You’re Snow Special to me
Online Card Classes Holiday Style Day 1 Debbie Hughes had so many great ideas for her two card tutorials on Day 1. I combined ideas from both cards to…
Share Handmade Kindness Week One
Jennifer McGuire is sponsoring a month-long challenge of Sharing Handmade Kindness.My Paper Crafters Club president has chosen our local Children’s Hospital to be her charity this year.We have send handmade cards to the nurses stations at the hospital. The nurses then use the cards to encourage kids who need an extra bit of encouragement. I…
Thanks Shaker Tag
It’s appropriate for November that Simon Says has a challenge with ways of saying Thanks.This is a Thanks shaker tag. It’s done with the Thanks die from Simon Says Stamp. The pattern paper is from Graphic 45. I’m down to less than a half sheet of it:( One of my favs.
Let it Snow
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is Anything Goes. This was inspired by a youtube video by Vicky at Clips n Cuts. She used this technique to “set in” the die cut words by Penny Black. Background is distress ink. The snow flake stamp is also by Penny Black and is heat embossed…
Wonder Woman
Simon Says Monday Challenge is to go back to previous challenges and choose one to make a card.I liked the challenge of using stamps and dies. My granddaughter said this was her favorite card!She has a Wonder Woman costume. I tried to represent it with this MFT stamp. The lasso on the belt was what…
Dashing through the Snow
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge is to make anything having to do with wrapping. Perfect for my favorite holiday craft, gift tags! The shaker portion of the card is made with Paper Smooches die called Retro Arrow with Bo Bunny pattern paper. The car stamp and sentiment are from Avery Elle. The car is embellished…
I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff
I made this card for both Paper Smooches Anything Goes Challenge and Simon Says Stamps Monster Challenge . The pigs are from Paper Smooches Green Acres stamp set. The houses are from Paper Smooches Bitty Bungalows stamp set. The layers of hills are from Paper Smooches Waves dies. The sky and grass are done with…
Window of the World
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge is a combination of muted fall colors.I selected this Art Impressions stamp with it’s co-ordinating die called Window of the World.I stamped the image in VersaMark on Watercolor paper and painted the scene with distress markers mixed with water. The pattern paper…
Pink Pumpkin
October is National Breast Cancer Month. This is for a friend who is on her way to cured!This is for the I Love Sparkle and Shine Challenge. Stamps are all from Paper Smooches. They are stamped in Memento ink and colored with Copic markers. Sentiments are stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed with white embossing…
Fireplace/elves Tag
This Christmas Tag is for MFTWSC250 Sketch Challenge. I used a Prima stencil and embossing paste on the MFT fireplace die and the background behind the fire. I rubbed red Viva Decor Inka Gold over the dry embossing paste….