Well our Valentine's Day is going to be a little different this year...tonight I'll be playing harp for the McLean Orchestra's "Spark of Love" concert! We're performing Liszt's "Les Preludes," Korngold's "Concerto for Violin," Dvorak's "The Wood Dove," and Berlioz's "Beatrice and Benedict ... View Post
Cracked Pistachio distress ink!
Yay!! I finally had time to break out the newest distress ink, Cracked Pistachio, and I LOVE it! Tim Holtz is releasing a surprise new color each month...I'm sure I'll be collecting them all! Normally, I love mixing distress inks but today I decided to just focus on the one color! While I do ... View Post
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
I had so much fun with this stamp a few days ago that I decided to create another card for the Simon Says stamp Wednesday Challenge: All Things Bright and Beautiful using a different type of watercolor. This card uses the Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors instead of the Peerless watercolors. ... View Post
Christmas Card Challenges #10: White on White
Hey! I'm back with a new challenge from Christmas Card Challenges and I'm really looking forward to seeing what you come up with this week! The challenge is White on White and as you'll see, the design team took that inspiration in all sorts of different directions! Here's what I created! I ... View Post
Simon Says Stamp Challenges!
Simon Says Stamp is hosting two fun challenges this week: the Monday Challenge is "H is for..." and the Wednesday Challenge is "All Things Bright and Beautiful"! I decided to combine the challenges and make a bright and cheerful Hello card using Hero Arts and heat embossing!! I love the Peerless ... View Post
Sparkle and Shine DT Call and Lawnscaping Challenge #97: Winter-themed Mood Board
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
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
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