I had fun with this week's Studio Calico Sunday Card Sketch. I took several runs at it finally settling on this design. Since the second row of washi tape was printed on the designer paper, I added three more pieces on that side of the card. The yellow polka dots are from the Studio Calico … Read more
The theme at Sentimental Sundays is Thank You. I stamped the vase & flowers from the new Floral Fancies set by Crafter's Companion on kraft cardstock. I used Prismacolor pencils to add color to the design. The background designer paper was a bit bright for the look I wanted to frame my iamge, so I … Read more
I love all of the challenges right now to use something new … something I need to do more of this year … use my supplies & mail my cards. This card is for the New Year, New You Challenge at a Blog Named Hero. I used my new CityScape Die from Savvy Stamps & … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from MacKenzie-Childs, which was born of out of a love of home and our commitment to fresh, innovative design. I chose this Audrey Bag to inspire my design. I love the contrast of the design elements on the black background & all of the fun patterns & colors. I … Read more
I loved how the chevron paper from the Studio Calico 34th Street Card Kit works so well with this week's Sunday Card Sketch … I just love those colors too. I dyed the veneer heart & thanks sentiment with coral ink and added some brads, a sequin and a tiny pearl to complete the design. … Read more
The current challenge at A Blog Named Hero is Second Chances … to do a re-make of one of your earlier designs. I decided to go all the way back to December 2008 for my inspiration. When I designed for Caardvarks, we had the opportunity to create lots of projects using Core'dinations Cardstock … I … Read more
I received a gift recently in this adorable little kitty envelope … I decided it would be fun to incorporate the envelope into my Thank You card design using this week's Unscripted Sketch. I added black felt flower with a big brad for this week's DYSU Brad Challenge. I cut the top off the … Read more
When I saw the sketch at Just Us Girls, I remembered some butterfly stickers I had left in my stash. I combined them with various papers from K&Company & rub-on sentiments from EAD Designs. I varied each one slightly depending on the papers I had & the size of the butterflies. For this one, … Read more
For some reason my tummy is craving sweets today, but instead of eating cookies … I decided to make a card inspired by cookies … Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger Bright Bite cookies to be exact. I loved the stacking of the cookies and those bright fun colors, so I decided to create my card by … Read more
I was thrilled to be chosen as the April Guest Designer for Crafty Steals. I love a good bargain on my craft supplies, so this is one site I check out every day. I had a blast designing with the fabulous Crate Paper Random Collection Kit. You can get all of these goodies for … Read more