Hey. Quick card today. Quick and colorful. I just am so smitten with this stamp set from Mama Elephant. I simply stamped the triangle cluster image in black and colored with markers. (I plan to make another of this design in blue colors – perfect for a masculine card!) Giveaway time! I have an extra [...]
Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp May 2013 Card Kit Blog Hop! Today I have a video for you showing how I used the goodies in this kit along with Tim Holtz Distress Markers for some soft watercoloring… Distress Markers are so incredibly easy to watercolor with. SO easy. And by ironing off the embossing [...]
Hello! I am back with more fun using the wood paper… along with colored wood embellishments and a window card design. Watch and see… I was inspired to die cut windows from some awesome wood paper after seeing a card my fab friend Kathy Racoosin did at a retreat a couple weeks ago. (Be sure [...]
So apparently lately I have been addicted to wood veneer embellishments. My favorites? Studio Calico, Prima and Freckled Fawn. However, sometimes I can’t find the perfect shape for a project. Solution? Make my own. And I added color, too! Here’s how… I wish the photo showed the wood‘s texture better… These dies melt my heart. [...]
I am back again for another guest designer spot with my my friends over at the Lawnscaping Challenge Blog. This blog offers some fun challenges with great prizes and shares lots of ideas for using Lawn Fawn stamps… which I love so much. This challenge was to create a card inspired by anything. For mine, [...]
There are a lot of challenge blogs out there – lots of really inspiring ones. One of my favorites is A Blog Named Hero. These awesome girls have created this site in honor of their love for Hero Arts. And now they are celebrating their first year anniversary and I was happy to create a [...]
Hello! I seem to always use bright colors on my cards. Sunglass-worthy bright colors. So I thought I would give pastels a try… I used a bunch of Hero Arts Soft Shadow Inks for these. These inks stamp beautifully. I adhered the flower directly to the card at the center but tucked small foam dots [...]
Welcome to the Operation Blog Spring Training Blog Hop! Operation Write Home supports our armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on. I am incredibly honored to participate, and have a video to share using the new Distress Paints… These Distress Paints are such fun… The marbleized look is great for [...]
Hello! Just sharing a card I did for Paper Crafts magazine awhile back. Lots of texture. Lots of die cutting… I used my Vagabond and the Tim Holtz heart dies to cut these hearts from various materials – felt, wood, cork, corrugated board and canvas. (The Vagabond cuts through anything like butter.) The greeting and [...]
Happy Monday. Today I am a guest designer for my friends over at the Lawnscaping Challenge Blog. This blog offers some fun challenges with great prizes. This month is embossing and and the prize is a gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! Here is my card, using lots of fun Lawn Fawn goodies and a [...]
