Make The Cards Challenge: Color Challenge

The new Make The Cards Challenge for this week is a color challenge!   I love this color palette.  There are just some color combinations that make my heart sing and this is one of them.  Plus, it was labeled as Citrus, so I went in search of a fruit stamp set. I knew I had at least… Read More »

Go To Card Layouts With Details To Make Your Cards Pop!

I’m on the Hedgehog Hollow blog today sharing two cards and a bookmark project using some special details to take my cards from “nice” to “WOW”!   My first card uses masking to create a strip of color using the new Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide and some of the instruments from the Hedgehog Hollow stamp sets stamped in… Read More »

Kinda Cute by Patricia May Challenge Digital Image

I finally  had time to sit down and do some Copic coloring and I couldn’t resist playing with the May Challenge digital stamp from Kinda Cute by Patricia! There will be 3 random winners selected for this challenge and each will receive some digital images from Kinda Cute by Patricia.  You just need to create an image that… Read More »

Create A Slimline Floral Card With No Stamping!

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 »

Make The Cards Sketch Challenge

Do you love challenges as much as I do? I really love that the Make The Cards Challenge isn’t just a sketch challenge.  There is some new kind of challenge every week.  This week it happens to be a sketch challenge. Now, I do have hexagon dies, but I kind of wanted to put my own twist on… Read More »

Scapping4Fun Challenge: A Color Challenge

The new challenge on the Scrapping4Fun Challenge is a color challenge anything goes project! Our sponsor for this challenge is Love From Lizi.   I didn’t use all the colors in the palette pictured.  I had 3 ink pads to work with the day I created this project: Pink, purple and blue.  The are pastel shades of those… Read More »

Traveler’s Notebook Music Themed Layout With Foiled Ephemera

I’m on The Hedgehog Hollow blog today with a video showing the process for making a traveler’s notebook layout using their May subscription kit box. I was surprised by all the stuff that came in the May subscription box.  I got 2 stamp sets, 2 stencils with both the stencil and the mask, 2 sets of foilable ephemera… Read More »

Make The Cards Challenge: Beach Theme

This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is a beach themed challenge!   This past winter, I’ve seen such a variety of sea creatures off the dock at our house, that I think more about what is under the water now than I ever did before. For my beach themed card, I created an underwater beach scene! This is… Read More »

Star Stampz Challenge For May

The Star Stampz Challenge for May is a Monochromatic or a Color Challenge. I actually misread this before I created my project!  I made mine monochromatic as much as I could once I realized that I misread the challenge theme!!   Since I colored in the raincoat and accessories all yellow, I just went on to create my… Read More »

Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Layout Challenge:

The Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook challenge for this month is about putting your best FACE forward!  You can interpret that in any way you want as long as your face is in the photo!   I chose to create a layout with the photos of the first homemade face mask that I made in March of 2020.  I’ve since… Read More »

Sassy & Crafty Stenciled Backgrounds For 3 Quick Cards

If you are pulling out supplies to make an ink blended background, you might as well make more than one! I have a set of 3 cards I created with some of my new Sassy & Crafty stencils and the Stuck on You stamp set. I was in the mood for bright colors, so I used Wild Honey,… Read More »

Perfect Placement Tool For Layered Stencils: New Maker Forte Tools

Maker Forte just came out with a huge release for May and there are some noteworthy new tools that will actually make some techniques easier. I loved the Perfect Placement Tools.  These are mats made out the same material a stencil is made out of with embossed templates that allow you to align different sized cardstocks and stencils. … Read More »

Birdhouse Cards: A Slimline And An Interactive Pop Up Card

I have a pair of birdhouse cards to share today using the new Scrappy Tails Crafts dies and stamps from the March release. The first one is a simple slimline card that I die cut and decorated with the Birdhouse Slimline Pop Up Card die set and the Spring Birds stamp set. The card on the left is… Read More »

Make The Cards Challenge: 3-2-1!

I love the concept of this week’s Make The Cards Challenge!   I have never done one of these challenges, so I couldn’t wait to give it a try!   I used an Altenew stamp set from my stash to stamp a layered stem with leaves in the using my favorite teal greens from Altenew…that Lagoon color is… Read More »