I wanted to try Shari’s technique today from Day 1 of OnlineCardClasses.com’s “Stretch Your Stamps 2” class…and I did. I don’t love how this turned out, but I think the colors are pretty and at least I have several more watercolor backgrounds I created alongside it to play with at a later date when I […]
Cards
Sandy Beach Tags
I picked up a couple of boxes of that kinetic sand at Michaels the other day as a small summertime gift for my niece and nephew. Since I don’t get to see them as much as I’d like, I always like to package these little presents up nicely before shipping in the hopes that they […]
Custom Handwriting Stamps
I was looking for a way to make my cards just a little more personal…and with handwritten sentiments being so big, I thought I’d try to make my own handwriting stamps. Now, I am in no way deluding myself into thinking that my lettering can compare to some of the beautiful designs I’ve seen lately…but […]
Faux Watercolor Get Well Card
Sorry for the extended absence…I was away for a bit on vacation! When I got back this week I needed a quick get well card (when do you ever have a lot of time to make get well cards?), so I pulled out one of the floral watercolor stamp sets I had purchased from Rubbernecker […]
Father’s Day Box Card
I have been loving all of the different box card designs that have been coming out lately, so I decided to make one for my Dad this year for Father’s Day. He is an avid outdoorsman, so thisfishing box card was perfect for him. Box cards can be tricky to assemble if you’ve never done […]
Hello Friend Woodsy Card
I had so much fun making this card for the Wood, Cork, and Metal Challenge on the Newton’s Nook Designs Blog, that I decided to make another one focusing on just the wood theme this time. The basket of flowers (from the “Baskets of Wishes” set) was stamped in Toffee Crunch Memento Luxe ink and […]
Purr-fect Birthday Card
Today, I’m sharing a card I made for the latest Inky Paws Challenge over at the Newton’s Nook Designs Blog…there’s still time to play along if you’re interested! The challenge was to use wood, cork, or metal on a project, and I chose to use all three…plus a few extra materials because I just couldn’t […]
Using Leftovers from my OWH Memorial Day Bloghop Card
I don’t always generate a ton of scraps and half-colored images when I make cards, but it definitely occurs more when I’m challenged with a certain color scheme or sketch for another blog or online class. So, after a couple of attempts at putting together a suitable red, white, and blue card for this past […]