Haha! That’s what I told my family – I wanted a couple of hours to myself in the craft room today, so I am “working” 😉 I have a designer paper card today… I love to use more than one paper pattern at a time. This patchwork is a fun … Continue reading
“Snuggles and Smooches” is the December photopolymer release, and it gives us something to look forward to after Christmas. Valentine’s Day does have a habit of sneaking up on us, so I am happy that this set is availble now. What really sold me on this set is those great … Continue reading
You are going to love the new Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogs! They were revealed to demos earlier this month, and our pre-order period started shortly after. I got my pre-order just in time for the weekend. “Painted Petals” was the first set I inked up. It is a two-step set, … Continue reading
“Banner Blessings” is a recent release, and I had it in mind when looking for a sketch to follow this week. I found this sketch at retrosketches. This sketch is really calling for more – more horizontal elements and more stuff on the focal point, but I have been in … Continue reading
I was excited to see this week’s color challenge at Create with Connie and Mary – it is a color combination that I recently stumbled upon and liked. In fact, I posted a card in Lost Lagoon and Cherry Cobbler earlier this month, but it did not include any Smoky … Continue reading
First, the card…I made this yesterday with a group, and I think they were all impressed with how quick and easy it is to create beautiful wreaths with the “Wondrous Wreath” bundle. We also talked about the great potential of this set for all seasons. In this fall version, the … Continue reading
I have a Blog Candy winner, chosen with the random number generator at random.org… Congratulations to Barbara V! I will contact you to get you your prize. Thank you for playing! For today’s card, I pulled out a set that I haven’t used in a while to make a sympathy … Continue reading
The easel card on the left was one of the favorites in last week’s Card Buffet. It was designed by my upline, Mindy Gray. We also came up with some great holiday ideas for this card type, and I made one with “Festival of Trees”. I used stars, with the … Continue reading
Sorry for the long misleading title on this post…you are not actually going to see a holiday card today, or the blog candy…yet – tomorrow is Halloween! What better day to give out candy? Stop back to enter to win. This “Holiday Home” birthday card is one of this month’s … Continue reading
This has been popular in Card Buffet this week, and here’s the best thing about it…it is simple! It think it’s the contrasts that make this card appealng – Lost Lagoon with Cherry Cobbler, and the big bold ribbon with the understated image and sentiment. The snowman and star are … Continue reading