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
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
I combined stamps from My Favorite Things Lana Lamb Designs At the Office, Technique Tuesday Big Thanks, and Mama Elephant Hustle for this fun congratuations card. I stamped them all on a journaling card from Amy Tangerine's Plus One Collection. The finishing touch were some metal stars from Basic Grey.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
This week's Unscripted Sketch has so many possibilities … for me, I flipped the sketch because I saw banners. All stamps are from Technique Tuesday (Awesome & Be Jolly) using papers from Basic Grey's Clippings Collection.