Sunny Studio has really fun stamp and die sets that have the cutest critters and the most darling kids to color in. They also have some spectacular 6 x 6″ printed paper stacks to craft with. I wanted to practice my Copic coloring, so I pulled out one of the Sunny Studio fall release sets called Fall Kiddos. … Read More »
Okay…I know that I used the same stamp set and materials to create my card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge as I did for the What Will You Stamp challenge and the SUO Challenge, but I LOVE the colors and the stamp set! Once again, we have a great sketch to work with from Pam Staples… Read More »
You read that right! I’m this week’s What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog’s Guest Stamper. My card was randomly selected as the winner for the Ghoulish Grunge challenge and I have the privilege of being their guest stamper for the week!! The challenge this week is to use the Labeler Alphabet stamp set. You know that I love… Read More »
This week over at The Paper Craft Crew, we are having a fall card challenge. Any fall themed card works for the challenge!!! My goal with this card was to make a fall card using the scraps of papers sitting on my desk! I have little squares and rectangles of left over papers all over! I really love… Read More »
I have not played with the Halloween stamp sets enough so far this season. The Halloween Cookie Cutter set and the Jar of Haunts has really kept me occupied! Today I played with the Spooky Fun images. I’ve been using the sentiments from this stamp set because I didn’t think the other sets had enough fun sentiments for… Read More »
I have a confession. After participating in the Mojo Monday sketch challenge last week, I browsed the Verve online store to see what kinds of goodies that sell. I found a fantastic stamp set called Autumn Blessings that had a coordinating die set called Autumn Thanks. Of course I purchased the bundle! It came within two days with… Read More »
I enjoyed revisiting using the Faux Border technique a few days ago, so I decided to use it in a couple of cards today. I’m participating in two challenges with my card today. One is a color challenge and one is a Clean and Simple embossing challenge. For the CAS on Sunday Challenge, the challenge was to create… Read More »
It’s a good idea to refresh your browser at least once a day! I missed the closing of the Just Add Ink Add Wings challenge yesterday, but discovered that they had a new challenge up today! This week’s challenge is a color challenge and I had fun with it! My hands and desk are a complete mess, so… Read More »
What would you stamp if you were challenged to use the Ghoulish Grunge stamp set? This is a great background stamp set for Halloween that has a truly fabulous stamp that I could see myself using all year long. It has a brick background grunge stamp that is fantastic! How amazing do those bricks look stamped in Cajun… Read More »
One of my very favorite stamp and framelit sets is the Vintage Leaves set. I think every stampers stash should include a beautiful set of leaf framelits. It’s just a great go to set for the entire year. Today I’m participating in two challenges: Freshly Made Sketches and the Stamp, Ink and Paper Challenges. I created my card… Read More »
Every now and then it’s nice to sit down and do a little water coloring. It’s so relaxing just to color things in. No wonder adult coloring books have become such a big hit these days. My favorite stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog was the Basket of Wishes stamp set. I couldn’t resist using it… Read More »
Yep! I found another sketch that I just couldn’t resist trying! In my defense, I’ve finally used a new stamp set and color combination! You have to admit that I’ve shown you a tremendous number of ideas and card layouts for the Paisleys and Posies product suite. Onward to Halloween! This card has so many stamping supplies that… Read More »
My husband and I got back a day early from our trip to Michigan to visit our kids. Since I had a day to myself, it seemed a shame to waste it on cleaning or school work! Instead I took to the internet in search of interesting sketch challenges. I found two challenges that I was especially interested… Read More »
After participating in an online creative retreat for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators this weekend, I felt truly inspired by the classes and creativity! One of the classes that I took was a Make-N-Take Paisleys and Posies class. That inspired me to actually create my own card with the beautiful color combination in the Paisleys and Posies Specialty Designer… Read More »
It’s hard to resist the adorable Halloween stamp sets that Stampin’ Up! has in the new Holiday Catalog! I love that several of the stamp sets coordinate with current punches, framelits, and thinlets sets. Check out this Halloween set called Jar of Haunts that coordinates with the Everyday Jars Framelits dies. There are new ribbons and twine’s… Read More »