Happy Friday! We have a new inspiration challenge at TGIF Challenges this week using the photo below. Since I’ve been creating a lot of flower cards lately, I decided to switch things up and use the basic layout of the sketch below, but with leaves. My card features the Leaf Collection Background Stamp as well… Read More »
Welcome to the May Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Something Old, Something New.” We can interpret that to mean old and new products or even a wedding-themed project. So this should be fun! I decided to mix old and new products, because I have so many fun, new things to play… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is CASE a Fancy Friend! CASE means Copy And Share Everything. So in other words, pick a project you really admire, copy certain elements that inspire you, and add your own twist or style to make it different. We have this challenge once a year and I… Read More »
Happy Mother’s Day!!! I’m posting this a little late, because I didn’t want my Mom to see it before she opened the actual card. I made it for this week’s TGIF Sketch Challenge below, featuring the new Flowers of Beauty Bundle. It’s a gorgeous bundle that you’re going to love! Isn’t this sketch darling? I… Read More »
Welcome to the May Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Pebbled Path, Bubble Bath, and Moody Mauve. All these colors are on the cool side of the color wheel, which I confess is the opposite of the warm colors I typically gravitate towards. But that’s the beauty of challenges! They push… Read More »
It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge! Our theme this week is “projects with pockets.” Pockets are fun, and you can use them to add interactive elements, such as removable tags, hidden messages, and even surprises. For my project, I used the new Spotlight On Nature Bundle from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog going… Read More »
Welcome to the April Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is Technique Triumphs. I love techniques, so it was actually hard to pick just one! You know I love watercoloring, so I thought I’d focus on some non-traditional ways to add watercoloring to your projects. My card features the Paper Florist and Gorgeously… Read More »
Happy Friday and welcome to a new TGIF Sketch Challenge. I love our sketch this week! It’s so different because all the focus is on the lower portion of the card, and it really inspired me. I decided to use the new Seaside Wishes Bundle from the upcoming 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. This bundle immediately caught… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, we are focusing on techniques! One of my favorite stamping techniques is “watercolor stamping.” I love the look of watercoloring in general, and this technique makes it super easy! It’s a great way to create a “wow” card without a lot of effort. (I’ll explain how.) My card features… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for April 2024. This month, our color combination includes Parakeet Party, Granny Apple Green, and Calypso Coral. This combo makes me think of Spring and new growth. Looking through my stamp stash, I noticed the perfect set to go with this combo — Planted Paradise! It’s… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! We have an extra Friday this month, so it’s a bonus challenge to design simple gift sets. Designing simple cards isn’t something I usually do, but I immediately thought of the Meandering Meadows 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. It’s so pretty, I feel like all I need to… Read More »
Hello Friends! Today, I’m sharing a swap I designed for OnStage earlier this month. Swapping is one of the funnest things about convention. In fact, I created this card specifically for a Fancy Friday group swap including both past and present Artisans – no pressure there, haha! On the upside, I received some really beautiful… Read More »
Welcome to the March Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is to “CASE” the Team or inspired creations. CASE means to Copy And Share Everything. So in other words, we each pick a project we love from one of the other team members, and selectively copy the elements that inspire us. For example… Read More »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have an inspiration challenge using the photo below. Inspiration could come from the colors, layout, basically anything in the photo. I particularly liked the striped background and random flowers, so that’s what I chose to use. I used a new Online Exclusive — the… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, we have a sketch challenge! Sketch challenges are great because a lot of the designing is already completed. All I need to do is pick the stamps, paper, and embellishments. For this project, that was easy because I was totally inspired by the new Online Exclusive — Simply Zinnia… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for March 2024! This month, our color combination includes Sweet Sorbet, Pool Party, and Lost Lagoon. I LOVE it!!! My project was inspired by a “Field Notes” card designed by Susan Wong for The Crafty Carrot Collective. She created a similar project with Vellum pockets to slip in… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Color Challenge! This month, we’re using a color combination of Highland Heather, Balmy Blue, and Lemon Lolly … all soft, subtle colors. I decided to break out the Everyday Details Stamp Set. You’ve probably noticed me using the coordinating Everyday Details Dies a lot; they are one of my current… Read More »
Welcome to the February Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Whimsical Wings and Soaring Hearts.” I decided to pick the Bee My Valentine Bundle for my project, with its darling little bees and heart embellishments, as well as a heart embossed background. I think that pretty much checked all the boxes. 🙂… Read More »
Hello and welcome to my blog! It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge. This week, our theme is Sale-A-Bration products. There are so many fantastic ones to choose from! I used two of my favorites: 1) the Flight & Airy 12″ x 12 Designer Series Paper (DSP) and 2) Heartfelt Hellos Cling Stamp… Read More »
Our theme for this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday is “Something Blue.” If you know me, you know I LOVE blue, so this was probably one of my favorite challenges to date. Blue makes me think of water, the ocean, and waves. It’s a tranquil color that soothes my soul. And, that’s why I decided to… Read More »