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I made this card for my hairdresser.  During the COVID shutdown she had to close her shop.My hair and I both missed our monthly visits with her.

Day 9 Spring Card Camp 2 I was so happy when Kristina and Jennifer decided to add a second session of their Spring Card Camp.  It has been something to look forward to each morning of being homebound due to COVID. Daniel West is the instructor for Day 9 of Online Card Class Spring Card…

A card design was needed for four leftover fuchsia flowers.A card was needed for a friend receiving from surgery. Where to go for inspiration?First I just moved the flowers around on the card front in both landscape and portrait format.This swag type design met my approval. The white cardstock was a little too plain so…

Altenew Build-A-Flower Fuchsia This is an unusual flower set.  There are two sizes of flowers, a bud and two different leaves. There is also a branch.  The flowers have an outline stamp then 6 different layering stamps.  They are easy to line up. I used my Misti and made lots of them.  Once they are…

The Star Gazer is beautiful in any color but it really looks elegant stamped in the Sugar Plum family of grayed-purples. This is a monochromatic card with touches of gold in the Mid Century Frame Die, Thinking of You sentiment and just a tiny bit of gold tickles on the stamen.

Two beautiful Altenew layered flowers = One fabulous bouquet The color inspiration for this bouquet was my niece’s wedding.  These were her colors.  Gorgeous! There was a lavender field beside the outdoor wedding venue.  So, of course, I stamped Altenew’s Lavender Build-a-Flower.  The long narrow stems pair well with the Star Gazer, a larger round…

Celebration Bookmark My nephew’s second book was just released.  I wanted to create a bookmark that co-ordinated with the color of the book cover. The first step for me to is find at least 4 alcohol ink colors (light,medium, dark, very dark) that blend well and result in the overall color that I desire. Sandy…

The hostess of this month’s stamp club has given us a challenge to make cards using stamps in our stash that have never been inked.While downsizing my sash I found a number of fabulous stamps that fit the Never Used category. I ordered this January 2020 Hero Arts Kit as soon as I saw what…

A member of our stamp club is going to have surgery that requires a very long recuperation.Each member of our group is making a “card in a box” for her.  When she starts feeling like doing a little stampin, there will be some easy-to-assemble projects ready for her to make. Honey Bee StampsDie from Paper…