I love the quiet simplicity of this card. It is the perfect card for friends and family who have suffered loss or serious illness during the past year. I can take no credit for the design. It is a replica of a card posted by Julie Ebersole, the artist who created this Ellen Hutson stamp…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…