Hi Everyone! I’m happy to be back with not one, but three, cards I made using one of my favorite stamp sets from one of my favorite companies…Beautiful Day from Altenew! Now, I have to tell you that I saw some cards the wonderfully talented Jennifer McGuire made a few weeks ago using this same stamp… Continue reading Vellum Beautiful Day Cards
Category: Cards
Beautiful Friend Card
Hi Everyone! Thanks for stopping by today. I’m excited to share this 6″ x 6″ mixed media birthday card I created for my best friend, Kim. I also plan to enter it in both of this week’s Simon Says Stamp challenges. Monday’s challenge is Butterfly Beauty, and Wednesday’s challenge is entitled Make… Continue reading Beautiful Friend Card
Vintage Birthday Card
Hi Everyone! I am so excited to share this vintage birthday card with you! I created it for my awesome brother-in-law’s birthday today, and used some great new products I just purchased from Simon Says Stamp. I’m entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Shake It Up, featuring We R Memory Keepers… Continue reading Vintage Birthday Card
Birthday Orchids
Hi Everyone! Thanks for joining me again! Today I’m sharing a birthday card I created for someone special with one of my favorite flowers from one of my favorite stamp companies: Oriental Orchid from Altenew! I’ve had this set since December, but hadn’t gotten around to experimenting until today. I have to say that the… Continue reading Birthday Orchids
L-O-V-E
Hi Everyone! I have been MIA due to an awful cough/cold that has held our family hostage for over three weeks now, and it has seriously hindered my crafting mojo. I made this card a couple of weeks ago, and thought I should post something. So here it is! Actually, I made this the very… Continue reading L-O-V-E
Hello, Love
Hi Everyone! Guess what came in the mail yesterday? The new Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit! And I am in L-O-V-E. I think there’s even more jam-packed into this kit than ever before: Two different kinds of stickers; a hearts die; three styles of sequins; stamps; and super-cute papers. It is my favorite time… Continue reading Hello, Love
Moments in Mixed Media
Hi Everyone! It is cold and snowy in Ohio, so I needed some warm sunshine to brighten the dull day. I used some of my favorite warm spray stain colors and Tim Holtz’s Rays stencil to create the background for this mixed media card, and I plan to submit it for Simon Says Stamp’s Monday… Continue reading Moments in Mixed Media
Winter Cardinal
Hi Everyone and thanks for stopping by today. I’ve decided that it’s time to share some of the techniques I’ve been working on behind the scenes. Hopefully I can offer some of you a few new ideas while I throw my name in the hat for the Simon Says Stamp search to find three new… Continue reading Winter Cardinal
SSS Snowy Thanks
Hi Everyone! Here is my third card created from the January Simon Says Stamp card kit. I know…I’ve already gushed at length about how much I adore the papers and stickers from this set. Once again, SSS has given us a kit that makes it so easy to put together simple, yet cute-as-can-be, cards! I… Continue reading SSS Snowy Thanks
A Warm Thanks
Hi Everyone! Here’s card number two I created from this month’s Simon Says Stamp card kit. Can I say it again? … I adore everything in this kit! And last night I discovered the little sparkly dots that were lost on my craft table! How did I forget about those? I used the dark blue… Continue reading A Warm Thanks