I have a new card sketch to share with you for this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I won’t lie…I wasn’t excited about this sketch. I don’t love the strips of paper layered like this. I can never get the card to look nice when this is part of the design. UNTIL TODAY! You bet. I was… Read More »
It’s time for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for this week! Admittedly, this is another sketch that took me outside of my comfort zone! I’m not sure why. It’s pretty straight forward and I did immediately know which stamp set I wanted to use for this. I had more trouble picking the DSP that I wanted to use. … Read More »
This month’s theme for the Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge is all about Hearts! I love this theme, but I didn’t want to make a red layout. I really wanted to use the new Everyday You & Me Scrapbook Workshop Kit that I just got from Stampin’ Up! So I forged ahead! I LOVE this kit. The… Read More »
I have 10 card layouts that I’ve created to use on days that I just want to make simple, yet beautiful cards. I wanted to share the first sketch with you along with the 6 cards I made with this layout. I shared my original card that I created for a challenge on social media the other… Read More »
This month’s Challenge YOUrself scrapbooking challenge is to create a page that is all about YOU! I decided to focus on something new about me for this layout. Of course, the newest thing about me is that I now have a granddaughter!!! So my layout focused on that! I fell in love with this new Mixed… Read More »
It’s time for a new card sketch challenge for this week at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I am not going to fib. I struggled with this sketch! It’s such a simple sketch and I’ve made cards using the 4 small squares like this before. I don’t know why I just couldn’t make those 4 squares work… Read More »
I love an Anything Goes challenge! Doing anything I want makes me happy! This month’s Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is an anything goes challenge! I decided to use my December 1st layout in my December Daily notebook for my anything goes layout for this month. I’m helping my daughter and her husband out with their newborn… Read More »
It’s time for this month’s challenge on the Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge! This month’s theme is to use a grid! The design team layouts are so fun. Everyone used a grid in a fun unique way. I decided to use mine for a traveler’s notebook layout. I used some scraps from the Autumn to… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is a classic card design. This sketch is for the week of October 21, 2024. You can add your card from a blog or social media using the link above. The linky party will end on October 27 at midnight. We would love to have you join us for the challenge!! … Read More »
Welcome to the October Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop! There are 20 stops for this blog hop. You will find a list of participants below with a link to the next person in the hop! Just click the photo that says “NEXT” when you are ready to move on. Please leave a comment and let me know where you… Read More »
We have a fabulous sketch for this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. This is a great sketch for fall! I just realized this morning that I didn’t post my card to the challenge site. I was very distracted over the weekend…our first grandchild was born on Sunday! We have a sweet little granddaughter named Annie who weighed… Read More »
Time for a new challenge over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog! This is a great sketch to use up some of those designer series paper scraps and even some of your cardstock scraps. I spent some time last week cleaning up my paper scraps and using as many scraps as possible in some DIY crafting… Read More »
Time for another new weekly sketch challenge at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! This week’s sketch has so many possibilities! My goal was to keep it as clean and simple as possible! I couldn’t resist using this To the Orchard patterned paper from Catherine Pooler’s latest release. I love the torn edge detail. The sentiment is… Read More »
I’m a huge fan of alcohol markers. I’ve taken several classes, and I have spent a lot of hours practicing. I’ve only recently discovered the Stampin’ Blends. Every time I place an order, I add a couple of markers to my collection! I’m learning what I like about them and what combinations of colors I like for various… Read More »
I was delighted that I was able to get the last of the Close To My Heart Gnomes scrapbooking workshop. I really enjoyed scrapping with the fall, winter, and spring sets. I was able to create a fun layout with the paper by combining it with the Happiest Day stamp set from Stampin’ Up! and a few old… Read More »