This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge used this sketch: I decided to pull out my Flower Fair background stamp again and do the spotlight technique to color in only the parts where the florals are featured in the sketch. I really love this stamp set. I have so many ideas for using it. You can use… Read More »
I’m quoting Michael Scott when I say that goodbyes stink! If you are an Office fan, you know what I mean! This is the last scrapbook challenge for the Challenge YOUrself scrapbook blog! Like all goodbyes, this one is bittersweet! I started on the Design Team in 2020 a few months after I retired from teaching. I have… Read More »
The new challenge for this week on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog is for this sketch: I have never been fond of adding fussy strips of paper to my card base. I am a reformed perfectionist and these kinds of card sketches test my reformed status. I hate when the strips aren’t evenly spaced from… Read More »
Falling in love with a new organizing caddy is one of my secret happy pleasures. There is also a 5% off coupon code to the shop below!! I have been trying out a new Stamp Caddy Organizer from the One Stop Apothecary Shop on ETSY and I absolutely love it! Check it out in my space: This… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! Paper Mixer Class went live on Thursday last week. It was so worth the $30 class fee. It was also worth spending the money to get the 3 sets of patterned paper, the stamp set, the floral die cuts, and the label set. I made all the projects along with the video and I LOVE them… Read More »
Who can resist creating a great scene card or two with the new Stampin’ Up! Relaxing Waterside stamp and die set? Not me! How great is this? I ink blended some Crumb Cake in along the bottom. Then added a layer of Coastal Cabana and topped it all with some Balmy Blue to create what I… Read More »
That’s right! This month’s challenge is Black and White! You can check out the other design team layouts over on the Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge blog! The last time we did a Black and White challenge, I was really inspired because Monique added a pop of yellow with her design. I LOVED it! So I CASEd her… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is another sketch that works really well with your pretty patterned papers! I haven’t been able to stop playing with the Lovely Blossoms Suite of products from Stampin’ Up! I thought this sketch was another perfect one for using those pretty papers I just can’t put away! I… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is all about layers! A perfectly layered card add so much texture and dimension to your design. I love a layered card, but sometimes it feels torturous to get those layers evenly spaced! But when you do…oh, wow!! I’m trying to remember to use my embossing folders more. … Read More »
This months Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge is a color challenge! This is not a color palette in my comfort zone of creating. I usually go for bolder color choices in the fall color tone family of colors. This felt like a challenge until I pulled out the Designer Series Paper that I got as the Product of… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge is a challenging landscape card with some interesting details! I thought about pulling out my scallop punch and using some scrap strips of DSP to make the details for this layout, but then I realized I had some ribbon that would be perfect for the scallop detail on this card.… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a perfect sketch for using those paper strips we all have left over from our other paper projects. I always find these sketch to be challenging! I decided to confine myself to strips left from one double sided piece of Designer Series Paper. I know that back and front of… Read More »
The new Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a great sketch for your favorite floral stamp and die set! I thought this was a pretty sketch. As soon as I saw it, I thought about pulling out some of the Easter Time Mix and Match Ephemera pieces that I haven’t even opened yet! I also remembered the basket… Read More »
I have two stamp sets that I’ve been playing with almost exclusively for the last month! They are the Lovely Arrangements stamp and die set and the Paradise Garden stamp and die set. I did the Stampin’ Up! Virtual Card Retreat about a month ago and then I took the Lovely Blossoms Virtual Class with Stampin’ Up! a… Read More »
This month’s Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge has a them of FRIENDSHIP! I chose to make a friendship layout with a photo of me and my husband. Part of the challenge means that I have to be in the photo and I have several fun photos of the two of us doing fun things! I… Read More »