What comes to mind when you hear the phrase Silver and Gold? For me, a rhyme I learned long ago has been running through my mind ever since I heard that Our Daily Bread’s 2nd Anniversary Day 3 Challenge was Silver and Gold: Make new friends but keep the old.One is silver and the other is gold. […]
Easter Greetings
Did you know that two of my favorite groups – The Play Date Cafe and Our Daily Bread – are both sponsoring fabulous blog hops this weekend, complete with inspiring challenges to jump start your creativity? For those of you who see the world in color, there is no better place to hang than The Play […]
Be Blessed
This weekend, Our Daily Bread is celebrating their second anniversary. I designed today’s card, Be Blessed, with this event in mind! The smART-Word Challenge for March is Monochromatic so I chose Blues to reflect my favorite color. I included several Cotton elements, such as handmade paper and fibers, to comply with Our Daily Bread’s 2nd […]
Multi-Challenge ATC: Spring Tulips
I have always loved tulips. Some of my earliest memories revolve around my grandmother and her garden, which she filled with beautiful tulips each spring. This ATC reminds me of my beloved grandmother and her glorious springtime blooms! Today’s ATC celebrates the timeless beauty of flowers – a theme you may see more of as Crafty Calendar’s […]
Altered Art: Spring Treasures
It’s been awhile since I’ve had a chance to play in The Paper Palace, but recently, I carved out the time to create this adorable free-standing flower pot! I excavated the painted pieces from my rolling tote, assembled and decorated the flower pot, and planted the beautiful blooming Petaloos. The colors coordinate with my studio and add a touch […]
SSDS Blog Hop Sketch Challenge: Celebrate
This weekend, Stamp Scrap & Doodle Saturdays has been hosting their very first blog hop. It’s been so much fun visiting the Design Team’s blogs in my spare moments! As part of the festivities, they kicked off Feb 12th with a versatile sketch challenge that has been floating around my head all weekend. Finally, I spent […]
Happy Valentine’s Day & OWOH Updates
Happy Valentine’s Day! In my world, today is a Super-Sunday of Sorts! Not only is it Valentine’s Day, but it is the first day of the Chinese New Year (it’s the Year of the Tiger!), the last day to register for my One World One Heart Giveaway, and my anniversary! How is that for some […]
Purple & Green Color Challenge: Create
Do you need a visual break from winter and all of the snow? Are you seeing red from one too many Valentines? Would you welcome a reminder that spring is just around the corner? Today’s ATC, Create, was designed with No Time To Stamp’s Stamp Simply Color Challenge #126 in mind. The challenge called for participants to […]
Sophisticated Valentine’s ATC
Today I wanted to create a sophisticated ATC for Valentine’s Day, so I combined two challenges – The Little Paper Shop’s Red Black and White Challenge with the Little Red Wagon’s Challenge #15 – Red With Bling – and created today’s ATC. I created the stunning red background by laying decorative transfer tape over white cardstock and adding black […]
Multi-Challenge Christmas Card: Decorated Tree!
It’s hard to believe that three days before Valentine’s Day, I am sitting at home making Christmas cards – but who could resist Susie & Vickie’s Christmas Club Challenge #3, which called for cardmakers to feature Christmas Trees this week? And, as Samantha from ABC Christmas Challenge asks, “What’s a tree without Decorations (and a little Ribbon) too?” So, in my […]
Sir Stampalot’s Moving Challenge
I designed today’s card to celebrate Sir Stampalot’s move to their spacious new shop in Peterborough, UK! We’ve Moved combines older stash (a My Mind’s Eye Frame Up, a Paper Bliss House, black and white cardstock) with new toys (CTMH’s Around The Block Stamps, CTMH Black Archival and Dye Inks, and Skittles) for a dash of old school charm. If you’d […]