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Simon Says Stamp Emboss It

I've been working on valentines for Winter Sims Cards From the Heart Card Drive. Here's one using a Newton's Nook image, a Paper Smooches sentiment, some Lawn Fawn dies, Impression Obsession background...

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Stenciled Day One Card 2

These second card feature layering stencils together. I used Milled Lavender Distress Ink to make a background with a stencil and then layered the birdcage on top in Seedless Preserves Distress Ink. I...

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Stenciled Day One Card 3

On this last card I used the fabulous Aspen Trees stencil and several colors of Distress Ink to create the background then I layered the bird stencil on top and heat embossed the birds. I never though...

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Stenciled Day 2 Card 3

This card features stamping through a stencil. When I saw Kristina's card I had to have the splatter stencil from Tim Holtz so I popped in the my LSS to submit some cards for their contest and pick up...

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Stenciled Day 4 Card 1

On day 4 Jennifer McGuire shared how to create your own stencils with your die cuts. I found some flexible plastic dividers in my classroom that were the perfect material and have been combining my...

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Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #6

The more recent Newton's Nook Inky Paws challenge is a color challenge. I love my Newton's Nook sets and so I decided the easiest way to approach the challenge would to be to color the image with the...

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Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #6 Card 2

The more recent Newton's Nook Inky Paws challenge is a color challenge. I love my Newton's Nook sets and so I decided the easiest way to approach the challenge would to be to color the image with the...

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Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #6 Card 3

Here is another card for the Inky Paws Challenge #6 which is a color challenge. So when looking at the Campfire Tails set earlier this week I had the idea of making a night time campfire scene with...

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Newton's Nook Love Card

Today I was really excited to see I was one of the winners in the Newton's Nook Inky Paws challenge. I love their adorable stamps especially this cute little bear from Campfire Tails. I'm so excited to...

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Valentine Share

I created this card with a free digital image from the fabulous Sliekje. I adore her images and was delighted to discover that my printer is able to print on thick enough cardstock for copics and...

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Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #7 Take 2

Newton's Nook is hosting another fun Inky Paws challenge. This time the challenge is to use green as your main color. I like green well enough but it's not a go to color for me. But that's the best...

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Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #7 Take 1

Newton's Nook is hosting another fun Inky Paws challenge. This time the challenge is to use green as your main color. I like green well enough but it's not a go to color for me. But that's the best...

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Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #8 and Curtain Call

Happy Saturday everyone! Newton's Nook has issued a fabulous sketch challenge for their latest Inky Paws challenge. They are also sponsoring the Curtain Call challenge. So I combined the inspiration...

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Paper Smooches Anything Goes Challenge

Paper Smooches Sparks has a super fun Anything Goes challenge this week. I was playing with the idea of fading colors into each other. I love finding new looks using Distress Ink and so I combined...

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Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #8 and Simon Says Anything Goes

The Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #8 is a fantastic sketch that is so easy to play with I've made another card. I stated with this Impression Obsession cloud background stamp. I have been coveting...

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Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #8 and Curtain Call

Happy Sunday everyone! Newton's Nook has issued a fabulous sketch challenge for their latest Inky Paws challenge. They are also sponsoring the Curtain Call challenge. So I combined the inspiration...

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Hippo Birthday Card

 The Open-Minded Crafting Fun challenge blog's theme is Animal Antics. Which is perfect for these little cuties from Lawn Fawn. I created this card with lots of Lawn Fawn. I used  the Grassy Borders...

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Altered Chipboard Technique

Today's card was created for The Card Conceptbutterfly theme challenge. I used a clean and layered style. I wanted to share how I made the altered chipboard butterfly on this card. You can do the same...

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Rainbow Stenciling

I've been a little obsessed with creating rainbows lately. I think it is because I want spring to be here so badly. The weather has still been flip flopping a bit, but Spring Break is on its way....

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AEIHeartU Watercolor Challenge

The current Avery Elle AEIHeartU challenge is to use watercolor. Like many crafters I have fallen in love with this trend. I recently treated myself to my first Avery Elle set Handwritten Notes. I love...

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AEIHeartU Watercolor Challenge Take 2

The current Avery ElleAEIHeartU challenge is to use watercolor. Like many crafters I have fallen in love with this trend. I recently treated myself to my first Avery Elle set Handwritten Notes. I love...

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Owl Miss You Berry Much

Earlier this week a friend asked me to make a custom card. She wanted the sentiment "Owl Miss You Berry Much" to go with a gift basket and was hoping I would have some stamps to match. Thanks to some...

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Instagram Mini Album

A few weeks ago I took Kelly Purkey's Insta Moments class as part of ME + KP in NYC. During the class I didn't actually make the album though because I'm no good at scrapbooking without pictures so I...

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Rawr

I'm here to share a card for the latest Lawnscaping Challenge. This time they are asking us to use a new technique. Well just a few days ago I got my new Derwent Inktense Pencils in the mail and...

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Moving My Blog

When I first started blogging years ago I could not think of a clever name and I simply did a play on a favorite company's name. But moving forward I wanted a name all my own. So you can now find me...

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