Challenge YOUrself is a scrapbook layout challenge site that requires that you create a scrapbook layout for the monthly challenge and you include a picture that has YOU in it! We so often take the photos for the special moments, that we often aren’t in any of them! This month’s Challenge YOUrself theme is to create a holiday… Read More »
Every now and then, I like to create a clean and simple (CAS) card just to show myself I can. I LOVE CAS cards and I aspire to create all CAS cards. It often never works that way because I like all the things!! I love techniques and embellishments and layers way too much to confine myself to… Read More »
Last week I shared a card that I created with an underwater scene created by Patricia Alvarez from Kinda Cute by Patricia. I added one of her pelican digital images to the top and created a twist on her underwater scene. Today, I have a Hills and Lake background that Patricia just created and I added her Elf… Read More »
Do you usually buy full sized stamp sets? I’ve started focusing on smaller stamp sets. There is a whole world of 3 x 4″ stamp sets out there that are perfect for creating sets of cards. It’s amazing how many different layouts you can make with just one image and one sentiment. I’ve created one quick card today… Read More »
It’s never too early to build your holiday card stash! Creating just a couple of holiday cards a week for the next 12 weeks can help to make your festivities more relaxing when November and December get here! This is holiday card #1 for me! I kept it simple and used Catherine Pooler’s new Peeking Pets stamp… Read More »
We are having a fun team challenge on the Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge blog for the next couple of days! All of the designers have created a project for a color challenge given to us by Rachelle, the team coordinator. There was a twist on the challenge to use a line from a song or a poem that… Read More »
Merry Christmas my friends! I truly hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. Peaceful, restful and relaxed. (Are those things possible during the holiday season?!) A clean and simple holiday card to wish you all the best! This was inspired by this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge: I tried to keep this quick, clean and simple by… Read More »
Is it really December already? Where has time gone this year? It’s been a year of big changes for us with more to come in the next few weeks. We are embracing them all! I finally sat down and made a Christmas card! It’s time!! This image is a small portion of the actual stamp I used for… Read More »
Are you at a point that you feel like you know every possible paper crafting technique? Sometimes it feels that way, but I still love taking classes. I always feel like if I get just one tip or idea, I’ve gotten value from the class and it was money well spent. I’m taking a class at Altenew Academy… Read More »
Yesterday at lunch I needed a brain break so I watched a video Debby Hughes made about no line coloring. Honestly, it was the most gorgeous card that I have ever seen. She is my very favorite watercolorist. She makes it look so easy. When I got home from work, I pulled out my Peony Scrolls stamp set… Read More »
Over the summer, I purchased 3 or 4 little stamp sets from Altenew for less than $5. They were all Christmas or winter stamp sets that I thought I could make little Christmas scenes or gift tags with. It turns out that they are super versatile little sets that work perfectly for all kinds of projects. Altenew released… Read More »
This week’s Paper Craft Crew is a Holiday Challenge! I gleefully pulled out a few of my favorite things…my favorite poinsettia stamp from Catherine Pooler’s Tis The Season Winterhaven Collection and the Merry Christmas Layered Word Die from her Home For The Holidays Collection. I stamped everything in Versa Mark ink and added Brustus Monroe’s Christmas Eve embossing… Read More »
Welcome to the Kat Scappiness Blog Hop and Sale to benefit The Coffee Oasis and their Center for Homeless Youth. I’m delighted to be a part of the Kat Scrappiness Charity Blog Hop today. I love that the blog hop benefits The Coffee Oasis and their very worthy cause. Learn more about Coffee Oasis: Coffee Oasis is a… Read More »
The news is that we are potentially getting some more snow here soon. It seemed appropriate to create a night sky scene with these fabulous bears from Lawn Fawn. This stamp set is called Winter Skies and I elected to use a variety of ink mediums on this card. I’ve used distress oxide inks for the sky, Copics… Read More »
I’m making a project for the new Altenew Academy class that I’m taking called Easy as ABC. The class is about using alphabet stamps and letter die cuts in fun ways. I’m creating a simple Christmas card using Altenew’s Bells and Bows stamp and die set. I LOVE the dimension on this layered bow stamp. I used Altenew’s… Read More »