This week at Shopping Our Stash the challenge is Up, Up and Away … creating cards with things you might see in the sky. It could be a balloon, bird, moon, sun, rainbow, plane … you get the picture. I decided to shop my paper stash for this week’s card and I landed on the … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is – Water, Water Everywhere – we're asking you to create a card that features a large body of water like the ocean, a lake or a river. I chose the Arctic/Antarctic Ocean for my focal image featuring the gorgeous Stamperia Arctic Antarctic papers. I started … Read more
I discovered that Tania Ahmed was doing a GelliPrinting January Challenge #gelprintjanuary2024 on Instagram, so I decided to join the fun. For Day 1 Silhouette, I die cut the Hero Arts Nesting Onesie from typing paper for my Silhouette and used the Carabelle Studio Tissu Texture plate to add a bit of visual … Read more
Each year I like to go back and revisit all the art I made and choose my ten favorites from the group (You can see my Five Favorite Holiday Cards of 2022 here) … here are my favorites in no particular order. 1. My first card revisits a long-ago technique – Faux Cloisonné – which … Read more
Since I won The Music of Life Challenge at the Funkie Junkie Boutique, I was invited to be the Guest Designer for their current challenge – to create using Three Stencils which runs through 11:55pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 (so come join the fun for a chance to win $25 for shopping). … Read more
The current Simon Says Stamp challenge is Wild and Wonderful … to create a card featuring something Wild. I immediately thought of my Stamperia Arctic Antarctic Papers. I went with the wild howling winter wolf. I used the layout from Arctic Hearts Sketch with sentiments from Unity Stamp Company Empowered Words and an Eyelet … Read more
Since the New Year often brings resolutions to eat less sugar and get fit, this week at Jingle Belles we're asking you to create cards using no-calorie paper sweets. You might use cookies, candy, cake or any other favorite holiday sweet on your card. I chose the lovely vintage holiday treats from the Stamperia Classic … Read more
I love the gorgeous Stamperia Paper Pads at The Ink Pad. Today's cards are made from the Calligraphy Collection by Stamperia. One thing I love about the pads is that they are 8" x 8", so there's more landscape to make different cards sizes than just A2. This square card allowed me to showcase the … Read more
When I saw the theme at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge was Let's Be On Time, I started thinking about what sentiments in my stash talked about time. I started with three clock stickers from three different sticker collections from {a vintage girl} & her daughter – Steampunk, Gold Steampunk and Wild West. Remember using … Read more
It's our annual go-PINK-for-Christmas prompt at Jingle Belles, where Lauren & I both donate $2 per card to Breast Cancer Research Foundation. I've been saving this gorgeous Stamperia Pink Christmas paper for this week's prompt … with those beautiful designs, the card almost makes itself. I used two of the paper for … Read more