I decided to make one more geometric pattern for Virginia's View Challenge. I started with a piece of White Cardstock with Color Burst using a wonky circle stencil. I pulled out my Trendy Triangle Stamp set from My Favorite Things and started stamping. I probably should have had a plan and used a ruler, but … Read more
Having all of these great Color Burst Water Colored papers from art camp at Lauren's makes it so easy to create. I stamped this inky background with my new MFT Writing Tablet Background on top of one of the water colored piece and die cut with Spellbinders Labels 1 to make this frame. Sentiments are … Read more
When I saw The Corrosive Challenge Blog was featuring Mixed-Media this week, I knew it was time to pull out some more of my Color Burst creations from Art Camp. For this one, I splattered Color Burst around a New York Skyline Mask. After it dried, I outlined the silhouette with an Orange Glitter Pen … Read more
Today's SplitcoastStampers Inspiration Challenge comes from a Pinterest Board for Drinks. I chose this refreshing Blackberry Mint Cucumber Gin Spritzer as my inspiration. I loved how the colors moved from dark at the bottom to light at the top of the glass … I also loved the pop of green with the purpley blue hues. … Read more
This week Jingle Belles is joining Shopping our Stash for a Shop Your Stash Christmas … that means use products that have been in your stash for at least a year. In my case, since I was hanging out at Lauren's house for Art Camp, I got to shop her stash. I chose this D.O.T.S. … Read more
When Lauren & I were having Art Camp last week, we made lots of inky messes … which required lots of paper towel blotting & wiping. I set aside some of the prettier paper towels to let them dry, and then we used Lauren's Xyron to attach them to cardstock. Look at this awesome texture. … Read more
This week's theme at the Instagram Group #sisterswithheartinart is Mandalas. Since I'm hanging out at Art Camp with Lauren (aka the Mandala Queen), I had to give one a try. I started with watercolor paper and a large doily stencil … and some awesome Color Burst Powders. Today Lauren and I took a road trip … Read more
What better way to start my first day of vacation than with some studio time. I started by taking a peek at the Splitcoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge … which is none other than … Starbucks. I chose this natural wood mug as my inspiration. I thought about searching for my wood grain papers, but instead … Read more
I spent the morning cleaning my studio, only to spend the afternoon getting it messy again … ahhh, the circle of art. I wanted to join the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges at SplitcoastStampers … the community where I fell in love with card making. I've been a fan club member since 2006 and still … Read more
I love joining the fun of the Monthly Challenge Remix at the TGIF Challenge. This week I combined all three challenges … sketch, watercolor and together forever. I pulled out some vintage woodblock stamps (Penny Black Bridal March and a tiny Stampin' Up Sentiment). I stamped my image in black, clear embossed, and then … Read more