Hello & Thanks

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

Core’dinations Second Chances

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

Sketchy Butterflies

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

Washi Bright Bite

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

Woodgrain & Feathers

I'm sneaking in a card for the Fascination with Feathers Challenge at the Moxie Fab World Blog, so I could feature this gorgeous hand-carved feather stamp that the talented Gina (TyggerEye on Etsy) made for me.  I stamped it twice on thin kraft chipboard in Ocean Chalk ink, clear embossed, and detail cut around the edges. … Read more

Beautiful Flowers

I love shopping at Ellen Hutson's store … and I love seeing what beautifully colored thank you image will be included when my order arrives.  I save all of the little envelopes (there's always some ribbon too) in a basket & today I decided to re-purpose several of the beautiful flower images into cards. I … Read more

Vibrant Hydrangea

This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the wonderful cakes of Superfine Bakery.  I chose this gorgeous Hydrangea Cake to inspire my design.   I loved the contrast of the pinks with the vibrant yellow.  I used pink & green inkpads on my Hero Arts Hydrangea & then added some colroed pencil highlights … it's … Read more

Thank You for the Journey

I love sketches like CPS 26 that incorporate all sorts of shapes and designs … they're perfect for combining lots of different elements from a single collection. My card uses three different papers and three heavy-weight cardstock elements from Authentique's Journey Collection. The tiny thank you rub-on sentiment from EAD Designs was perfect to complete … Read more