This morning's SplitCoastStampers Inspiration Challenge was a lot of fun. Audrey provided 100 brilliant color combinations to choose from … as I scrolled through the page, it was interesting to see which palettes I was drawn to. I finally settled on 1950's Kitchen. Why is it so hard to find mint cardstock? I was sure … 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
I've got some new Taylored Expressions goodies in the house, so I wanted to make sure and join in her Share Joy Challenge. One of the ways I like to share joy is by making birthday cards for all of my co-workers. I usually try to make them a month ahead, so this one will … Read more
The theme at Shopping our Stash is to make a card inspired by a book. The theme at Make My Monday is to use your favorite or newest stamp (my newest stamps are Party Monsters from Taylored Expressions). And … this is the Masculine Inspiration Photo at The Challenge. And when you combine all three, … Read more
I wanted to join the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge … only one problem … I needed to make a card for someone who just got a new home … and I have no stamps in my Taylored Expressions stash for that event (which must mean I need more Taylored Expressions stamps). So I did … Read more
Now that I finally have some Taylored Expressions stamps in my collection, I wanted to join the Share Joy Challenge … because for me, cardmaking is all about sharing joy. I wanted to use my new Quick Critters stamps and dies in some fun colors, so I used the colors from the ColourQ Challenge. I die cut … Read more
Now that I'm back from my travels, I'm going to see if I can finish up my 12 tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist before the impending deadline. Tag number 10 was another great sketch. I loved Carly's fun little yeti, so I used that as my inspiration … but swapped for a Holiday … Read more
I'm joining in the Share Joy Challenge at Taylored Expressions. I didn't use a specific Halloween theme, but I did use the colors and Doodlebug's October 31st papers. Stamps and die cuts are Taylored Expressions Joe to Go.