Welcome to the 49th edition of What’s On Your Workdesk Wednesday (my goodness, have I actually been writing about my desk for the past year?) Julia at Stamping Ground really must have some strange hold over us all! Prince Charming and I have been under the weather all week, so we are moving at a […]
Design Challenges & Christmas Cards
A Multi-Challenge Christmas Card – Created By The Paper Princess This week, participants of Dutch Dare Card Challenges DDCC 92 are busy making Christmas cards, tags, and ornaments. Now, if you’re still making (rather than mailing!) your Christmas cards, you need a good, flexible design that makes creating cards a snap. That’s why I was delighted to […]
Be Merry – Christmas Card Challenge
Happy Cyber Monday – I hope your Thanksgiving was fabulous! Now that the Christmas Season is upon us and the countdown to Christmas has begun, I thought I’d kick off the festivities with a Christmas card! I have to confess – all of the Thanksgiving turkey left me in a tryptophan induced haze this weekend, so […]
Art Every Day: Give Thanks Card
Give Thanks Card Featuring CTMH Products It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. In anticipation of that wonderful day, I thought I’d share this card, and spotlight a few challenge sites that are fostering an attitude of gratitude this week! The inspiration for this design comes from my friend Jill. What I […]
AEDM: Transparency Card & Tutorial
Welcome to Day 4 of Art Every Day Month! Today I’d like to share my second card of the month – along with some tips on working with transparencies and a peek into the thought process behind the card! Inspiration and Design First, a little background. As I shared in yesterday’s WOYWW post, the idea for this card originated […]
November Is Art Every Day Month
Notice The Interplay Of Colors On This Card This November, I’d like to challenge you to get your creative juices flowing and join me in Creative Every Day’s Art Every Day Month Challenge! For the eighth year in a row, you are encouraged to create something new each day during the month of November, whether […]
For The Love Of Pumpkins
Ever since I posted my photo of those amazing Bellagio Pumpkins, I’ve had pumpkins on my mind, so I’m excited to finally have a chance to share a pumpkin-themed card with you! Here’s a little information about the design. Most of the products on this card are from CTMH. The muted vintage look on the […]
A Season Full Of Color
It finally feels like Autumn in Summerland. Not that the view from my window reveals this: as I gaze outwards, I still see nothing but green everywhere. But the past few days have brought with them cooloer temperatures, cloudier skies, and the rarity of rain. As the days begin to darken, I feel my body longing to hunker down […]
Card Challenge: A Season Of Joy
It feels like forever since I’ve been in a crafting mood, but Paper Sundae’s current challenge – A Change Of Season – spoke to my heart. For the past few weeks, I’ve been taking a class called Grief Share to help me walk though some painful losses in my life. During this process, one of the […]
WOYWW 38: ATC JAMS
ATC JAMS – Work In Progress – Spots 1 & 2 Completed Last week, I received an exciting an unexpected surprise in the mail: an envelope filled with three ATC JAMS! For those of you unfamiliar with this term, ATC JAMS stands for Artist Trading Cards – Just Add More Stuff! It is a round robin ATC swap where three […]
My Guest Design Team Card For Ellephantastic Challenges
Criss-Cross Card Happy weekend everyone! Today, I’m excited to unveil my very first Design Team card ever! As part of my prize for winning Ellephantastic Challenge’s recent Remembrance/Sympathy Card Challenge, I was offered the chance to design a card for Ellephantastic’s Week 12 Challenge: Handmade Flowers. I thought a Criss-Cross card would be the perfect choice to highlight the […]