I had so much fun with the My Mind's Eye sketch the first time, I decided to try it again with the Adrea Victoria Collection I used the circle die cut from the paper set & added a white rub-on sentiment from EAD Designs & a black rub-on sentiment along the bottom.
It's anything goes week at the Basic Grey Challenges Blog, so I used Sweet Threads papers together with this week's Freshly Made Sketch. I just completed assisting with a session of Dale Carnegie training and wanted to make a thank you for the leader using this Dale Carnegie quote from Corona Island Stamps. I didn't … Read more
This weeks SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the fantastic wallpaper of The Wallpaper Collective. I chose this Red Poppy wall design to inspire my card. My Hero Arts Delicate Blossoms were stamped on textured red cardstock with Versamark ink and then embossed with detail white embossing powder. I punched several butterflies from black cardstock, … Read more
The challenge at Simon Says Stamp this week is to create a card using a song or movie title as inspiration. When I was little, my Dad had an 8-track tape player in his pick-up truck and we would listen to the Dolly Parton tape for hours. This card is inspired by Dolly's song Chicken … Read more
This week's Tuesday Trigger is Garden Glory. I loved the vibrant color palette with lots of ivory space and a touch of brown. I also wanted to incorporate a large bloom into my design. I inked my hydrangea with ColorBox Chalk Warm Green and Ranger Archival Manganese blue, stamped and die cut my focal image … Read more
Shimelle has a Colour Story Challenge to create something using Red, Aqua and White. I immediately thought of My Mind's Eye Love Me Do collection and found a few pieces still hiding in my paper stash. I used this week's CardPatterns sketch together wtih some ribbon, gems, pearls and a white EAD Rub-on Sentiment. I … Read more
I love afghans … they remind me of my grandma … and sitting side-by-side while she taught me how to crochet while we solved the world's problems in an afternoon. I have several afghans made for me by friends & family that we keep in a big basket behind our television. We use them to wrap-up … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the amazing potter found at the Italian Pottery Outlet. The Spalluto Family has been sharing their love of Italian pottery for more than twenty-five years and have a fabulous shop filled with gorgeous pieces. I chose this lovely Tramonto Dinner Plate to inspire my design. I love the … Read more
I was feeling a bit inspired by Godelieve today … we'll, that's pretty much how I feel every time I skip over to her blog … but I decided to take direct inspiration from her Sunday Scraps and see what I could pull together from my scrap bin, which is currently overflowing. I keep … Read more
For the fifth Wednesday Blue Moon Challenge at the Gingersnap Creations Blog, the theme is Gingerspiration. Each Ginger chose their own challenge theme, so you can do one or all of them. In keeping with the December theme of Great White North, I chose this Icelandic Ivana Zip Cardigan Sweater to inspire my design. … Read more