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
I have one last card inspired by the Fourth of July, though the greeting could be used as a congratulations, birthday, or thank you sentiment. It actually doesn’t even need an occasion. I already had these colors on my mind because of this week’s Create with Connie and Mary challenge … 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
The 4th of July is just a few days away, and of course I have a couple of cards for the occasion! These were part of last week’s Card Buffet, and they rely heavily on our Banner Punch. The banners on this card are punched from designer paper. The stamps … Continue reading
I know I have posted several “Garden in Bloom” cards recently, but I had to post one more today so I could show off this unique (and easy) fold. I CASEd this card from Candy Michael’s swap that I received at a Demonstrator event last weekend. We made this card in … Continue reading
Vellum adds a special touch to your projects without a lot of extra fuss. These are the two cards we made in club this weekend using vellum – quite easy in terms of construction, but the vellum makes them more sophisticated. This second card is a case from page 119 … Continue reading
Two of this week’s favorites in Card Buffet were made with “Painted Petals”. This one is a mass of Rose Red and Old Olive. The background is a Whisper White mat stamped with “Hardwood” in Crumb Cake. The card below uses Wild Wasabi and Daffodil Delight along with a strip … 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
Meaningful colors on this meaningful day.
You can use your embossing folders to make great watercolored backgrounds. This card uses the Honeycomb TIEF, but the background mat is not embossed. The folder was simply used for the pattern. I used sponge daubers to apply ink to the inside of the folder, inking the side with more … Continue reading