The sunflower season will be behind us before we know it! When I realized that I knew I needed to pick up the pace on my sunflower creations so I don’t miss the opportunity! Today I’m bringing you Celebrate Sunflowers for #tgifc281. This sketch challenge is a fun one, as…
I did the reverse stamping technique to create a full bouquet of leaves for this elegant blue vase. You’ll find the vase in the Basket of Blooms Stamp Set. I colored it with Night of Navy and Dark Smoky Slate Blends, then heat embossed the very bottom with white embossing…
Have you gathered that I love Playing With Patterns? Today I’m playing with (birthday) patterns, and this particular print with the different colored lines just begged for randomly repeated stamping! I took the Happy Birthday stamp from Itty Bitty Greetings and started stamping, randomly, with the different colors of ink…
Today I’m playing with coral patterns! So far I’ve stuck with the blues/purple side of Playing With Patterns, but I branched out to the wild side (ha!) I cropped two strips of Bumble Bee Cardstock with the long, stitched strip die in All Dressed Up Dies. Don’t recognize that Whisper…
Playing With Patterns DSP is one of those paper packs that can go masculine, feminine, childlike, or very mature. In other words, whatever you want to do with it! Today I’m playing with this fun DSP and mixing it up with Itty Bitty Birthdays. I love Purple Posy with Night…
Do you love playing with patterns? I’ve loved playing with geometric figures since high school geometry class! This designer paper really appeals to me. Today I’m playing with blue patterns! I have to tell you a funny story. Funny to me anyway! I was building this card front with the…
Whale of a Time DSP is so cute, so bright, so cheerful! Look at this swimming school of fish! And the images and fishy sentiments in Whale Done Stamp Set are so fun ~ even if you don’t live near the ocean! Check these out: Whale of a Time 6″…
As I continue my adventure with watercolor, I decided to try “painting” this image and created a Prized Peony CAS (clean and simple) card. In fact, it is so clean and simple that I hesitated to even post it. But then I saw the Festive Friday Challenge and it fits pretty…
Welcome to our June edition of CASEing Coast to Coast! I’m Karen from the West Coast in California. Rosanne is from the East Coast in Pennsylvania. We take turns each month creating a project for the other to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit). We love to challenge each other and…
Sometimes you just want a quick & easy card. Here is one using In Good Taste that went together in a flash! It’s In Good Taste It looks like I painted this background myself, doesn’t it? If you haven’t seen this awesome Designer Series Paper yet, you need to take…
There is something about this card that just makes me really happy! Maybe it’s the contrast of gray and white with pops of yellow. Perhaps it’s the sparkle of the gems scattered about. Whatever it is, this Blossoms in Bloom Bundle is going to be one of my new favorites.…
Today for Technique Tuesday, I’d like to show you how to partial die cut using the Country Club Designer Series Paper. This paper is on the Last Chance Products List, and one that I’m highlighting once more before they are gone. Most of the cards I’ve seen (and made) with…
Come take a peek at Celebrate Sunflowers! I don’t know if I can express how excited I am about this new bundle! The artwork in the stamp set is beautiful and these dies are amazing! My Pre-Order came in the mail and I couldn’t wait to dive in and play…
These little critters from Birthday Bonanza are ready to PAR-tay! They have the banners, the party hats, the presents… everything they need for a spectacular birthday party! This one is just for the kids! I’m continuing on with my look back to the Designer Series Papers from the 2020 Spring…
Rosanne and I are back today with our May posting of CASEing Coast to Coast. This has been such a fun journey with Rosanne the past few months! If you have missed any of them, you can do a search in the box on the right. Type in CASEing and…
