I finally inked-up Unity's … May Hope Sustain You for a sympathy card, which I will link-up at Friends with Flair on Friday. Papers are from Echo Park's Fall Reflections using this week's Mojo Monday Sketch. I'm also joining the Designer Paper Challenge at A Blog Named Hero.
I'm excited to be guest hosting the Splitcoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge this weekend. Our inspiration is coming from the Etsy Store {more} sprinkled joy which features paper straws, mason jar lids, tags & bags, etc. My inspiration comes from the fabulous colors and patterns of the Dr. Seuss Inspired Hopping & Popping Straws. Included my … Read more
I think this week's Fusion Card Challenge is perfect for a little distressing. I was inspired by the colors, theme and shape of the door. It felt a little *Americana* to me, so I started with Crafter's Companion Starry Eyed Embossing folder on Core'dinations Kraft-Core Nostalgic collection that I sanded with a sanding block to … Read more
Tonight I traded in my Clean & Graphic style for Inky & Artsy as I worked through some of the lessons from Stretch Your Stamps 2. Thie background technique that was showcased by Lisa Spangler in the Day 1 Class is a version of a Batik Technique I learned years ago, but it was fun … Read more
I realized I've been on a bit of a clean & graphic kick lately (which continued today). I was excited to see one of my designs win at the Just Add Ink Challenge. This card is for the current Unity Stamp Company {be inspired} Challenge. I combined the color challenge with the card sketch. I … Read more
Earlier this week I shared what I made with my first and sixth stamping from Stretch Your Stamps. Tonight I'm sharing what I made with stampings two through five. I used a 1 3/8" punch to punch squares from all of the stampings … then I arranged them using this week's Freshly Made Sketch. I … Read more
This afternoon I made a card for the Unity {be inspired} Challenge. It felt so good to have a quiet day to putz around in our new home. I'm still trying to figure out the best studio configuration in our new space, but it's coming along nicely. I used four of the colors and the … Read more
I wanted to use Unity's Candles & Cake to create a masculine birthday card, so I decided to incorporate both the Sketch and Colors from the current Be Inspired Challenge. My background is a page from a vintage lease rate calculation book that a Vice President gave me when he retired (all rates are calculated … Read more
Today's request was for a Good Luck card featuring a Beer … to which my husband commented, who needs good luck when you have a beer … gotta love that guy. Layout is from Try Stampin' on Tuesday which has a Masculine Touch this week. Papers are Basic Grey Persimmon. Main image is A Round … Read more
I needed a card for a male truck driver who is celebrating a truck driving milestone. I knew I wanted to use my 18-Wheeler from Viva Las Vegastamps & this sentiment from Unity's Authentic Man, as well as this week's Freshly Made Sketch … but I couldn't figure out what color combination to use. I … Read more