This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the amazing cakes from The Pastry Studio. Since we have lots of beer lovers in our family, I chose this cake shaped like a beer mug to inspire my design. I used stamps from Unity and my Spectrum Noir markers (GB4 & GB8 … love how they … Read more
Tonight I had a little fun with this week's Muse Challenge. I always say that cardmaking is the perfect hobby for me … because I'm married to a postal carrier. I love collecting postal-themed products … and my dear friend Lauren found this great game card for me … and tonight it found a home. … Read more
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Tonight I had a little Chipboard fun with this week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge. I started by coloring my chipboard (grungeboard) skull with PL4 Spectrum Noir Marker (love that coverage). Next I added a spray of Pearl Glimmer Mist for sparkle. I colored my crown with Antiqued Bronze Distress Stain and added … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the amazing designs of Sana Designer Ware … I chose this gorgeous attire to inspire my card design … I loved the colors and also incorporated some of the patterns found in the photo. I started by embossing brown cardstock with the Modern Wallpaper embossing folder, which I thought … Read more
Since I started making my tags on Day 2 of the 12 Days, I decided to go back and make a tag inspired by Sharon Harnist's elegant tag for Day 1. I didn't have any Christmas Angels in my stash, so I decided to dress-up Christy Tomlinson's She Leaped Angel for the holidays. I wanted … Read more
This week's Queen for the Day at Splitcoast Stampers is the talented Gabby. I have loved watching Gabby's style evolve over the years, particularly in the SCS Inspiration Challenge, so I knew I wanted to honor her with a card inspired by her designs. Here is Gabby's awesome card featuring Stampotique designs. I loved the … Read more
Playing with some new Authentique stamps by Unity and this month's Authentique Color Challenge. Papers are from Authentique's Wonder & Celebrate Collections togehter with coordinating Diction Stickers. Layout is from Chick Challenges with {Ippity} … the designer paper also hangs over the edge of the card for this week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge. I finished with a … Read more
I broke out some of my favorite Unity Stamps … Brave Girls Boots … for this week's Unscripted Sketch. To get sort of a worn leather look, I inked first in brown, stamped off & then inked with an old red ink pad (that I save for just such techniques) without cleaning the stamp. I … Read more
I'm playing along with Unity Stamps for some of their WCMD Challenges … this one is a Color Challenge ~ Cream, Brown, Olive & Pumkin. The stamp is called Just Be You. The layout is from Try Stampin' on Tuesday. I used a combination fo cardstock & some olive washi tape. It's also for the … Read more
Last week, someone asked me if I could make a card to give to someone who just found out they were pregnant. While I had lots of stamps celebrating the birth of a baby, I realized I didn't really have much for this theme … so I set out to find something that would work … Read more