Dad came to visit for his birthday this weekend, so we've been out and about on all sort of adventures. Tonight we're winding down, so I had time to make a birthday card I needed for a co-worker. I combined this week's Freshly Made Sketch with colors from The Paper Players. Stamps are Stampin' Up … Read more
The theme at CASology this week is Journey … which was the perfect opportunity to break out my new One Wild Ride stamps from Stampin' Up. A clean & simple masculine design using this week's Freshly Made Sketch.
I love the sketch at the Global Design Project … and I was also inspired by how several of the design time used a sunken focal panel. I attached the Stampin' Up Rose Wonder die cut roses to my white card base and then attached the mint side panels using foam tape. My Stampin' Up … Read more
Don't you love when the scraps of paper on your studio table come together to make a card. The grey was left over from cutting my oval paper mat yesterday … and the white cardstock was set aside for a larger card base. I saw The Paper Player Sketch, and the card came together. Sentiment … Read more
I love the color challenge at Palsy paper Arts. I decided to combine it with this week's CAS(E) this Sketch (love those triangles). Sentiments are from Stampin' Up That Thing You Did. Love it!
When I saw Mindy Kaling wearing this gorgeous kimono robe by Temperly London, I had to go check out the brand … and I fell in love. I e-mailed Audrey at Splitcoaststampers and suggested it would make an amazing Inspiration Challenge. She agreed & asked me to join her. I chose this amazing Middie Florrie … Read more
Tonight I needed an 80th Birthday Card, so I decided to make a bouquet of roses that will never wilt. I die cut the Rose Garden Thinlets Roses, and then used the negative of the die cut to trace a solid piece from a yellow shimmer paper that I adhered to the back of my … Read more
When I saw the inspiration photo at The Paper Players, I knew it was time to break-out my new Stampin' Up Balloon Punch. I love that I can turn any scrap of paper into a balloon bouquet. I thought these balloons were more striking on black, so I used a white pen to draw the … Read more
This week's Fusion Card Challenge made me a little nostalgic, because these were the colors I chose for my bedroom when I was 13 years old. My walls and trim were painted two shades of pink with navy accessories and lots of pink flowers (my sister says she was scarred for life after having to … Read more
I was asked if I could make a birthday card for a 7 year old boy who loves knights. Unfortunately, nothing knight-like in my creative stash … not even a castle. So I went hunting for inspiration. I found these great Punch Art Knight instructions, so I gave it a try. I used wooden paper … Read more