Create a quick card using a fun and unique card sketch! I love it when I find a sketch for a card that I have not created before! I loved this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch as soon as I saw it! I thought this was a really fun sketch! I pulled out two of my old favorite stamp… Read More »
Sketch challenges are great when you need inspiration or when you are stuck in a designing rut. They are even useful when you just want a challenge creating something you wouldn’t have created without the challenge put before you. Some sketch challenges expect you to follow the sketch exactly, while most say it’s okay to flip it, rotate… Read More »
Two challenges, a great card sketch, a video, and an easy background technique. That’s what I have for you today! I’m using this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch to complete my card today. You can see that there is a strip detail behind the rectangle panel and the focal image. There are numerous ways to add those stripes… Read More »
The video for today started out to be a quick card video to share a cute layout with this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. It ended up being a video about how I fixed a card that I wasn’t crazy about when I was finished! I have a cute card to share that I ended up really liking!… Read More »
Today’s card is a quick and easy card with a Picnic Theme and I used this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge to create my layout. I’ve also used Catherine Pooler’s brand new A Tisket, A Tasket 6 x 6″ patterned paper along with a stamp set from Woodware Craft Collection called Beetle Flower. This is my very first… Read More »
Have you tried pastes and glazes yet? It’s one fun new mediums that have become trendy these days. If you are like me, you have a few from several different companies. You have glazes, pastes, glimmer pastes, mousses, glitter glazes, gessos, modeling paste, embossing pastes…am I right? The truth is that they all work about the same and… Read More »
You can get these two digital stamps for free until midnight tonight at the Kit and Clowder Facebook page. These images are from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez and you actually get the Koala hugging the Candy Cane and the Bauble. The Christmas Bauble comes as a single image. I resized it and turned in different directions on… Read More »
Have you seen the Altenew Layered Cupcake stamp set? It’s not a new set. It’s been around for a while and I consider it a good staple for any craft stash. It’s perfect for any holiday, but most especially for birthdays. I’ve had this stamp set for a while and I finally rediscovered it in my stash! It’s… Read More »
Catherine Pooler’s latest release is wonderful. It’s Let’s Party theme is just what we all need to bring some sunshine to our creations. She usually releases a fun set of 6 x6″ patterned paper with her new releases and she did it again this time. I LOVE the Poppin’ patterned paper. It’s bright, colorful, and just fun! I… Read More »
Do you have a tin full of washi tape that you almost never use? Ask a crafter what they have too much of and they will tell you that they have too much patterned paper and too much washi tape! This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is the perfect sketch to use both your patterned paper scraps and… Read More »
The June card kit for Simon Says Stamps was pretty terrific! It came with a giant stamp set, a stencil, card stock, envelopes, inspiration, 6 x 8″ patterned paper, Tim Holtz Ideaology clippings stickers and Typography Findings, and Gina K. Glitz Glitter Gel. You bet I played with the glitter gel and stencil. Let me tell you…it is… Read More »
Some days when you sit down to craft, you need a little boost of inspiration to get started. A card sketch or scrapbook layout sketch is a perfect place to start. I also love playing along with sketch challenges for both scrapbooking and cardmaking. I love seeing how other people use the sketch to create something that looks… Read More »
You are cordially invited to join the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Design Team to play along with our sketch challenge this week! The sketch is a nice clean and simple sketch. This is another one that is going in my digital file because it is another classic sketch with lots of possibilities. I decided to tip this sketch… Read More »
Catherine Pooler’s latest release, Flutters and Blooms, is simply beautiful. It’s full of butterflies and florals with some of her prettiest colors used in the papers and embellishments. The card that I’m sharing today uses her Wings of Joy stamp set which is a giant butterfly and lots of little florals. It’s just a stunner! You can also… Read More »
A nice quick way to make a background for your card is to use some Prism Glace or embossing paste with a stencil. Vicki Boutin recently had a new release and I was over the moon with it. It’s intended for scrapbooking, but I created a card with several elements of the release. I might add that I… Read More »