Be Mine – Valentine Card – Create With Joy Valentine’s Day is coming – and with it, the opportunity to create some of the prettiest cards of the year! I love Valentine’s Day. Not only is it the most romantic day of the year, but it’s a chance to surprise those around you with special […]
Sunday Favorites: Love Deeply
Have you ever wanted to spend more time with loved ones on the weekend – or needed more time to catch up on rest and other priorities – while still producing quality content for your blog? If so, I’d like to invite you to join Sunday Favorites – a meme designed to give bloggers a chance to share a favorite […]
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 […]
Altered Torso 2: Kindness
Altered Torso 1: Fashionista
Recently, I came up with the concept of creating a Book Of Me using the Altered Torso as the medium of expression. Today I’m sharing my first torso in the series: Fashionista. Fashionista was inspired by Gingersnap Creation’s November Focus On Fabric theme. I layered strips of beautiful sheer fabric over white cardstock to allow the true […]
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 […]