … Read more
On Sundays, I spend time at my computer catching up on blog reading (I use Bloglines). As I go through, I jot down a list of the various challenges grouping by color, sketch and theme. Then when I'm caught up, I look through the list and think about how I want to spend my day. … Read more
In the days before I discovered the vast online stamping community, my learning and inspiration came from my local stamp store, magazines … and Carol Duvall. I would record her show (and several other HGTV crafting shows) on my VCR, and several nights each week, would sit down and watch each episode hungry for new … Read more
There's a Sketch Challenge Blog Hop going on at SRM Stickers. They are celebrating the vibrant colors of the Cosmo Cricket DeLovely collection, so I thought I'd use up the rest of the vivid We R Memory Keepers 72 & Sunny Collection on my studio table for a teen birthday card I need to get … Read more
I used this week's Get Sketchy sketch to make a quick masculine birthday card for a co-worker. Paper is two-sided Papa Card Set by Fancy Pants (solid on card base and message card in the middle & another cut-up for center border). I finished with a sentiment from Hero Arts Essential Messages and a sticker from … Read more
This week's Jacksonbelle Challenge is Black Accents ~ make a card with 1 neutral color, 1 other color, and black. I love the creamy golden yellow papers in October Afternoon's Thrift Shop collection with the pop of black. Use keyword JBE107. The DP squares are 1 1/2" inches & the sentiment is from SRM Stickers. … Read more
As soon as I saw the wonderful vintage picnic dishes for this week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger with their pops of color and milky white edges, I thought of Core'dinations Whitewash cardstock. The wavy edges on the plates also reminded me of ruffles, which worked perfectly with this week's 2 Sketches 4 You design. … Read more
When I saw the inspiration photo at the Basic Grey Blog, I knew I wanted to incorporate the heart-shaped bunting on the bed, but hadn't quite formulated a design in my head. Then I saw this week's Get Sketchy! Sketch, and it quickly came together. Papers are Basic Grey June Bug with a small Marrakech … Read more
Today's Challenge at the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Blog is to create a card using your favorite Jacksonbelle product (keyword JBE102). I have fallen in love with the flowery Flutter Collection from Making Memories … so much fun for girly cards. I wanted to make a birthday card for my niece Mehilah (aka Princess MiMi). She loves all things … Read more