The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Free is Good – to make a card using something you got for free. It might be an RAK from a friend, a freebie included with an order, something you got as a door prize at a crafty event, something gifted to you because people think you … Read more
When I saw the newest Atlantic Hearts Sketch, the central element reminded me of the new Nesting Piercing Classic Labels Dies from Waffle Flower Crafts. I decided to pair it with papers and stickers from Echo Park Chilling with my Snomies and the Taylored Expressions Frame in Frame 2 Cutting Die for the scalloped rectangle. … Read more
The December #TEMakerChallenge with Taylored Expressions is to use Bubblegum, Popsicle and your choice of a third color – I went with Gumdrop. I used the three colors together with Taylored Expressions Create-in-Quads Birthday Layering Stencil. I used the confetti background with the pile of presents to create a fun birthday card. I finished with … Read more
I remember attending my first (and only) Kansas City Chiefs game with my friend Amie. It was pouring rain the entire game, so we wrapped ourselves in trash bags and still had the best time. There is nothing quite like the atmosphere in Arrowhead Stadium. Today I made a Chiefs Birthday card featuring a free … Read more
This Halloween Card was for the Black & White Card Making Challenge at A Cherry On Top. No idea how long I’ve had these spider web coasters in my stash. I paired it with Spider Stickers, which it turns out glow in the dark (I didn’t realize that until I turned off the light after … Read more
The next Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Hey Ghoulfriend! – to make a Halloween card. I shopped my stash and found these fun Dinosaur Halloween stickers that I positioned inside and above a black Hexagon cut with a Hero Arts Infinity Die. I finished with two sentiment strips from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – … Read more
I always loved Halloween (probably because of how much I loved … and still love … candy). Growing-up, our Mom always made our Halloween Costumes, and several were quite epic. One year we were a pair of dice, which was great except we had to drive to neighborhoods where trick or treating was safer (and … Read more
The current Challenge at the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog is a game of Tic-Tac-Toe. I decided to go vertically down the left with a Die Cut, Washi Tape & Stripes. I started with black washi tape and included several that were stripes. The Witches Hat from the Picket Fence Triple Trouble … Read more
We're still playing Tree Skirt Tic Tac Toe at Jingle Belles. This week I went vertical down the left side with an Animal, Die cut and Red. I started with the Taylored Expressions Take Two – Pretty Polka Stencil and some Picket Fence Studios Twinkle Lights Silver Paper Glaze on Red Cardstock. The … Read more
The July Challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is H is for Hot, Hot, Hot! I inked-up one of the Taylored Expressions Hot Flash Grumplings for this assignment. The Taylored Expressions #monthlymixchallenge is to use Stenciling, so I used the Create-in-Quads Birthday layering stencils with three colors of Distress Oxide Ink – … Read more