This is my second entry for the July Inspiration Challenge. I have been a Tim Holtz Addict for a long time. One of my most memorable classes was about 20 years ago in Cincinnati. It was early on a Sunday morning at my favorite stamp store. Tim taught a class with us making the usual…
Altenew Inspiration Challenge July 20202 This monthly inspiration challenge is a good reason to spread out your Altenew products and imagine what could be used to create something inspired by a photograph. Before the card was finished I had cardstock, water colors, die cuts, embellishments and stamps piled all over my desk tops. There were…
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Now that they are both old enough to count I need to make sure each grand child gets the same number of cards. This is for my grandson. It’s a quiet quarantine Saturday morning and I’m in the mood for a Lawn Fawn scene card.So many lawn fawn stamp sets and…
I have been reading Peter and the Star Catchers to my grandchildren. I wanted to convert some of the dies in Tim Holtz’ Trick or Treaters set to some of the Never Land characters. They will go into a vignette box inspired by Tami Basstiaans. The pirate is pretty much as he is designed in…
A friend told me she had purchased the Simon Says Quintuple Slider Die but hadn’t yet figured it out. Well, “Me too!” I said. So we are going to get on Zoom and figure it out together. I reviewed Jennifer McGuire’s video and went to work on this card for my grandson with Sunny…
Yana Smakula has been posting cards that are so unique that I immediately recognize the style as being hers. They are colored with alcohol markers and all have a dark background. This technique has been calling me. And my fresh-from-the-mailbox Primrose Build-a-Flower is needing to be inked. The card required a lot of masking….
Zoom Class with Denise Lupardo Lowe Zoom has made such a difference in my sequestered life during COVID19. I was able to take a Tim Holtz class taught by Denise Lupardo Lowe through my favorite stamp store in NYC, The Ink Pad right here in my Tucson home. I enjoyed her teaching style. Very comfortable…
Altenew Inspiration Challenge June, 2020 I have been watching Tim Holtz every Saturday morning for weeks. Last week he focused on Alcohol Inks. I LOVE alcohol inks especially with the Alloys. The colors for this month’s challenge could be easily created with alcohol inks. Thus this beautiful background with the new Altenew Hanging Garden and…
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Summer fun Need something to make you smile? Something to lift your spirits? I highly recommend this Penny Black stamp set called Wet and Wild. These two kids are hilarious! This was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic Markers on Neenah Solar White. And, BTW, the expression on…