Happy Thursday. I have a quick post for you tonight using a new set from a crafty company that is brand new to me. The set is called Sakura Blossom Meraki Motif by Crafty Meraki. A couple of weeks ago I got an email from Jennifer McGuire - seriously, it was like getting an email from royalty! Jennifer let me know that my name had been selected to receive one of the Crafty boxes that she sells for charity throughout the year. I'd forgotten that I had even put my name down on the list way back when! Anyway, I... Read more →
Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Stef's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and it's color week! I decided to play with my Postal Collage set from Waffle Flower and this time I used the Beach Days stencil. I mean... we are close to summer, right? Maybe not here in Mn where it is still pretty chilly, but the colors on Stef's challenge just made me think of summer at the beach :-) I used the Postal Collage set and instead of breaking it up, which is what I normally do, I kept it together to create several... Read more →
Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Ann's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a very timely theme for us. I decided to ink up a fairly new stamp from Pinkfresh Studio called Magnificent Magnolia. I used the matching press plate, stencils, dies and some Copic markers for my creation. Here's a sneak peek: And here is Ann's challenge: At first I was tempted to do a more traditional love themed Valentine's card, but changed my mind and created a with love card that could be sent any time of the year. I used my glimmer... Read more →
Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Joanne's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and it's theme week! I was inspired to take out a couple of die sets that I got on sale from Spellbinders over Black Friday! It's called Parcel and Postbox and I just love the flexibility of this set. Here's a sneak peek: I don't often use black as a base, but I thought with all of that red, it would really pop against the black. Here's Joanne's challenge for this week. Perfectly time to create cards for those that we love. Whether it's spouses,... Read more →
Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Anne Marie's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week. Of the choice of stars or hearts, I went for hearts. It was a great opportunity for me to use my new Heart Leaf Posy Pocket from The Greetery to create an interactive card. I used the Knit Wits stencil (also from The Greetery) to create the background and ran that through my Big Shot with the Postal Frames die. I used some of my favorite red Schoolhouse Red card stock from SimonSaysStamp for my Posy Pocket. It was so easy to die cut... Read more →