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Runway-inspired Challenge #76

20 Jan

I'm entering a new (to me) challenge today! Runway-Inspired Challenge takes the latest trends and fashions from the runway and asks crafters to make creations based on the fashions! It's like the paper-crafting version of Project Runway...and I can totally get behind that! ;) Anyway, I'll be ... View Post

Christmas Card Challenges #7: Santa Hats and our new Facebook group!

18 Jan

Hi again, I'm back with the newest Christmas Card Challenge! I also wanted to share our new Facebook page for Christmas Card Challenges. I hope you'll come visit us over there! We'll be sharing the winning cards as well as highlighting a few noteworthy cards each week! And many congratulations ... View Post

Sparkle and Shine DT Call and Lawnscaping Challenge #97: Winter-themed Mood Board

13 Jan

Yesterday I was browsing online and found a design team call for a Pretty Pink Posh Challenge Blog called Sparkle and Shine! Originally I just linked up an old card but the more I thought about it last night I decided that I really wanted to create something with the DT call in mind. I already ... View Post

Christmas Card Challenges #6: CASE a design team member’s card!

11 Jan

This week we're challenging you to CASE a Christmas Card Challenges design team member's card! For those of you who don't know, CASE stands for "Copy and Share/Steal Everything." You can choose to copy a design team member's card exactly or you can use it more as an inspiration for your own ... View Post

A Blog Named Hero Challenge – Using Small Stamps

10 Jan

It's a new year, a new team, and a new challenge over at A Blog Named Hero! Here's my card for the challenge: I enjoyed using my Hero Arts ink pads to get the fun ombre effect and it was nice to use a stamp that I'm fairly sure I've never touched before! So head on over, see what the rest of ... View Post

Winnie & Walter Color Combo Challenge

8 Jan

Winnie & Walter was one of the first online stamp companies I found last year when I realized there was a whole world out there beyond Michael's and JoAnn's and they've got GREAT stamps. I love the font of their sentiment stamps and I use them for lots of cards. They're celebrating their first ... View Post

PTI Make it Monday #196 and Virginia’s View Challenge #11

7 Jan

This week the Papertrey Ink: Make it Monday Challenge is to use a corner of the card instead of the middle as a focal point and January's Virginia's View Challenge is a Clean Slate. Virginia gives several examples of what constitutes a clean slate card and I chose to create a card with a lot of ... View Post

A new (to me) technique: paper-piecing…

6 Jan

I was intrigued by this month's AEIHeartUChallenge: Paper Piecing. It's not something I'd ever tried but it looked interesting. By far, my favorite Avery Elle stamp sets are Storybook and More Stories and I knew I wanted to use them in some way. I decided to try and give some of the animals the ... View Post