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Have a Heart Honey Bee Stamps and lots of bling!

Spring My favorite season is whatever season comes next. I always look forward to the change. It has been a cold winter even here in sunny Tucson. Spring brings life to the desert landscape. It just takes a little rain then everything gets greener and blossoms begin to pop. In the desert colors are bright,…

I really look forward to Altenew’s monthly Inspiration Challenges. They can be found on Altenew’s Blog https://www.blog.altenew.com. Aditi is starting the New Year off with the photo of an embroidered pillow. Embroidery was my first crafty endeavor. My mother had a needle and embroidery floss in my little hands when I was very young. And…

A Year In Review I look forward to Altenew’s Inspiration Challenge every month. It motivates me to use a new color combination or technique. The Inspiration Challenge can be found at blog.altenew.com. Another year of great Altenew Inspiration Challenges. For this month we are asked to choose one of the past Inspiration Challenge photos to…

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge 12/2/24 A post on Bonnie Krohone’s Craft Time YouTube Channel inspired me to created this quietly beautiful card. I loved the colors she selected for this Tim Holtz Trim a Tree using Distress Inks. Blue just calls to me. The background is a stencil from Spellbinders. Sentiment Die is from…

Nicki Baxley shared this beautiful vacation photo for November’s Inspiration Challenge. The monthly Inspiration Challenge is a great way to get your crafty mojo going. This time of year that seems to be needed more than usual. The Inspiration Challenge can be found each month on Altenew’s Blog www.blog.altenew.com. My cards this year have been…

This month’s challenge was to use Mindy’s Magicals Victorian Bouquet. I used three of the colors: Hydrangea Blue, Sweet Violet Purple Teal and Lucky Shamrock Green. The the snow I used Milky Way White The image is a die cut called Tree Line from Tim Holtz.

SteamPunk Soiree Halloween and Fall are my favorite card-making occasions. The colors in Lindy’s Steampunk Soiree set lend themselves perfectly to spooky cards. For this card I used all five colors from Steampunk Soiree: Apothecary Azure, Bandolier Brown, Petticoat Plum, Yesteryear Yellow and Top Hat Teal Images are from Tim Holtz Funky Wreath and Frightful…