Easy Stencil And Mixed Media Details For Quick Cards

I have a quick share today with a video.  I made a card using the Hedgehog Hollow May subscription box.  This was one of my favorite ever boxes from Hedgehog Hollow! I added some extra details from previous kits and from Maker Forte products.  I really enjoyed creating this. The kit had 2 stencils, a piano and a… Read More »

Scrapping4Fun Challenge: Use an Animal Anything Goes Challenge

The new Scrapping4Fun Challenge is an animal challenge and it is an anything goes challenge, so you can make a card or any kind of project as long as the main image features an animal. Our sponsor for this challenge is Ike’s Art!   The digi that I’m using is called Bird Books from Ike’s Art. I really… Read More »

Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge With Star Stampz Digital Stamps!

Time for this month’s Star Stampz Challenge.  I love a fun challenge and a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge is always a good one!   I selected the diagonal with the sentiment, bow, and layers! I haven’t added a bow to a card in ages so this seemed like a good selection for me.   This little bee image with the… Read More »

Challenge YOUrself With Washi Tape!

This month’s Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is all about using Washi tape on your layout. As I was creating my layout for this month, I realized that I used the same paper from Carta Bella that I used last month!  I really do love this paper and I ended up with 2 sets of the paper and sticker… Read More »

A Color Challenge!

The new Make The Cards Challenge is a Color Challenge for this week. It’s also entitled Suit Up.  I do not have any stamps with a person wearing a suit of any kind, so I decided that I would just go with the color challenge. This was a good challenge.  It has a masculine feel to it and… Read More »

Surf’s Up Beach Scene Card With Maker Forte June Release

I am over on the Maker Forte blog today sharing a fun card I made with a couple of new stamps from the June release.     I used the Surf’s Up stamp set and the Surf’s Up Add-On stamp set to create this card.  I created my scene by using the Circle Spotlight Stencil to focus my… Read More »

Three Room Studio Saturday Challenge: Tic-Tac-Toe

Hello friends!  I am excited to share the news that I have been invited to join the Three Room Studio Design Team! I’m very excited about this team.  I had virtual meetings with Sandy Boone, the owner and stamp designer.  Sandy is really nice and a lot of fun!  I also met the Allison Cope, the DT Coordinator… Read More »

Enable Alert: New Stamp Company!

I know I’m one of your biggest enablers!  But I do have to tell you about a new stamp company that just had their very first release this past week.  Pawsome Stamps! It is owned by a design team friend and I just had to let myself purchase a stamp set and some embellishments! Julianne designed 4 stamp… Read More »

Get A Free Digital Image Each Month!

You read that right! You can get a FREE digital stamp every month by participating in the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook group’s monthly challenge.  You just need to color one of the Kinda Cute images with your favorite medium and then share it on the group Facebook page in the challenge folder.  3 winners will be… Read More »

Scrappy Tails Crafts Oopsy Daisy Mixed Media Card

Stencils have become one of my favorite go to background tools for my cards.  They are a very cost conscious tool to have in your stash because there are just so many ways that you can use them. I used a stencil from my stash to create a geometric background in Frostbite blue Nuvo Glacier Paste.  I’ve had… Read More »

Make The Cards Challenge Using Only 2 Things!

This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is an Only 2 Things challenge!!   I LOVE these kinds of challenges.  This really is a challenge! I used a slimline stencil with the Maker Forte Rah Rah Skirt neon pink ink.  I didn’t stencil the entire image in pink. I left the tips free so I could color those with… Read More »

Hummingbird Digital Stamp Set from Kinda Cute by Patricia

We all have those stamp sets that go on our must have wish list as soon as we see them.  This Hummingbird Digital Stamp Set from Kinda Cute by Patricia was one of those sets for me! I actually have a running wish list of the cute digital stamps I want from Kinda Cute by Patricia!!  I just… Read More »

3 Color Combinations For 1 Stamp Set: Which One Works Best?

I am on the Maker Forte blog today with a video and 3 cards to share! I created cards with the Maker Forte BeYouTiful stamp set and couldn’t decide on a color combination! Here are the 3 cards: This card is watercolored with Catherine Pooler inks and the sentiment is heat embossed in gold.  I found the sentiment… Read More »