It's the time of year for Heart Cards, and that's the Challenge theme at Just Us Girls. I started by playing with some new Japanese Sakura Shimmery Pastels that I found at my local Create/Exchange yesterday to create a scribbled and blended background … absolutely gorgeous color and shimmer. As the packaging noted, they … Read more
This card started is for the Washi Tape Challenge at the Paper Anthology Creation Inspiration Weekend. I started by adhering the gorgeous wide Pink Peonies Washi Tape from The Ton to pale yellow cardstock (I love how you can totally change the look of the washi based on the paper you used behind it). … Read more
When I saw this morning's Inspiration Challenge at SplitCoastStampers was an absolutely adorable Washi Tape Store – Cute Tape – I had to go shopping. And after placing my order, I dug into my rather large Washi Tape Stash and made a card inspired by lots of the patterns in the store (including lovely hearts … Read more
This week at Jingle Belles, we're asking you to incorporate some GOLD into your card design (okay we'll stretch it a bit and allow silver & bronze too … just make sure it's metallic) … it can be ink, metallic paper, embellishments … just make sure it has the Midas touch. I started with a … Read more
I've had quite a few of my Junkiefest products just piled on my studio table waiting to find their home … I decided to give the gorgeous Pink Peonies Wide Washi Tape I picked-up from The Ton to cover a card base … and then realized how beautifully it would work with Alexandra Renke's products. … Read more
I just got to spend 4 days with about 200 of my craftiest friends at Junkiefest 2019 … seriously solid days of making art and learning new techniques … not much better than that. I started by hanging out with the talented Effie Cho owner of The Ton Stamps and watched her make her sample … Read more
This week we're celebrating the creative art of Embossing … dry embossing, heat embossing, or even textured or embossed papers … whatever you can do to add a little texture to your holiday project. I tried embossing one of my Gelli Prints with a Darice Fancy Snowflakes embossing folder, and the results were pretty much lost … Read more
I had a set of stamped and punched shoes leftover from yesterday's card inspired by the Mood Board at The Ton Challenge (I punched them a little too big for my first layout). So once again, I am inspired by the shoes. I also liked the sherberty colors & the repeating circles in the ice … Read more
If you know me … you know I love shoes. I love shopping for shoes & having unique shoes to go with each outfit. My closet is filled with a rainbow of shoes. So when I saw the Mood Board Challenge at The Ton, I knew I was going to join the fun. So many … Read more
Sympathy Cards are the one type of card I always like to have on hand … because when you need one you seldom feel like making one. Unfortunately, my need has outpaced my stash, so I had to make one tonight. I was really struggling with an idea until I saw the inspiration photo at … Read more