I was excited to see that the new SUO Challenge #159 was a Holiday Paper challenge. Here is my crack at the challenge: I was delighted that I could create any card that I wanted as long as I used Stampin’ Up!’s holiday papers. I can keep my card clean and simple that way. Some of the challenge… Read More »
I have not played with the Halloween stamp sets enough so far this season. The Halloween Cookie Cutter set and the Jar of Haunts has really kept me occupied! Today I played with the Spooky Fun images. I’ve been using the sentiments from this stamp set because I didn’t think the other sets had enough fun sentiments for… Read More »
I have a confession. After participating in the Mojo Monday sketch challenge last week, I browsed the Verve online store to see what kinds of goodies that sell. I found a fantastic stamp set called Autumn Blessings that had a coordinating die set called Autumn Thanks. Of course I purchased the bundle! It came within two days with… Read More »
When I checked out the Retrosketch challenge for the week, I realized that it’s one of my favorite card sketches to use for holiday cards. Needless to say, I created a Christmas card that would be easy to mass produce and it would also be easy to mail since it doesn’t have a lot of embellishments that would… Read More »
I’ve spent the last 7 days immersed in being creative in my craft studio (aka…my basement where the crickets and spiders roam). I can’t believe how much better I feel today than I did a week ago. There is nothing like allowing yourself time to just create. I really believe that it heals your soul! I haven’t felt… Read More »
I enjoyed revisiting using the Faux Border technique a few days ago, so I decided to use it in a couple of cards today. I’m participating in two challenges with my card today. One is a color challenge and one is a Clean and Simple embossing challenge. For the CAS on Sunday Challenge, the challenge was to create… Read More »
As you know, I’ve been participating in a lot of card sketch challenges lately. I’ve tried sketches from all different websites and I have used quite a variety of new sketches in the last two weeks. I’m having fun seeing what I can come up with using someone else’s sketch and then seeing how other stamper’s interpret those… Read More »
I decided that I had to try the sketch challenge from CAS(E) this sketch this week. The simplicity of the sketch was irresistible! I also wanted to use the Faux Mat technique that I haven’t used in a while. I used a couple of fun techniques to create this single layer card. Yes! I said it’s a… Read More »
It’s a good idea to refresh your browser at least once a day! I missed the closing of the Just Add Ink Add Wings challenge yesterday, but discovered that they had a new challenge up today! This week’s challenge is a color challenge and I had fun with it! My hands and desk are a complete mess, so… Read More »
Just Add Ink is challenge blog and this week the challenge is to “just add wings”! Of course, I couldn’t resist that challenge! To be honest, I had a hard time deciding which stamp sets to use. I decided to use two of my old favorites: Kinda Eclectic and Papillon Potpourri. The butterfly is stamped in StazOn ink… Read More »
What would you stamp if you were challenged to use the Ghoulish Grunge stamp set? This is a great background stamp set for Halloween that has a truly fabulous stamp that I could see myself using all year long. It has a brick background grunge stamp that is fantastic! How amazing do those bricks look stamped in Cajun… Read More »
Let me ask you this: Are you ready to start your Christmas card making yet?! I’m still enjoying the fall holiday card and projects that I’m making. I’m not sure I’m ready for any other holidays beyond fall! I decided to participate in the Fab Friday challenge today. The card sketch looked like fun and I felt inspired… Read More »
One of my very favorite stamp and framelit sets is the Vintage Leaves set. I think every stampers stash should include a beautiful set of leaf framelits. It’s just a great go to set for the entire year. Today I’m participating in two challenges: Freshly Made Sketches and the Stamp, Ink and Paper Challenges. I created my card… Read More »
Every now and then it’s nice to sit down and do a little water coloring. It’s so relaxing just to color things in. No wonder adult coloring books have become such a big hit these days. My favorite stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog was the Basket of Wishes stamp set. I couldn’t resist using it… Read More »
October 1 through 31 , you can buy three packages of Designer Series Paper and get one free! That’s great news since everyone can use more Designer Series Paper. This sale includes Designer Series Paper from both the annual catalog and the recently released holiday catalog (not including Specialty Designer Series Paper or Designer Series Paper Stacks). Details… Read More »