Month: May 2020

A card design was needed for four leftover fuchsia flowers.A card was needed for a friend receiving from surgery. Where to go for inspiration?First I just moved the flowers around on the card front in both landscape and portrait format.This swag type design met my approval. The white cardstock was a little too plain so…

Altenew Build-A-Flower Fuchsia This is an unusual flower set.  There are two sizes of flowers, a bud and two different leaves. There is also a branch.  The flowers have an outline stamp then 6 different layering stamps.  They are easy to line up. I used my Misti and made lots of them.  Once they are…

The Star Gazer is beautiful in any color but it really looks elegant stamped in the Sugar Plum family of grayed-purples. This is a monochromatic card with touches of gold in the Mid Century Frame Die, Thinking of You sentiment and just a tiny bit of gold tickles on the stamen.

Two beautiful Altenew layered flowers = One fabulous bouquet The color inspiration for this bouquet was my niece’s wedding.  These were her colors.  Gorgeous! There was a lavender field beside the outdoor wedding venue.  So, of course, I stamped Altenew’s Lavender Build-a-Flower.  The long narrow stems pair well with the Star Gazer, a larger round…

Celebration Bookmark My nephew’s second book was just released.  I wanted to create a bookmark that co-ordinated with the color of the book cover. The first step for me to is find at least 4 alcohol ink colors (light,medium, dark, very dark) that blend well and result in the overall color that I desire. Sandy…