My new favorite card size is a mini slimline. It’s a fun card size with a smaller background to fill. The size allows you to get to the point! You make a smaller background so your focal image and sentiment are the star of the show! Today I’m using the Bee Girl digital stamp from Kinda Cute by… Read More »
Have you ever purchased a grab bag or mystery box from a craft store before? I did a few years ago and regretted spending the money. I basically got a box of weird embellishments and ephemera that were very appropriate for kids crafting, but not mine. I haven’t purchased any mystery items since then…until a couple of weeks… Read More »
I have a fun way to use your dies to create your own DIY stamps. This will help you use your dies in more ways and stretch your stash! I love getting more for my crafty dollars!! I was playing with my Assorted Leaves dies from Scrappy Tails Crafts, along with the Flying Butterflies dies and the Fairy… Read More »
I finally had time to sit down and finish the last 8 cards for Kendra’s Card Challenge! In early July, I created a video to share the cutting templates and first 8 cards that I created from half of the card sketches. Today I am sharing the last 8 cards with the final 8 sketches. These are cards… Read More »
Today we have a new Saturday Challenge at Three Room Studio. You will find that Sandy has been creating a new flower digi each Friday for the last three weeks. She released a pansy digi yesterday. I’m using the digi from a couple of weeks ago, which is an orchid. This week’s challenge involves a mood board for… Read More »
The new Scrapping4Fun Challenge is an anything goes birthday wishes challenge. We have 3 sponsors for this challenge: Sheepski Designs Oddball Art by Lizzy Love Fabrika Fantasy I was given an image from SheepSki Designs called Flowering Cherry. I used a simple palette of Copic markers to color these fabulous florals. I actually added the digital stamp twice… Read More »
Time for a new Make The Cards Challenge! These 3-2-1 challenges are my favorite!! I always pull fun stuff out of my stash and use it up! I pulled out some goodies from Doodlebug Designs for this card. I started with some ink blending to create my background sky and grass. I added some grass details with my… Read More »
Do you ever have days where you feel like just making backgrounds and playing with background techniques? I sometimes do. I actually have a whole pile of backgrounds all made just because I wanted to play with my gel plates. I also have other backgrounds that I’ve experimented with just to play around with inks and colors. I… Read More »
It’s time for a new challenge at Make The Cards Challenge! This week, we have a color challenge! I love that the theme is summer fun!!! I just got a stamp from Colorado Crafts that I just could not resist using for this challenge! It’s called Sundae Funday!! I loved the way the 4 blocks of color looked… Read More »
Welcome friend! I am so delighted that you stopped by today. I have a quick and easy single layer card to share with you today using a simple, but lovely background technique. I’m using the Scrappy Tails Crafts Fairy Friends stamp set to create my card. This card took me less than 10 minutes to put together. I… Read More »
It’s time for the Three Room Studio Saturday Challenge! This week is a sketch challenge with a choice between two sketches! You can choose between 2 sketches: This card is a bit of a departure for me. I used a bit of grunge and a color combination that is not one of my go-to combinations. I was… Read More »
It’s time for a new StarInMyPocket ~ StarStampz Challenge! This month is all about Fairytales and Fantasy!! I selected an image called A Dragon and a Knight and I LOVE this one!! How adorable is this little scene? My son always liked to dress up in his Halloween costumes all year long and he always… Read More »
Phew! That title has a lot packed into it! There is a new challenge at Kendra’s Card Challenge. I love this challenge! It’s all about using your 6 x 6″ patterned paper to make a beautiful set of 16 cards. Plus you can win a fabulous prize by doing so if you participate in the challenge! This is… Read More »
I’m on The Hedgehog Hollow blog today with 3 cards that are super quick and easy using the emboss resist techniques. I created backgrounds by heat embossing stamps from the Atomic Age stamp set in white. Then I ink blended some Neon Yellowstone and Neon Outrageous orange inks from Maker Forte over the embossing to create a soft… Read More »
Yay! It’s time for a new challenge at the Make The Cards Challenge and this week it’s a sketch challenge! I should have picked the size of my circle to use on the vertical card orientation before starting my project. But alas, I didn’t plan that far ahead. So you will see that I turned my card… Read More »