I need to know how you resist buying floral stamps? Honestly, I must have 2 fridge bin organizers full of floral stamp sets and I can’t resist buying new ones! The one I’m using today is from Trinity Stamps and it is called Blooming Bunch. It was so relaxing just to make a card because I felt… Read More »
I am over on the Maker Forte blog today sharing a fun card I made with a couple of new stamps from the June release. I used the Surf’s Up stamp set and the Surf’s Up Add-On stamp set to create this card. I created my scene by using the Circle Spotlight Stencil to focus my… Read More »
Hello friends! I am excited to share the news that I have been invited to join the Three Room Studio Design Team! I’m very excited about this team. I had virtual meetings with Sandy Boone, the owner and stamp designer. Sandy is really nice and a lot of fun! I also met the Allison Cope, the DT Coordinator… Read More »
I know I’m one of your biggest enablers! But I do have to tell you about a new stamp company that just had their very first release this past week. Pawsome Stamps! It is owned by a design team friend and I just had to let myself purchase a stamp set and some embellishments! Julianne designed 4 stamp… Read More »
You read that right! You can get a FREE digital stamp every month by participating in the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook group’s monthly challenge. You just need to color one of the Kinda Cute images with your favorite medium and then share it on the group Facebook page in the challenge folder. 3 winners will be… Read More »
Stencils have become one of my favorite go to background tools for my cards. They are a very cost conscious tool to have in your stash because there are just so many ways that you can use them. I used a stencil from my stash to create a geometric background in Frostbite blue Nuvo Glacier Paste. I’ve had… Read More »
We all have those stamp sets that go on our must have wish list as soon as we see them. This Hummingbird Digital Stamp Set from Kinda Cute by Patricia was one of those sets for me! I actually have a running wish list of the cute digital stamps I want from Kinda Cute by Patricia!! I just… Read More »
I am on the Maker Forte blog today with a video and 3 cards to share! I created cards with the Maker Forte BeYouTiful stamp set and couldn’t decide on a color combination! Here are the 3 cards: This card is watercolored with Catherine Pooler inks and the sentiment is heat embossed in gold. I found the sentiment… Read More »
Have you tried the Pop Up Card Dies from Scrappy Tails Crafts yet? They are pretty fun to play with and they make fabulous seasonal décor or place setting decorations in addition to being fun cards to create and send to someone special! The new Scrapping4Fun Challenge is an Anything Goes Masculine Challenge. Our sponsor for… Read More »
Have you been making an effort to use things in your stash that you haven’t used in a while? I did that today when I pulled out some of my Brusho powders from Colourcraft. They make such pretty backgrounds and they are quick and easy to use. I also pulled out 3 of my favorite die sets from… Read More »
Do you love challenges as much as I do? I really love that the Make The Cards Challenge isn’t just a sketch challenge. There is some new kind of challenge every week. This week it happens to be a sketch challenge. Now, I do have hexagon dies, but I kind of wanted to put my own twist on… Read More »
This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is a beach themed challenge! This past winter, I’ve seen such a variety of sea creatures off the dock at our house, that I think more about what is under the water now than I ever did before. For my beach themed card, I created an underwater beach scene! This is… Read More »
The Star Stampz Challenge for May is a Monochromatic or a Color Challenge. I actually misread this before I created my project! I made mine monochromatic as much as I could once I realized that I misread the challenge theme!! Since I colored in the raincoat and accessories all yellow, I just went on to create my… Read More »
If you are pulling out supplies to make an ink blended background, you might as well make more than one! I have a set of 3 cards I created with some of my new Sassy & Crafty stencils and the Stuck on You stamp set. I was in the mood for bright colors, so I used Wild Honey,… Read More »
Patricia Alvarez came out with the cutest set of whales recently and I couldn’t wait to color them. She makes such cute and whimsical digital images that are always fun to create with! This set of 3 whales can be found in the Kinda Cute by Patricia shop online or on Etsy. You will find the links below!… Read More »