The new Scrapping4Fun Challenge is a Winter/Christmas anything goes challenge! Our sponsor for this challenge is PolkaDoodle Designs. I LOVE their digi collections! They gave us the sweetest image to play with! How sweet is this image? I loved all the candies and sweetness in this little scene. I added a couple of clouds, a pink… Read More »
This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is a technique challenge and it’s all about background stamps. I used the fabulous Wild Thing background stamp from Catherine Pooler. I heat embossed it in gold and ink blended on some Spiced Marmalade distress oxide. I love the way this card turned out! I also created a gold frame embossed… Read More »
The new Scrapping4Fun Challenge is an anything goes challenge with a thankful theme. The sponsor for this challenge is LeeAnn’s World 101. My project used a beautiful circular bird and floral image that I really enjoyed coloring. I went for bright florals for the image and a soft amber for the bird. I used some… Read More »
This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is a sketch challenge! Isn’t this a great sketch! That circle could become any element you want. You could die cut a floral and put it there! So I used some of the freebies included in the package of the latest Papercrafting magazine that I purchased. I don’t usually make cards… Read More »
The Star Stampz Challenge for this month is to create a winter card that is not a Christmas card! For this month’s challenge, I selected the Polar Bear digital stamp from the Star Stampz Etsy Shop. So I clearly forgot that this was called Polar Bear when I was coloring it! I made the little critter… Read More »
It’s time for the November scrapbook layout challenge on the Challenge YOUrself blog! I really enjoyed this challenge. You know that I love to stamp in my scrapbooks!! I had a blast pulling out some pretty florals and creating a fun layout with one of my favorite pictures of me! One of my students snapped a picture… Read More »
As soon as I saw this week’s Saturday Challenge theme, I knew exactly the card I wanted to make. This week’s theme is hearts! You know I’m pulling out one of the fabulous heart stencils from Three Room Studio! This is the Heart Ray Full stencil. I’ve added some orange and gold Picket Fence glazes with the… Read More »
The new Make The Cards Challenge for this week is a color challenge! I pulled out the Wild Things background stamp from my Catherine Pooler collection and heat embossed it in gold on white paper. I ink blended on some Spiced Marmalade distress oxide ink and added some scraps of dark brown cardstock strips. I used my… Read More »
The new challenge at Scrapping4Fun is an anything goes challenge with a theme of shapes. I used squares! Hopefully that is obvious when you see my project. This challenge is sponsored by SheepSki Designs. I could not resist this image when I saw it! I love gnomes and these are adorable! I loved this so… Read More »
I always love making cards for fall so I was happy to see the Star Stampz Challenge for this month was to create a fall card. For this challenge, I selected the Autumn Fall Girl Reading digital stamp from the Star Stampz Etsy Shop. A year ago, I would have been very intimidated by the thought… Read More »
I had a lot of fun creating today’s card! I used a Martial Arts Mouse digital image from Three Room Studio to create a card for the Saturday Challenge. I am the host of this week’s challenge and I selected the theme of adding leaves to your card design. The design team members who are participating in… Read More »
Have you been checking out the monthly digital image challenge at the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Group on Facebook? The first month you participate, you can use any image or stamp that you want. It’s nice to use on of Patricia’s images, but you can use whatever you have. If you share your picture… Read More »
I really admire Debby Hughes and her amazing watercoloring skills. I’ve been following her for years and I’ve take a couple classes with her as well. I know that she has really put the time in to practicing and developing her skills as an artist and a colorist. She is a really amazing designer! The new Scrapping4Fun Challenge… Read More »
This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is a theme challenge, plus 1. I used the Catherine Pooler Boho Fall collection for this card and I just love the way it came out. I also added the Rounded Checkerboard stencil from Three Room Studio and I adore the background. Every single time I use this stencil, I love… Read More »
I have a very cute mini slimline Christmas card to share with you today. I’ve used a fun die, some gorgeous patterned paper, and one sweet digital stamp. I loved this sweet Christmas Train digital stamp from Kinda Cute by Patricia. It was quick and easy to color. I fussy cut it out with my Brother Scan-n-Cut… Read More »