Jolly Gingerbread

Keep Stamping Saturday Challenge Did you know that Saturday, December 12th is Gingerbread House Day? It is also Poinsettia Day, but I chose to do Gingerbread. I really like the little house in the current Paper Pumpkin kit. Here is what I created: Similar to the other Gingerbread House I created last week, I usedContinue reading “Jolly Gingerbread”

Great Layout #2

Friday Simple Stamping – Sketch Challenge December 11, 2020 Continuing to encourage you to be creative and to craft, I have selected another easy layout that helps you to make lovely cards.  Your choice of paper, stamp and ink will yield very different looks.  Using this layout, I created three cards.  Using different techniques and/orContinue reading “Great Layout #2”

HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS – Blow Your Candles

Keep Stamping Saturday // Sunday Sketch – SS031 I just can’t seem to keep up.  Perhaps it is because the holidays are rolling in… My Saturday Keep Stamping theme was Candles. According to the international calendar of days, Saturday was Candle Day.  Saturday came and went. Maybe I could combine Saturday’s theme with Sunday’s Sketch. Continue reading “HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS – Blow Your Candles”

Great Layout #1

Friday Simple Stamping – Sketch Challenge December 4, 2020 It always amazes me how quickly one can get behind. I find this happens to me near a month end. I am updating my calendar of events. My meetup.com class happens and before you know it, the personal deadlines I have set for myself were yesterdayContinue reading “Great Layout #1”

Itty Bitty Christmas – Thinking of You

December 2nd, 2020 Are you ready for Christmas? Have you addressed all your cards? One more… CASE-ING TUESDAY #280.  I came across this very pretty retired Specialty Designer Series Paper the other day called Springtime Foils.  The floral image reminded me of the winter Amaryllis blooms so popular at Christmas.  I chose this to beContinue reading “Itty Bitty Christmas – Thinking of You”

Art Gallery in Moonlight

December 1st, 2020 I don’t think I have told you about the various cards I have made related to Christine Bertram’s Mystery Stamp Night for the months of September, October and last night, November. Christine leads us through the creation of a card based on a series of clues. It is so much fun! FollowingContinue reading “Art Gallery in Moonlight”

HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS – IT’S YOUR DAY!

Sunday Sketch – SS030- November 29th, 2020 Taking liberty with this week’s sketch.  Five elements in this layout.  A Card Base, Mat, Matted Panel and a ribbon bow feature.  I have a base, a mat, step matted element and plenty of bows! For today’s sketch, (I am so behind…getting ready for my Holiday Stamping Class),Continue reading “HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS – IT’S YOUR DAY!”

Wrapped in Christmas – Mason Jars

Saturday’s Keep Stamping Challenge –  November 28th, 2020 International Calendar of Days…did you know that Monday, November 30th is Masan Jar Day?  Who knew?  Well, in honor of that interesting tidbit, the Keep Stamping theme selected was Mason Jars. MERRY DAYS For this card, I selected to use the retired stamp set: Jar of LoveContinue reading “Wrapped in Christmas – Mason Jars”

Shimmer Mist

Friday Simple Stamping – Black Friday – November 27, 2020 In recognition of Black Friday, the theme for today, the cards created are predominately Black with a touch of Shimmer. A few simple items to have in your crafting stash should be (1) Decorative Masks, (2) Shimmer Paint and (3) Blending Brushes and/or Sponge Daubers. Continue reading “Shimmer Mist”

PINING FOR PLAID – Paper Pumpkin Mash Up

November 26, 2020 The OCTOBER 2017 – PINING FOR PLAID kit had enough supplies to make ten great shaker cards.  Needless, to say I did not create all ten and still have some supplies remaining.   The coordinating colors were Pool Party, Old Olive and Basic Black with hints of gold. Today, I created a mashContinue reading “PINING FOR PLAID – Paper Pumpkin Mash Up”