In Full Bloom

It’s been weeks and weeks since I’ve stamped just for fun!  The idea for this card has been floating around in my head for the last several days and I finally had time to put it together today.
The flowers were stamped in Black StazOn ink on watercolor paper and watercolored with an Aqua Painter and [...]

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Once Upon a Time…

I’ve been meaning to participate in last week’s Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast and finally had the time to put this card together this morning.  We were limited to one flower stamp (or a stamp that had a flower in it), one sentiment, one small background and accessories could include ribbons, brads or flower punches.  [...]

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For Shane

The Color Challenge on Splitcoast this week called for Taken With Teal, Cool Caribbean and Marigold Morning.  There was also a special request with the challenge–make and send your card to Shane, a little boy with leukemia whose only wish is to receive 350,000 birthday cards by his birthday on May 30th.  I thought the [...]

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Tiers of Treats

I was finally able to participate in today’s Limited Supply Challenge over on Splitcoast.  We had a pretty detailed list to follow this week.  I ended up having to cheat on one thing–the red grosgrain ribbon.  The supply list called for hemp or fibers and I had red hemp, but it wasn’t the right shade [...]

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Bye Bye Balmy Breezes

I will definitely miss this wonderful stamp set!  It has been a great set for making masculine cards, which for me can be difficult to create.  I used the layout from this week’s Sketch Challenge over on Splitcoast.  The original layout is from a fabulous card done by Trudee.  To see more of her awe-inspiring [...]

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Hugs and Fishes for Grandma

Last Friday I created a card for the Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast–create a card for Grandma from our kids using kid-themed stamps and NO flowers.  I didn’t have the time to create one for my daughter until today.  This card is a complete CASE of a card I did last summer.  I switched the [...]

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Artfully Asian Birthday

I have spent at least an hour this afternoon trying to get a good photo of this card!  My camera does not photograph dark colors well at all, so I apologize that a lot of the details of the card have been lost.  It really does look so much better in person!  (To see some of the [...]

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Both Way Blossoms Thank You

I received some disheartening news over the weekend.  I was pretty distressed until a friend of mine called this morning just to chat and I shared my news with her.  She listened quietly while I went on for quite some time about it.  At the end of my ramblings, she paused and said, “Would you [...]

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Happy Joyful Birthday!

The Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast this week is a tough one!  Use only three stamps, two colors for cardstock and ink (black could be used as a neutral) and one embellishment.  I find it very difficult to use minimal supplies on my cards, especially when it comes to embellishing.  I would have loved to [...]

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Birthday Bucket of Apples

I created this card for today’s Ways to Use It Challenge over on Splitcoast.  We had to use something on our card that was brand-new and had never been used.  I recently acquired the Basket Full of Fun hostess stamp set and had never used the bucket and apples.  The ribbon on the card is [...]

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