This is a sketch that anyone can do – just fill in the blank oval with the stamp of your choice, pick some papers to go with it, embellish a little, and voila! I choose a cool pug for my oval, and the rest fell into place. The pug and … Continue reading
Watermelon Wonder has become my favorite new “go-to” summer color, so I was happy to see this color combination in our challenges. My first thought was to have bright Watermelon and Curry flowers popping off a black background, but then I experimented with the butterfly from “Floral Wings”… I really love how … Continue reading
This week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge a fun sketch with a column of elements down one side. I couldn’t decide on a repetitive shape to use, so I went with a group of related shapes. I used Thick Whisper White for my base, and I added a layer … Continue reading
These are the colors for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. I have been loving our new “Watercolor Wings” set, and I didn’t want to put it away. I used the ghosting technique on the Crumb Cake panel, stamping the small butterflies in Craft White first. After they … Continue reading
This week’s challenge at Create with Connie and Mary is a sketch, and I kept it simple with the help of one of my favorite new sets. I love our new In Color, Watermelon Wonder – so pretty and fruity! I used designer paper from the Cherry on Top collection … Continue reading
The theme of this challenge is an easy one, so I couldn’t pass it up. After all, I am using my favorite stuff daily! At this moment, my favorite stamp set is “Garden in Bloom”, but my favorite does change regularly. I am sure you understand 🙂 I made this card for … Continue reading
I used this week’s challenge colors with “Hot Diggity Dog” and “Bohemian Borders”. Isn’t that just an obvious pairing? I CASEd a card by Jan McMullen, using those border stamps vertically. She made a sweet pastel card with a birthday cake, but I was determined to get a Chocolate Chip weiner … Continue reading
I turned this week’s sketch on its side because I just kept seeing a birthday cake or a stack of presents. I decided to go with the presents. I used papers from the Cherry on Top designer paper stack for the presents, tag, ribbon and bow. The stamps are from … Continue reading
This week’s color challenge was a challenge for me. It includes two shades of yellow, but not the bright ones that I love! I got through it though, with a little help from a Neutral that I do love to use with yellow. I covered the entire card base with … Continue reading
For this week’s sketch challenge, I used the first retiring stamp set that came to mind. It is definitely a favorite. Unfortunately, I did not realize that this set would be unavailable by the time of this post! Nevertheless, here it is… Perfect Blend And this week’s Create with Connie … Continue reading