The Challenge YOUrself March Scrapbook Challenge is all about POLKA DOTS! I have a ton of actual polka dot patterned paper in all colors, but I was really in the mood for a mixed media project and I just got some new 49th & Market scrapbook papers that are actually AMAZING!! Plus, I got not 1, but 2… Read More »
My son and I used to browse the card isles of a couple local stores while we were waiting for my daughter during her afterschool sports practice. We really enjoyed finding cards to make each other laugh. I learned that we had very similar quirky humor as we laughed on those afternoons. I also noticed that the… Read More »
We all end up with those little strips of that pretty patterned paper we so carefully pick out and agonize over cutting. Those little strips really can add a pop of color to your card with a great layout. This week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch is just such a layout! Isn’t that sentiment fantastic? That is from Catherine… Read More »
We are having a fun team challenge on the Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge blog for the next couple of days! All of the designers have created a project for a color challenge given to us by Rachelle, the team coordinator. There was a twist on the challenge to use a line from a song or a poem that… Read More »
How many times have you started a new year with a new journal or calendar only to abandon it before the end of the first month? Too many times to count for me. This year I committed by signing up for a class with Ali Edwards and her One Little Word® class. Each month I will get a… Read More »
When I joined the Design Team for the Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge blog, I was excited and inspired to see the sketches and the challenges that Sharon Fritchman had created for us for the coming year. I was so inspired by a link she shared to Ali Edwards One Little Word® blog that I have actually spent the… Read More »
Here is a quick card share for you today using Catherine Pooler Happy Buddies stamp set and the Feeling Chilly 6 x 6″ patterned paper set. I also added some Peppermint Scrub embossing glitter on the snowflakes from the Baby It’s Cold Outside die set and the WISH die that I got for free from Taylored Expressions. Just… Read More »
Here is a quick card for you using two sketch challenges that I combined into one card. The sketches were very similar and I just modified my card a little to work for both of them! I’m going to make this a very short post today. I apologize for that, but I updated my blog and… Read More »
Have you ever participated in a color challenge? I’ve been interested in doing the 30 day coloring challenge, but I never seem to have a 30 day period where I know I can actually commit to coloring every single day. This 14 day challenge seemed like a good starting point. It’s been very different than I expected. This… Read More »
This week’s Paper Craft Crew is a 2 week challenge and this is the second week of the challenge. I just wanted to remind you that this is the CASE (copy and share everything) one of the Design Team members. Pick a card that you love from their blog and create your own version of it. Perhaps you… Read More »
If ever I needed a card to be quick, this is it! What a day! I needed to create a card for my Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and I had 15 minutes to make the card, take the picture and write this blog post. Here is what I came up with: I pulled out my binder of premade… Read More »
I fell in love with my first Concord & 9th stamp set and I’ve been hooked ever since. Now they have invented the Turnabout stamps and I just love them. I love how versatile they are and I wanted to share that with you today. I created 4 cards from the Butterfly Love Turnabout Stamp and Dies and… Read More »
I’ve had Altenew’s Rose Flurries 3D Die set on my wish list for almost two years! I finally splurged when I saw they created a creativity kit and it was part of the bundle. Altenew bundles products into Creativity Kits that they release weekly with a set of instructional videos that you can purchase to get your creative… Read More »
Another fabulous card kit with some new products that I had not planned to try showed up on my doorstep. What’s a person to do? I had to play with the kit and the new Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearl Inks. I had not planned on purchasing them because I already have a hearty collection of alcohol inks and… Read More »
Who doesn’t love getting new crafting goodies on their doorstep? Late last week, I received the Hands Free Totally Tiffany Embossing Station. I was so busy with our little museum’s grand opening that I had no time to try this goodie out until yesterday and I’m very excited to share this with you! This takes up a space… Read More »