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 »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a nice clean and simple layout. I peeked at the cards the other design team members made and realized that they all used patterned backgrounds. I’ve been skimping on the backgrounds lately, favoring some simple and quick splatters. (I’m practicing my technique.) I also felt that this sketch would allow… Read More »