Tonight I'm joining my friend Amy T who is the Guest Designer at Cure for the Monday Blues with a little neon Easter fun. I had to break out the Neon Pink Ink for a quick little Easter card. Layout is this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch.
This card is made using one of the *rejects* from yesterdays watercoloring experiment. I started by stamping Hero Arts Vertical Arrows in Versamark and clear embossed before painting with Fireworks Sprays. Unfortunately, the stamp had too much embossing to get a true *watercolor* feel, but the end result was still pretty enough to save … Read more
I like to send valentines to my friends and family, so tonight I made one for a friend across the miles using papers & a stamp from Studio Calico. I was thrilled to see one of my favorite sketch makers (remember 2 Sketches 4 You) is back sketching again … the talented Laura, aka The … Read more
I decided to make a Fusion card for this week's Fusion Card Challenge … I love the clean lines and colors in the photo … and round sketch design. I wanted a real pop of orange with accents of blue and green, so I started with this fun felt fox I picked-up on my recent … Read more
When I was searching through my paper stash this weekend, I found this lovely piece of Herringbone paper from the Everyday Eclectic collection by Allison Kreft. The design immediately reminded me of Jennifer Maguire's card for this week's CASE Study Challenge. I trimmed the Herringbone pattern into little arrows and created my card using a … Read more
I loved having my Dad visit for the long holiday weekend … we fixed things (my craft knife & my door), cut down things (dead tree limbs & bushes), and installed things (light fixture, new ink storage unit, and mini-blinds). We also made time for fun with a day visiting the family farm (Dad loves … Read more
My favorite thing about the SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge each week is when it inspires me to try something I never would have otherwise. When I saw the gorgeous white-on-navy of this Sea Island Tunic from Lily Pulitzer, I thought of all of the different die cuts from white paper that I could use … Read more
There are so many great Project Life cards out right now … and they are perfect for cardmaking too. I used one (and a camera) from Studio Calico to make this card for the Banners & Flags Challenge at CAS-ual Fridays. The Stamp & Banner are from Simon Says Stamp and the yellow puffy card is … Read more
I love when I have enough time & energy left at the end of the work day to play in my studio … I also love this fun stamp set from Studio Calico's Lyra kit last month … perfect for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch. Circle Punches, vibrant inks, fun papers, and chipboard arrows … … Read more
I had a little fun with my Spectrum Noir markers and Studio Calico wood veneer embellishments this morning inspired by this week's CASE Study Challenge card. I love how Maile colored just a part of her wooden feathers, so that's what I used to inspire me … I also love the vibrant colors, which I … Read more