I was really looking forward to today's Online Card Class topic and the teachers definitely didn't let me down! The topic was watercoloring and we got three fabulous tutorials. I'll probably revisit day 3 on Thursday and do the other techniques but I wanted to share my first attempt at Dawn ... View Post
Jessica Lynn Original
I spent some time today making two very different Christmas cards using two different Jessica Lynn Original stamps! The first card uses her digital poinsettia stamp. I actually enlarged the image before printing (one of the joys of digital stamps) and then placed a sheet of vellum over the printed ... View Post
Fox-y cards, take two!
I'm still in love with the Avery Elle More Stories stamp set. The fox is so adorable (and very versatile)! After taking the Online Card Class for Copic Markers I'm feeling a little more comfortable with my coloring abilities so I colored both foxes with copics and then fussy cut them for each ... View Post
Mama Elephant Peek-a-Frame
I recently discovered the company, Mama Elephant, and I LOVE their stamps and dies. I'm also in the process of trying out their pigment inks...I'll share that experience later! I've had this Peek-A-Frame die for awhile but hadn't gotten a chance to use it. I decided to create a snowy shaker card. ... View Post
Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #2
I think I'm finally getting a hang of these card challenges! And it's kinda nice because they help to streamline my creative process when I have a limited amount of time to create. Today's card was a 30 minute card created during a student's missed lesson and I'm very pleased with the results. ... View Post
Papertrey Ink Make it Monday Challenge #181
Whew...this has been quite the unexpected week. I'm a little behind but I did get some card-making done this weekend. My main project was creating baby shower invitations for my best friend's upcoming shower but I also had time to sneak in a few cards for the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday ... View Post
Fox-y cards!
I recently received several stamp sets from Avery Elle and Papertrey Ink and it took me awhile to find time to play with them...but O.M.G. I LOVE these sets! That fox...I want him as a pet. Maybe I could dye Archimedes... Anyway for the first card I used the Avery Elle More Stories stamp and ... View Post
Jessica Lynn Original Design Team Debut!
So, as I announced a few weeks ago I was chosen to be on Jessica Lynn Original's new Design Team! This is my first design team appointment and I'm super excited to be sharing some of my creations today! The first is a card that I created using the free digital Brentwood Owl stamp that Jessica ... View Post