Taking classes, learning about new tools and techniques, and then practicing those new skills is one of my favorite things to do. I spent my afternoon just stamping and blending inks. It was so relaxing! I was browsing the My Favorite Things stamping site and found a new sketch challenge that just went up this morning. It of… Read More »
Did you do some last minute Christmas shopping today? I absolutely did! Tomorrow I will be doing some last minute grocery shopping early in the morning. Between shopping, cleaning and wrapping gifts, I did manage to find time to get some stamping in. Plus, I am entering this card in the Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge #279. Check… Read More »
Sometimes it’s nice to create a card that doesn’t require much, if any, stamping. The easiest way to do that is with the Big Shot and a great set of thinlets dies! I bought this set of giant Numbers Dies thinking that I would use it in my scrapbooks. I’ve been too busy with my unpacking and… Read More »
Card Making during the holiday season is somehow so soul quenching. I’m not sure why. It may be that we take time for ourselves and that quiet few minutes of creating refills our souls. I’m not sure. I just know that this is exactly what I needed to do today. I needed to let the world continue to… Read More »
Have you ever felt so inspired by something that you couldn’t wait to share it with everyone else? That’s how I felt about this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge and that is not until tomorrow, so I still can’t share it with you! Instead, I’ll share another card that I hope you feel inspired by. This week’s SUO… Read More »
There have been so many great sales this season. It turns out that crafting supplies, tools, and irresistible goodies have been no exception. What started out as an order for one set of unique dies for my Big Shot turned into a couple of orders for some fun stamp and die bundles. (In my defense, it was on… Read More »
Just when I was done unpacking, I realized that I can’t find any of my foil card stock! I also have to admit to myself that I have at least two more good weekends of unpacking ahead of me to finish the last corner of boxes. All the aggravation of selling, buying, packing, fixing up and unpacking has… Read More »
The Smitten Mittens stamp set and coordinating die cut bundle is just too cute to resist! This is a timeless winter set that can be used until Spring promises to arrive! I designed this card using this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch. I’ve been playing around with a lot of embossing this holiday season. I can’t resist embossing… Read More »
Getting my craft room together and gradually seeing the light at the end of the tunnel with unpacking has allowed me some actual guilt free time to craft. I can’t believe how much less stressed I feel just getting a couple hours of time in playing with my stash. Today I created a card using an old technique… Read More »
I can’t deny that when I sit down to craft and create I feel a tremendous stress relief. It has been over a year since I have had a craft space that allows me the time and space to be creative and away from the hustle and bustle of my day. Over the last two weeks I finally took the time… Read More »
If someone required me to make cards in one style, I would pick clean and simple. This week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge is a clean and simple sketch. Sometimes less is more. I don’t know what I find so appealing about a fairly monochromatic color scheme and a lot of empty space on a card. I used… Read More »
There are a few things that I love to do just to regenerate after a stressful day. I love to spend time in my craft room. I love to take long walks and I love to ride my bike. The new Crafting Forever stamp set really captures my crafty heart! Once again I find myself turning to Stampin’… Read More »
This crazy school year is finally coming to an end this week. Friday can’t get here soon enough. Between the move and my son breaking his back, it has been a crazy overwhelming few months. I’m really looking forward to getting the rest of my craft room unpacked and tidied up. I made a very quick card for… Read More »
This week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge is a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge and it has some interesting combinations! For my card, I chose one of the diagonals that included the water element, the summer challenge and clean and simple. I used the new and quite fabulous So Many Shells stamp set. This is a two step stamp set with some… Read More »
I can’t get enough of these watercolor pencils that Stampin’ Up! has come out with! If you haven’t tried them, they are well worth the $16 price tag in 13 of Stampin’ Up!’s pretty coordinating colors. I used the Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry and Bermuda Bay pencils. I stamped the dragonfly from Dragonfly Dreams in StazOn permanent black… Read More »