I have been looking for ways to use up my patterned paper scraps and some of the 6 x 6″ paper pads that I haven’t used in ages. Seriously! The new spring paper pads are coming out and I can’t justify buying any more pretty papers if I still have some left on my shelf! Today I created… Read More »
Hey Y’all!!! It’s a Baby Card Crazy Hop. Hope you’ll join in the fun. And a little added benefit – If you comment on every blog post & video along the hop you will be entered into the chance to win a $25 gift certificate. The more you comment the more opportunities to win. Also consider subscribing to… Read More »
Did you ever have a stamp set that you enjoyed creating with so much that you actually had to force yourself to stop playing with it? That’s how I felt about today’s Cute Shaped Animals digital stamp set from Kinda Cute by Patricia! I ended up making 4 cards just to fit all the critters that I colored.… Read More »
Hi friends! I am guest designing on the STAMPlorations blog for the Throwback Thursday feature today. I have 3 cards to share with you today featuring quick and easy backgrounds. My job is to select an inspiration card from another designer and re-create their card in 3 new ways. My inspiration card was created by the queen of… Read More »
The Make the Cards Challenge for this week is a fabulous Ombre challenge using shades of purple! Purple is one of my favorite colors, so I could not resist this challenge!! (Well…I did some resist for the challenge for card #4!) I don’t have a ton of colored cardstock in my craft room, so I opted to use… Read More »
One of my goals for 2021 is to do more mixed media. Doing more mixed media means that I need to play with the mediums that I have and experiment with them. This is not a hardship! I did decide that I would start creating a technique file that would allow me to practice techniques, keep a file… Read More »
There are some tools that are essential to have in your craft stash, and the Assorted Leaves die set is one of those. Scrappy Tails Crafts just released a fabulous set of assorted leaves dies and I’m loving them. I have 5 ways to use them to share with you today. You will also find a VIDEO TUTORIAL… Read More »
Do you have die sets sitting in your stash that you got on clearance and still haven’t used? I have this fantastic Sizzix thinlets die set for creating mini albums. It has 15 dies that include some great embellishment dies for the pages. This is a perfect little die set to use up those 6 x 6” paper… Read More »
Hi friends! I am the Throwback Thursday Guest Designer on the STAMPlorations blog today sharing 6 cards on the that I created using the Christmas tags created by Karola Rehnstrom for as my inspiration! The Throwback Thursday feature allows me to select a project previously created by one of the other design team members and shared on STAMPlorations. … Read More »
I’m all about 10 minute cards lately! It seems that so many of the stamp sets that are available are perfect for coloring with whatever your favorite medium is and I LOVE them. I love my alcohol markers and my watercolors, especially if I have an afternoon or evening that I can spend working on my project. Then… Read More »
Scrappy Tails Crafts hit it out of the park with the January release! They had numerous fabulous stamp sets and die sets. It was very hard to select what I wanted to play with from this release. You know how it is! You want it all!! I selected the adorable Sweet Bear stamp set because I thought it… Read More »
A fabulous die set can sometimes be all you need to create a beautiful card quickly and easily. The TLC Designs Celebrate Frame Set is a perfect set for creating a festive birthday card or a card for any celebration. I was looking to make a bright and happy birthday card and I think this one screams… Read More »
I’m participating in a design team challenge competition with my Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge design team. We were given the challenge to create a project using a color challenge with the twist of a song or poem line included somehow. I love the color challenge! How gorgeous are these colors together? Of course, I immediately made myself… Read More »
Today the card that I am sharing is featuring a brand new release stamp from Star Stampz! You can see my card and the card created by a second design team member at the Star Stampz Challenge Blog. This month’s challenge theme is Anything Goes and we would love to have you create something and share it on… Read More »
It’s so easy to get started on a card that you are coloring with your favorite alcohol markers and then just get involved in creating a scene and doing the works with the markers. I love creating scenes around the images that I color, but it can take an entire morning or afternoon to create just 1 card.… Read More »