Tonight I needed a masculine music-themed birthday card, so I chose the Sketch from Global Design Project for my layout. I started with a piece of vintage sheet music. I paired it with a wrap of teal twine and a Reverse Confetti sentiment stamped in teal. I thought it needed a bit more, and … Read more
This week's Jingle Belles theme is TEXT ME – create a holiday card that celebrates text. That might mean using some letter stickers, dictionary pages, texty patterned paper, or just creating a card where the sentiment is the star. Great creative with your words and make sure you get TEXTY. I started by spraying a … Read more
I love sending cards to my friends and family for Valentine's Day. This one features a layout from Sketch~N~Scrap and vintage collage images from REDLead art + craft. Since they were all facing the same direction, I flipped the sketch and moved the images to the other side, so they are looking into the card … Read more
At Jingle Belles this week, we're still creating with leftover bits of wrapping paper, gift tags or ribbon from the holidays. Did you know Lauren is the world's best gift wrapper (and I am likely the worst). I like to think of myself as a good gift buyer & sender, but trust me, it won't … Read more
Each year I enjoy taking a walk down memory lane and picking my Top 10 Favorite Non-Holiday cards of the year (you can see my 2022 Picks Here & my Top Five Holiday cards here). Here are the cards I've chosen this year in to no particular order. 1. This Mother's Day Daisy Card was … Read more
This morning's paper play in the studio had less messy incidents than yesterday (thankfully). I created a collage around a vintage foreign postcard I picked-up at the Create/Exchange (the stamp from the postcard is on the bottom right of the card). I took my inspiration from the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge with my snowy … Read more
Amy's hosting a Coffee Lover's Lookback Challenge, so I thought I would join the fun (oops, when I went to link-up I was too late). Regardless, I had a lot of fun hunting for my cards and remembering making them. This fun stenciled card was for the Fall 2016 Coffee Lover's Blog Hop with … Read more
We're still celebrating Christmas Past at Jingle Belles … creating vintage cards sponsored by Lauren's Etsy Store, Just Enough Stuff. This week I created with actual vintage elements. I die cut my tag from a vintage holiday card that I found at an estate sale. I used this week's Atlantic Heart's Sketch for … Read more
This week at Jingle Belles we're celebrating the Spirit of Christmas Past … which means creating a card with a vintage design. It could mean incorporating actual vintage elements, using new products that have a vintage style, or using stamps or images that convey a vintage vibe – whatever says vintage to you. And … Read more
With my win at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, I'm thrilled to be Guest Designing for their latest Challenge – L is for Lindsay (in honour of their snarky sister Lindsay who passed away last year). I wandered through Lindsay's blog and marveled at how well she mastered the art of the Clean & … Read more