Hello Friend! I’m currently staying in an Air BNB apartment in Michigan. My daughter and her husband both had to go back to work after having their first child, so I’m helping out during the day! I am spending my day snuggling my sweet little granddaughter! Is there anything better than rocking a baby? I just don’t think… Read More »
I have 3 ways for you to create colorful floral cards without a lot of fussy coloring. This reinker technique will rock your world!! I added one drop of 4 different reinkers to a large clear block and spritzed them with water. Then I used a water brush to add the color to my card panels. I stamped… Read More »
I needed a break from making Christmas cards so I made two floral cards today! I used 2 techniques for quickly adding color to floral images with your ink pads! The first card uses Color Hive ink pads from Maker Forte to watercolor the Grateful to You image. You can see all the steps I used to make… Read More »
My friend Kendra hit 1000 subscribers on YouTube and decided to have YouTube hop to celebrate! We have a fun lineup and each stop on the hop has a giveaway. Make sure you subscribe to the channels and leave a comment for a chance to win one of the fabulous prizes!! I created 3 cards using the Missing… Read More »
This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is a sketch challenge! This is a fabulous sketch. It’s one of those classics that you can use as a go to sketch when you need a little inspiration or a creativity boost! This card uses the Trinity Stamps Friends are Flowers stamp set and some watercoloring. I have been spending… 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 »
Yay! It’s time for a new challenge at the Make The Cards Challenge and this week it’s a sketch challenge! I should have picked the size of my circle to use on the vertical card orientation before starting my project. But alas, I didn’t plan that far ahead. So you will see that I turned my card… Read More »
Hello friend! I was excited to be invited to participate in the Turner’s Syndrome Awareness Instagram Card Auction by the event organizer, Lori Kobular. Lori is organizing an auction on Instagram where she is featuring cards created by card makers that you can bid on to help her raise money for her Turner’s Syndrome Awareness efforts. She has… Read More »
This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is a color challenge!! I have to say, I saw this as green, blue and orange on my laptop. Looking at it now, it looks like green, blue, and red. I used a deep orange for my card! I used the Bloomfully: Thankful stamp set from STAMPlorations and watercolored the image… Read More »
The Three Room Studio Saturday Challenge starts today! Today’s challenge is a sketch challenge and it’s a nice one! I’ve been loving the stamp sets that I got from Three Room Studio Stamps. I can’t stop playing with the new release! I used the Hello Friend stamp set for this card and since June… Read More »
Have you been making an effort to use things in your stash that you haven’t used in a while? I did that today when I pulled out some of my Brusho powders from Colourcraft. They make such pretty backgrounds and they are quick and easy to use. I also pulled out 3 of my favorite die sets from… Read More »
I’m on the Maker Forte blog today sharing two quick watercolored Mother’s Day cards. I made this quick card using the Calming Cosmos stamp set, Celebrating All Mothers stamp set, and Whimsical Stripes stencil all from Maker Forte to create my first card. I did the watercoloring with Distress Oxides in ripe persimmon, barn door, fossilized amber, forest… Read More »
The Make The Cards Challenge is teaming up with the Double Trouble Challenge to create a 2 Week Challenge! I created a watercolored floral card using the colors in the challenge! For the colors, I chose Catherine Pooler Inks in Peppermint Scrub, In The Park, Mardis Gras, Rose Petals, and Midnight. The stamp set is… Read More »
This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is a color challenge! It is our 8th challenge and we would love to have you participate with us and share your creations! This is a great color challenge for spring! I have this beautiful Calla Lily stamp set from Maker Forte called I Adore You designed by Alex Syberia. I… 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 »