The Moxie Fab World is celebrating relationships, including National Girlfriends Day. I thought the sassy lasses from Milliner Misses were perfect for the occasion. Since the current Rogue Redhead Rebel Challenge is to "Dress Down" by making a card using only a single piece of designer paper, I incorporated that into my card as well. … Read more
The current Flashback Friday Challenge is to repost your first tag. I went all the way back to August 2007 for this fun little Halloween Tag. Still love those fun little Reminisce bats & ghosts after all these years … and really miss being able to shop at their retail store. Tomorrow I'm off on … Read more
The current theme at the Friday Flashback Challenge is to re-post your very first Fall Card. The first fall "card" that I posted on my blog was actually a tag for the Caardvarks Tag of the Month Challenge. This was my tag for month of September that I posted on May 22, 2008. I still … Read more
We're welcoming our first Guest Artist at Jingle Belles this week … the amazing Gina Cunningham of tyggereye arts. For 2011, Gina has embarked on a medium-per-month play-along called Use, Practice, Create … and this month's medium is acrylic paint … so we thought it would be fun if the Jingle Belles played along. I … Read more
Because yet again, at a time when my holiday cards should have long-ago been in the mail, I'm still making them, here are a few featuring Echo Park's Wintertime Collection. I always have the best of intentions in January to make holiday cards throughout the year, but some time around February, those intentions seem … Read more
Since I purchased two zippers when I went to the fabric store, I decided to create another Zipper Tree for the Moxie Fab World All Zipped Up! Challenge, but this time I made it into a tag. I angled the zipper on the cardstock base working from the bottom to the top and then decorated … Read more
This week's Inspiration Challenge comes from the wonderful home wares of Company C. Started in a garage by Chris and Walter Chapin in 1994, Company C is now a premier design studio and leading producer of exceptional home furnishings, all infused with their passion for color. I chose this luxurious Zelda Pillow in Copper and … Read more
I finally got my hands on Tim Holtz' Compendium of Curiousities, so I was able to join in the fun for this week's Challenge … Blended Batik. I used a smaller manila tag with a Christmas Carol image from Holiday Collections. My Distress Ink colors are Victorian Velvet for the base and Forest Moss for … Read more
The fine ladies at the Gingersnap Challenge Blog have asked me to spend another month hanging out with them as a Visiting Designer … what a fabulous treat. Today is the July Chestnut Theme Challenge … and this month we're going with HEAT (we've got plenty of that here in Iowa for sure). When I thought … Read more
Today I added two more Cropper Hopper storage units to my studio and removed several clear plastic storage units that were bowing from the weight of my stamps. In the process of reorganizing, these scraps of paper were on the top of my scrap bin, so I decided to see if I could pull them … Read more