Those Who Bring Sunshine …

The current Mix It Up Challenge is to combine Essentials by Ellen with stamps from Technique Tuesday.  As I looked through my stamp collection from both companies, and idea immediately came together. I love the cute little bear and smiling sun from Essentials by Ellen All Inside.   They paired so perfectly with the Technique Tuesday sentiment … Read more

Be the Change

For graduation cards, I usually do one simple design and change the colors based on the school colors.  This was perfect for the Black & White + One Color Challenge at Just Us Girls. I started with some red using the sketch from Retro Sketches and Grad stamps from Technique Tuesday. I varied the border … Read more

Fireworks Watercoloring

The talented Virginia Lu has started a new Inspiration Challenge called Virginia's View … and the first theme is Watercoloring with these fabulous inspiration photos. I loved those emboss resist thank you cards, especially the colors at the top right … so I decided to try *watercoloring* with my Memento Fireworks Sprays to achieve a … Read more

Moo?

As I was working on my shopping list for Thanksgiving cooking, I decided to make a Thanks card for the Simon Says Stamp Thanks/Thanksgiving Challenge. I love the Think Beef stamp set from Technique Tuesday (designed by the talented Teri Anderson).  I stamped it in Artprint Brown and clear embossed.  Next I added highlights with … Read more

Life is Good

I bought these Technique Tuesday stamps because they remind me of my three adorable nieces … and they worked perfectly with this week's Unscripted Sketch. I stamped them in Artprint Brown ink on heavy Ivory Linen paper and clear embossed.  I added a piece of texty washi tape to finish the design.

Rockin’ Muse

When I saw this week's Muse Challenge Inspiration, my original intent was to create something traditionally inspired … I stamped a green flourish … added a purple flower made from paper … but when I went to stamp my sentiment … that's when my Muse inspired me to take a left turn. I kept coming … Read more

Play Ball

For me Spring means … baseball.  All is right in our world when the St. Louis Cardinals are on TV. The big circle in this week's Unscripted Sketch reminded me of a baseball (mine is from River City Rubber) …although you can use any shape to replace the circle in your design.  I used some … Read more

Play Ball

It's always a sad day at our house when baseball season ends … my best times are spent making cards in my studio while my husband and I watch our Cardinals play baseball … so I decided to make a card to commemorate another great season. I combined some hoarded Puffies Stickers from my stash … Read more