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
Life has gotten in the way of my studio time this week, and I sure have missed it. That, combined with the time change, has had me a bit off kilter. It felt good to get a little ink on my fingers tonight. I decided to start with this week's Tuesday Trigger, Great Pumpkins from … Read more
I'm always amazed at how rusty I feel after only a week away from my studio. I really do see a definite benefit to being able to create something every day. I was thrilled to see my card from last week made the top three at Unscripted Sketches, so I decided to use their sketch for this … Read more
The rich, deep, shimmery colors in this week's Moxie Fab Lipsylicious Tuesday Trigger picture reminded me of this gorgeous piece of shimmery floral paper from Rachel Greig Photography that I have been hoarding in my stash for way way too long. I added a few SRM sticker sentiments over another piece from the same paper … Read more
One of the themes at the Hero Arts Blog this month is summer fun. For me, summer fun means flowers. I enjoy the public gardens, my neighbor's amazing yard of blooms, and the flowers in my own yard. This card is inspired by a sample I saw at Stampology during my trip to Chicago. I … Read more
This month's Moxie Fab World Fun with Fabric Challenge is to create a project that incorporates fabric in an innovative way. I don't have much fabric in my stash, but my mother-in-law did share some squares of unbleached muslin with me, so I thought I would give it a try. I used pinking sheers to … Read more
This week's Jacksonbelle Challenge is Black Accents ~ make a card with 1 neutral color, 1 other color, and black. I love the creamy golden yellow papers in October Afternoon's Thrift Shop collection with the pop of black. Use keyword JBE107. The DP squares are 1 1/2" inches & the sentiment is from SRM Stickers. … Read more