Hi Everyone. Happy Saturday. It's the fabulous Ellenor's turn to host our ATCAS challenge this week and she has a great code word for us: I hope you will play along with our challenge this week. We can't wait to see what you create with YOUR favorite stamp! If you play along, and are chosen as the winner, we have a great prize for you one that is donated by our fabulous challenge creator - Kylie at Happy Little Stampers Kylie is offering a $15 gift certificate to the winner It was hard for me to choose my favorite stamp,... Read more →
Hi Everyone. Happy Thursday. Tonight's post is all about coloring and is a result of many of you asking me about the class that I took after this post went live.. You either left me messages on my blog, or sent me an email. Coloring is something that I still have to work very hard at - and need a lot of practice at. However, I find it so relaxing - and rewarding - to watching something that is black and white come to life when I spend time applying color to that image. It isn't something that comes naturally... Read more →
Hi Everyone. Happy Tuesday. Well, I promised you a card tonight - and I also promised to reveal the winner of the blog candy competition that I have been running for the past week. I will be fulfilling both of those promises with this post :-) Firstly, my card. Oh... I had such fun creating a card for this inkspirational challenge: It was the big, bold hello that caught my attention and I knew exactly what to use to create my card. A couple of months ago I purchased the Bold Alphabet die from Altenew after seeing the amazing Therese... Read more →
Hi Everyone. Happy Monday. I got the chance to play along with two challenges in my craft room yesterday. and I needed to make a card for Lou, so the Watercooler challenge was perfect. When I saw the Pop It Up challenge at Simon Says, I knew exactly what I was going to do - and it involved a squirrel and a wobbler! I began with the new Squirrel Layering outline stamp from Hero Arts - part of the add-ons to their September My Monthly Hero kit. I could have used the layering stamps but decided I wanted to spend... Read more →
Hi Everyone. Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Nance's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a great sketch for us. I don't know why, but as soon as I saw this sketch I thought SHAKER. I wanted something bright and sunny. Orange is waaaay outside of my comfort zone as a color. I love orange things... like Baltimore Orioles and pumpkins and sunrises and sunsets but I don't own a single thing in that color. Until yesterday - more about that later :-) So... back to my card. As I am still making cards for... Read more →