We have a sketch this week at Create with Connie and Mary, and it is open to so many interpretations. I was having fun with my “Playful Pals” set this week, so I made some baby cards. The first one goes with the sketch. The branch pieces are from the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2016
CASE-ing the Catalog
CASE stands for Copy and Share Everything. I often look to our catalogs for ideas, especially when I need many cards for class at once. This is one of the cards I chose for this week’s Card Buffet, and it is almost an exact copy of the card on page … Continue reading
Jar of Love
My first two cards created with “Jar of Love” use fireflies. Not only is a jar of fireflies a sign of summer, it’s a throwback to childhood for me. We would collect those little wonders as long as they were out…just to let them go before bedtime. I stamped the … Continue reading
Text Message in the Mail
What a soft and lovely color challenge we have this week! I think it’s highly unlikely that we will get a masculine card out of this challenge, but who knows? If you really want a challenge, make a masculine card with these colors! I am thinking ahead to when my … Continue reading
Swirly Bird Sailboat
I love the sailboat in the “Swirly Bird” stamp set, and I am especially loving it in nautical red and blue combinations with our new In Color, Dapper Denim. The embossing folder I used is also new. It is called Seaside. The greeting is from “Thoughtful Banners”, punched with another … Continue reading
Back to “Work”
What a glorious Monday for Northeast Ohio! Our Cleveland Cavaliers are bringing home the NBA Finals Trophy…against all odds! Way to go Cavs!! It was a nail-biter, but WOW! They did it! As for me and the reference to getting back to work…if you are a regular, you may have … Continue reading
Argyle Fun
This week’s sketch reminded me of an argyle pattern, so I chose the Affectionately Yours suite to create my own argyle. I used the new Layering Squares Framelits to cut the designer paper and the scalloped Night of Navy squares. I laid out the squares, but I didn’t attach them to … Continue reading