I created Sweet Margie for one of my friends in the ATC Name Swap and thought this would be the perfect card to share with the Daring Cardmakers It’s A Girl Thing Dare in honor of Girlfriend’s Day on August 1st! The Gingersnap Creations Spicy Supply Challenge: Markers (GC62) inspired me to pull out my Tombow Markers and sharpen [...]
Vintage Mother’s Day Challenge Card
To celebrate Mother’s Day, I wanted to make a special card that only honored my mother, but also paid homage to all of the special women who have touched my life – mothers and grandmothers, sisters and aunts, teachers and friends. I created this card with that end in mind! Lately, I’ve also been thinking about what influences me [...]
Happy Birthday Gingersnap Creations!
On March 1st, Gingersnap Creations celebrated their first birthday! To mark the occasion, they are sponsoring several festive events this month, including their fabulous Birthday Blog Candy Bonanza! You will not want to miss the fun, so check it out – and Happy Birthday to my friends at Gingersnap! Do you like today’s art? This beautiful antique birthday [...]
Paisley Dreams (GCSP2)
Every now and then, you come across a challenge that is so fabulous, you can’t resist giving it a try! That is how I felt when I saw this month’s “Once In A Blue Moon” challenge at Gingersnap Creations. The theme is CASE A CAS (which loosely translates into “copy and steal everything” from a [...]
Vintage Christmas Card (GC 35)
When I think of Purple, Gold, and Green – the colors in this week’s Gingersnap Creations #35 Color Challenge – I think of elegance, regalness, and the holidays – so I dug out some of the most scrumptious supplies I could find, and designed my first Christmas card of the year! I wanted to create a [...]
Heartfelt (GC34)
Now that 2010 is here, I’ve been thinking about what I want to accomplish this year. I’m trying to take a more balanced approach to goal-setting than I have in years past. I want to set great goals yet remain flexible with them. I want to examine my goals closely and not make easily broken resolutions. I [...]