New Sketch Challenge for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

There is a new sketch challenge for theAtlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week.   For this challenge, I wanted to do a little watercoloring with my watercolor pencils.  I used the new Amber Autumn stamp set from Stampin’ Up!. I stamped my image in StazOn ink and the added color with my watercolor pencils.  I used my blender… Read More »

Check Out the Lights of Aurora Designer Series Paper

This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge gave me an opportunity to highlight one of the gorgeous new papers from the Lights of Aurora DSP set from Stampin’ Up!   When I was thinking about what I wanted to create with this sketch, I didn’t notice that all the rectangles were different lengths.  When I cut my paper, I… Read More »

New Card Sketch for Paper Strips

This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is all about using those paper strips you have sitting in a pile somewhere in your craft room! I actually don’t have a big pile of paper strip scraps sitting around, so I decided to try a twist on this sketch. I pulled out one sheet of pretty Beautiful Gallery Designer Series… Read More »

Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Sketch Challenge for September

This week’s Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge is a sketch challenge using a PageMaps Sketch!!   I love a good PageMaps sketch!  I print out each month’s sketches and keep them in a binder.  I have all of the scrapbook sketches going back to 2006!  They are very inspiring, and they are FREE. Here is my take on this… Read More »

Something Old, Something New YouTube Hop: Gardens and Bugs Theme

Welcome to the Something Old, Something New YouTube Hop.  This month’s theme is Gardens and Bugs. The challenge is to use some new products and to shop your stash for something you haven’t used yet or maybe haven’t used enough.  Use your stash and get creative! This hop has a different theme each month and it takes place… Read More »

Spooky Sweet Halloween Scrapbook Layouts

The Spooky Sweet Halloween suite of products and the Sweet Halloween Scrapbook Workshop Kit and the coordinating stamps are hard to put down once you start playing with them.   I used the Berry Burst card stock for this layout.  To tone it down a little, I chose a second patterned paper with a white background and a… Read More »

Sweet Halloween Scrapbook Layouts

I have been having so much fun with the scrapbook workshop kits from Stampin’ Up! I’ve used 4 complete kits in the last couple of months.  I also add products from the coordinating suites of products.  I absolutely love that Stampin’ Up! creates scrapbook workshop kits to coordinate with suites of products.  I feel like I have so… Read More »

Check Out This Week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!

Have you ever loved a sketch so much that you made two cards inspired by it? Check out this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:   I used the ephemera sets from Stampin’ Up! to make my cards this week.  I was playing with Say Something and Good Times ephemera sets. I loved this little vase of flowers with… Read More »

Sneak Peek 3: Lovely Florals Scrapbook Workshop Kit

The double page layout that I am sharing today is made using the soon to be released Lovely Florals Scrapbook Workshop Kit from Stampin’ Up!  I also CASEd a double page scrapbook layout that we made during Stampin’ Up!’s Virtual Album Retreat.  I used the July layout as an inspiration for my layout here today.  I added some… Read More »

Sneak Peak 2: Lovely Florals Scrapbook Workshop Kit

I decided to make a year in review type double page layout to use some of the photos my daughter has been sending me over the last 10 months.  One double page layout has turned into two double page layouts.  I prefer to have just a few photos on each page, so the layout that I’m sharing today… Read More »

Another Sketch for Strips of Paper Scraps

This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge offers another sketch to utilize those left over strips of paper you have sitting on your desk.     I was not a fan of this sketch when I saw it.  Using up strips of paper scraps is not my forte and my cards always end up with too many layers for… Read More »

Paper Pumpkin After Kit Party July 2025

Every month I create some card ideas for my Paper Pumpkin Kit Subscribers to use the left over pieces and the stamp set that comes in the kit. I almost never make alternate kit projects.  I love the projects that come in the monthly Paper Pumpkin kits and I love spending an hour or so creating projects that… Read More »

It’s a Stencil Challenge Scrapbook Layout!

This month’s challenge for the Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge is a stencil challenge!! If you have been following me for a while, you know that I love stencils.  There are so many ways to use them and they are very cost effective.  I have a giant stash of stencils and they get used over and over again. I… Read More »

Turtle-Y Sweet Scrapbook Layouts #2

That’s right! I have more scrapbook layouts from the Turtle-Y Sweet Scrapbook Workshop Kit from Stampin’ Up!   The kit sticker sheet and die cut sheet had several great title opportunities.  There were also several tabs and journaling boxes as well. I chose to make the journaling box for this layout with the Just a Note stamp and… Read More »