This month’s theme for the Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook challenges is a theme challenge and that theme is THANKFUL! I was excited about this one. I knew just which picture I wanted to use and I had created a mixed media background that I loved but wasn’t sure what to do with next. You will see that here! Perhaps… Read More »
Today’s card features the Cute Shaped Animals digital stamp set from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez and the new Slimline Scalloped Frame from Sunny Studio Stamps. As soon as Patricia added this image to her online store, I knew that I had to make some cards with it. These are just the cutest critters! I LOVE the big… Read More »
That’s right. This crazy flower has 10 layers! It’s also gorgeous and very easy to layer. All layered stamps are not created equally. Some of them are very challenging to line up and layer. This Peruvian Lily stamp set from Altenew was surprisingly easy to layer. Isn’t this gorgeous? This is the first time I’ve stamped with this… Read More »
Two challenges, a great card sketch, a video, and an easy background technique. That’s what I have for you today! I’m using this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch to complete my card today. You can see that there is a strip detail behind the rectangle panel and the focal image. There are numerous ways to add those stripes… Read More »
I have 3 cards to share today. I was in the mood to play around with weird color combinations just to see what they looked like. I pulled out the Altenew Majestic Bloom stamp and die set. It’s an easy set to line up and layer and layering sets always make for quick cards. Especially when you have… Read More »
You know that I love a good craft kit. I do have to confess that I’ve been surprised at the prices of kits these last few months. It feels like they doubled in price. I’ve actually cancelled all my monthly kit subscriptions with the exception of the Simon Says Stamp kit and the Altenew Mini Delight Kit. Simon… Read More »
One of the questions that I’m getting asked a lot lately is what do I look for when I’m choosing stamp sets. With so many different types and different materials, how do you decide which ones to buy? Plus, there are now so many stamp companies that have similar things, how do you choose? My answer: It depends… Read More »
The video for today started out to be a quick card video to share a cute layout with this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. It ended up being a video about how I fixed a card that I wasn’t crazy about when I was finished! I have a cute card to share that I ended up really liking!… Read More »
Have you tried any interesting challenges lately? I just spent the last 5 days participating in the 5 Day Art Journal Challenge with Marjie Kemper. Marjie actually has a membership site for mixed media which sounds really interesting and no doubt, a lot of fun. Based on my experience this week, I guarantee the members try a lot… Read More »
I have a two-for one for you today! I have this sweet little digital image from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. This is the girl with flowers and balloons digi and she was just to sweet to only color once!! I just love the digital images that Patricia Alvarez creates. They are so sweet and often quirky… Read More »
Have you ever spent a few days just creating backgrounds and images from your own doodles and then painting or coloring them just for fun? I’ve been creating mixed media backgrounds for a few days now and today I just felt like pulling out my watercolors and creating something all my own. I’ve been working on my doodles,… Read More »
It is just too much fun to play with stamp sets that allow you to create scenes! You can easily get lost in a day of masking, ink blending and coloring. It’s so relaxing! Today, I want to share a video to share an easy way to color with alcohol markers and give you a trick to make… Read More »
I had a blast creating that sunset scene patio scene card last week using the August release stamps from 7 Kids Craft Store. I played with the Pizzeria Parlor and the Pizzeria Kids stamp sets and created that Pizzeria patio scene. Those sets are also perfect for creating birthday cards. They have a lot of birthday themed stamps… Read More »
I love single layer cards and I’ve been challenging myself to create more single layer cards. They use less resources and don’t require extra postage! I belong to several design teams and they often have sketch challenges that require a card to have several layers. The many layered cards tend to be the ones that I don’t like… Read More »
Hello friends! What are you creating on this quiet summer Sunday? I’ve been busy creating layer 1 of some soon to be fabulous mixed media backgrounds that I will be binding together to create my very own album for memory keeping! I’ve created 16 backgrounds so far! I created along with Vicki Boutin on Friday night during… Read More »