I was invited to be a guest designer for the next Create a Smile Challenge so I\'ve been busy playing with their fun summery stamp set, Fruit Salad. Summer is my favorite season and I love bright bold colors which work perfectly with this stamp set.I started by embossing 5 of the fruit stamps plus the… Continue reading Create a Smile Fruit Salad Card
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Yappy Birthday
There\'s not much better than a card with puppies on it. I needed some more birthday cards and since I usually send the ones with puppies first, I thought I better come up with a new design. AAA cards is celebrating their 4th birthday so I an entering this card in their CAS Big Birthday Bash… Continue reading Yappy Birthday
Experimenting with New Techniques
Lots of experimentation on this card. I was interested in entering the Muse Challenge #268 so I spent a day thinking about what direction my card should take. I knew I would use the floral theme, but the rest came to me in bits and pieces.Ultimately, I chose to focus on the following:Pink and Green Color SchemeEmbossingBlack… Continue reading Experimenting with New Techniques
Happily Ever After Card for a Bridal Shower
It is wedding season so I\'ve been creating cards for Bridal Showers. In anticipation of designing for brides, I ordered SSS\'s Floral Bliss stamp set and created three different cards. I am entering this card in the Watercooler Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge . I am especially happy with how this particular card turned out. I love… Continue reading Happily Ever After Card for a Bridal Shower
Analogous Botanical Love Card
I\'ve been wanting to create a card using analogous coloring, so I sat down today and came up with this design. I am entering it in the Just Add Ink Inspiration Challenge. I selected Create a Smile\'s Botanical Love because of the dot accents on each of the floral images which paired nicely with the circles… Continue reading Analogous Botanical Love Card
Masculine Handmade Card
Masculine cards are the most challenging to create. I made this card for my friend Rob\'s birthday. Rob likes to craft handmade cocktails when he hosts parties so I though this \"Raise A Glass\" card would be perfect for him. I did pattern stamping and really like the clean modern look. I am entering this… Continue reading Masculine Handmade Card
SSS Abby\’s Spring Showers with MFT Lucky Dog Card
I have two daughters and I wanted to send them each a personalized card. My youngest has blond hair and lives with a 95 pound rescue dog named \"Tank\". My oldest has brown hair and lives with the most adorable Corgi named \"Newton\".I\'ve entered my card in: Addicted to Stamps Make Your Mark Challenge Link I used SSS… Continue reading SSS Abby\’s Spring Showers with MFT Lucky Dog Card
Fruit Salad Birthday Card
I just received this new stamp set (Fruit Salad by Create A Smile) and wanted to play a bit. I saw that The Paper Players Blog was having a color challenge so I selected those four colors as my inspiration. Paper Players Card Challenge I embossed 5 of the fruit images and then watercolored them with Tombow… Continue reading Fruit Salad Birthday Card
Corgi Card for Terminally Ill Friend
I have been sending cards to a friend with cancer, but now that his prognosis is terminal, I have changed the type of handmade card I am creating. Get well cards are no longer appropriate, but I still want my friend to know I am thinking about him. My friend loves dogs (and dogs love… Continue reading Corgi Card for Terminally Ill Friend
Wild Whimsical Encouraging Animals
Who doesn\'t want to receive an encouraging card? My daughter opened her own marketing firm a year ago and I wanted to send her a card for her first anniversary. Giraffes are her favorite animal so I went with Simon Says Stamp\'s Stacking Animals. I am entering this card in the Time Out Challenge #108 WILDI… Continue reading Wild Whimsical Encouraging Animals
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