This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com) inspired me to try a new stenciling technique. Just when you think you’ve tried all the techniques, you find a new to you idea you can’t wait to try. This week’s sketch challenge: I have a lot of stacking die shapes, but I don’t have a diamond shape! I do have… Read More »
I LOVE the July challenge at the Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge. The challenge is to add stitching to your layout!! You should definitely check out the challenge blog because every design team member added stitching in a different way! I kept mine simple! I have only tried stitching on my layout once and that was when we did… Read More »
I have a new sketch to share with you for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for this week. How pretty is this? We all have a shelf full of floral stamps and dies that would work for this sketch! Here is my card: Yep! Still playing with those whimsical birds from the Bird’s Eye View… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is up for the week! We would love to have you participate and share your creativity with us! You can share from Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or your blog. Fun and different! Here is my take on this sketch: I used my Irresistible Blooms stamp set that really has been my… Read More »
I love a good sketch! This week’s sketch at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a good one! I love when a sketch includes a basic shape behind a focal image. It always provides a nice anchor for my decorative stamped and die bits. It also provides an opportunity to use some go to dies. In my case,… Read More »
Yay! It’s time for a new sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! I loved this weeks sketch! I used a stamp set I bought to make scrapbook layouts of my husband and kids fishing. I have quite a lot of fishing photos! As soon as I saw this stamp set and designer series paper, I had… Read More »
Hi friends! Today starts the April scrapbook challenge at Challenge YOUrself. This month not only do you need to include YOU in the photo, but you also need to include fussy cutting on your layout. I used all new goodies from Stampin’ Up! for this layout. Tomorrow, I will have a video to share with my… Read More »
It feels like April is flying! I can’t believe it’s time for another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! This is another great sketch to play with. I had so many ideas for this one, but I wanted to make a birthday card for my daughter later in the month and I wanted to play with the CTMH Honey… Read More »
I absolutely love this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge sketch! It’s so pretty, I actually want to use it in a scrapbook layout to create an Easter layout. Won’t this make a perfect title piece for a scrapbook layout? I didn’t even bother to add my creation to a card base. I’m going to create a layout and… Read More »
Hello friend! I’m so delighted that you stopped by to visit today! I am sharing my card for this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I absolutely loved the sketch and couldn’t wait to play along with the challenge this week. I don’t have any scraps of patterned paper so I elected to create watercolored stripes for my… Read More »
This month’s Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is a sketch challenge…and as always, YOU need to be in the photo on your layout! I had fun with this layout! I pulled out some of my Vicki Boutin papers that I’ve had in my stash. (Now that I know Close to my Heart is closing, it seemed okay… Read More »
This month’s Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is to create a layout with your favorite memory from 2023. Of course I have to create a layout from our daughter’s wedding! It was such a beautiful event and a nice getaway vacation with family combined! For this layout, I used the CTMH Sweet Memories scrapbook workshop kit and… Read More »
Hello friends! It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. I must confess that I haven’t been feeling at all creative for the last several months. I just couldn’t motivate myself to do any papercrafting projects at all. I have an autoimmune illness that I have been battling… Read More »
The Star Stampz Challenge for October is all about Autumn! I created a circular piece using the Autumn Gift digital stamp from the Star Stampz Etsy shop. I’ve grown weary of making cards and I’m terrible about sending them. I used my pretty little piece for a traveler’s notebook layout. I’m working on clean and simple layouts… Read More »
This month’s theme for the scrapbook Challenge YOUrself layout is to include your favorite quote. I have a few favorite quotes, but I decided to go in search of something new for my scrapbook layout. I found a quote that said, “Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day”. I LOVE this! It’s… Read More »