Once a month, it’s a good idea to start your crafty session by pulling out your folder of patterned paper scraps. The more I work on using up that pile, the less of a mess I have in front of me! I’ve been storing my 6 x 6″ DSP paper scraps and some bits of coordinating card… Read More »
Have you ever purchased a stamp or die set that had a stamp or die in it and you couldn’t figure out what the heck it was supposed to be? I had two stamps in the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set that I had now idea what they were supposed to be. I thought they looked like shells. Why… Read More »
I’ve been creating a new card sketch every week to try to challenge myself to try different card layouts. It’s so easy to fall into a pattern of creating the same few cards over and over again. I pulled out the Beautiful Butterfly stamp set and the Bloom Impressions FREE Sale-A-Bration DSP to play with for the new… Read More »
I love single layer cards. There is something so elegant about simply stamping on the front of a card and calling it done. I used the Elements of Text stamp in Gray Granite to create a subtle background. The large image from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set was stamped on top of the background in Blueberry Bushel. … Read More »
We have a new challenge on the Three Room Studio blog today! The theme for the challenge is Happy Birthday! You can never have too many birthday cards! I used several stamp sets to create my project today. Check it out: I used the amazing Awesome Coffee clear stamp set for my image. I just love that… Read More »
It’s time for the Three Room Studio Saturday Challenge! This week’s theme is Birthday! I can always use birthday cards for my stash! I like to create a bunch of them to put in the card gift boxes that I like to have on hand for a quick gift for someone when the need arises. My… Read More »
We have an Instagram going on today for the new Birthday release from Kat Scrappiness. I shared 3 cards: This is the Balloon Cover die and it comes with 3 smaller balloon dies so you can use those together with the cover die or separately on their own. The Birthday Kisses is one of the new word dies… Read More »
Kinda Cute by Patricia is an Advent Calendar Sponsor over at Kit and Clowder. If you stop by their blog or Facebook group, you can get the freebies that several stamp companies have been giving out all month long! Kinda Cute by Patricia gave a sweet little birthday turtle image for you to download and enjoy! I love… Read More »
I am finally getting a chance to do 2 things that I’ve been trying to find time to do: Create the 17 cards for the 4th challenge for Kendra’s Card Challenge. Play with the December Not 2 Shabby card kit I treated myself to! Kendra’s Card Challenge supplies you with a FREE PDF (CLICK HERE) that has 17… Read More »
I needed a break from making Christmas cards so I made two floral cards today! I used 2 techniques for quickly adding color to floral images with your ink pads! The first card uses Color Hive ink pads from Maker Forte to watercolor the Grateful to You image. You can see all the steps I used to make… Read More »
This week’s Saturday Challenge for Three Room Studio is to create a festive card!!! For my festive card I decided to use the Star Ray Full stencil to create a rainbow star burst background. I also used the Believe in Fairies stamp set to create a festive birthday card! I created the rainbow background using Candied Apple, Blueprint… Read More »
The new challenge at the Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge blog is an anything goes challenge with more than 2 layers. The sponsor for this challenge is The Paper Shelter. I used the Summer Winds digital stamp from The Paper Shelter. I really enjoyed coloring this one. It was a challenge!! To meet the challenge, I’ve… Read More »
I have two cards to share today using stencil techniques that feature products from Maker Forte. This card uses a layered stencil called Pineapple Petals. This is a 3 stencil set. Isn’t it pretty? I made this in less than 10 minutes!! Stencils are a cost effective tool to have in your stash. They are versatile and you… Read More »
It’s time for a new challenge at Star Stamps for August! This month’s theme is Birthday! I used the Dennis digital stamp from the Star In My Pocket Digital Stamp Store on Etsy. I used my Copics to color this sweet little man in and to create a simple background. I’ve cut my card base to 6… 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 »