Day One of Online Card Class Background Check. I combined some of what I learned from each of Laura Bassen’s cards to distress ink this background. The card design was inspired by a card by Carly Tee on Ellen Hutson’s Throw Back Thursday. Inking is done on watercolor paper. Die cuts are colored with Copics….
What do I do on a sizzling hot Arizona day? Organize my ink pads! Craft Organization Guru, Jennifer McGuire www.jennifermcguireink.com has developed a system that works for me. She uses a Swatch Book of 2″ x 2″ squares with each color stamped on and identified. Free printable templates are available on her blog. Once…
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge is titled Sparkle and Shine. I love any excuse to bring on the bling! This card was inspired by Debbie Seyer’s gallery post at Heartfelt Creations. I used the Peacock Paisley Paper and Stamp and Delightful Daisies Stamp. There is lots of fussy cutting and bling from gems, Stickles, Wink…
The Simon Says Monday Challenge is the letter “I”. Living in the southwest Iguana came to my mind. This iguana and cactus are from a cute southwest stamp set from Paper Smooches. The balloons come from Simon Says Stamps. The background clouds are from Stampin Up. Coloring by Copics and Distress inks.
One more shaker . . . but not my last! This card is for the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge but I was unable to add it as I had already entered…
Sympathy cards are the hardest of all cards for me to create. I saw a beautiful card by Sylvia-Annie which inspired this card. The flower die is dancing blooms by Penny Black. The square die is by Spellbinders. Distress inks spritzed with water are used on watercolor paper for the background and dies. Stampin Up…
I have a coffee addiction as well as a paper addiction.This card is for the Simon Says Monday Challenge “Coffee or Tea?”The coffee stamp is by Hero Arts. The Critters are from Lawn Fawn.Pattern Paper is from hampton art.I used Versamark then Judikins embossing powder.The foam on the latte is liquid appliqué heated with a…
Entered in the Lawnscaping/Ellen Hutson Challenge “Sparkle”This “Tank You” Shaker Card is cased from Kristina Werner. The sentiment is masked with letters die cut from freezer paper then ironed on watercolor paper. Distress ink is then smushed on the watercolor paper and left to dry. Freezer paper letters are then removed to reveal the…
The sentiment above the door to my studio . . . Give Joy. I hope that’s what my cards and scrapbook pages do for my family and friends. Isn’t that what it’s all about?