We’re still getting SKETCH-y at Jingle Belles this week. This time I decided to flip the sketch on it’s side, so I could use this lovely tag from Simple Stories All Wrapped Up Big Bits. I built the rest of my card around it. I used a paper from the Simple Stories All Wrapped Up … Read more
It’s time to get those Father’s Day cards in the mail, so I decided to use fun STAMPlorations paper products and stamps to make a few. I started with a STAMPlorations Pop Art Coffee ATC and paired it with a coordinating STAMPlorations Industrial Patchwork Collage Paper. I added a thin black cardstock mat and positioned … Read more
My husband and I are on a two week road trip cross country. One of our first adventures was a day in Jackson, Tennessee with my brother Mike. We enjoyed this brand new mural by Samantha Wood, which was the perfect backdrop for my brother and me. Here is the full view. Since it was … Read more
This week at Jingle Belles, we’re creating cards that feature an Ombré Wonderland … Ombré is a French term meaning “shaded,” used to describe a style where colors or tones gradually blend into one another, typically transitioning from light to dark or vice-versa. I started by blending four shades of Green Distress Ink to create … Read more
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Congratulations, which was perfect for some Graduation Cards I needed to make. I shopped way back into the Impression Obsession Dies for this card (I miss that company). I used colors from Iowa State University Cyclones for this one. I’m also linking-up with the Diva’s that Die … Read more
We’re still Walking in a Winter Wonderland at Jingle Belles … creating cards that features snow. For this week’s card, I started with the Penny Black Geometric Embossing Folder on white cardstock … I thought it sort of looked like tiny snowflakes. Next, I chose a lovely snowy scene from one of the Penny Black … Read more
I had fun using the ink smooshing with acetate technique with Distress Inks to “paint” my new STAMPlorations Color Me Blooms Spring Florals. I went in and added a bit of watercolor marker to some spots and then I spattered the blooms with Speedball Acrylic Calligraphy gold ink. I paired the blooms with the STAMPlorations … Read more
