Friday, October 9, 2026

Altenew October Inspiration Card








I just LOVE Altenew and these are fun days to play along with their Inspiration Challenge this month of cooler weather. This card is using many products which if not stated are all Altenew. I die cut the Enchanted Mirror die for the frame of the card in cream cardstock and then blended the edges with brown. The flowers were die cut out of purple cardstock and then blended with the Enchanted Garden Fresh dye ink to make them have depth. The leaves were from 2 different greens and then both were blended with Emerald ink. The stamin had Amber Blaze added to them as well to show the orange color more vibrantly. The flower and leaves are the Plum Blossoms set with 4 flowers and I only used the 2 smaller leaves due the size of the frame. The card base was stenciled using the Paper Echoes stencil with Maya Gold Shimmer Relief paste and left to dry. Then I used the Organic Linen 3D Embossing folder and because it is 6 inches and the card base was 7", I did it twice through separately. The gold glitter washi tape from Little B was added to cover to that area of difference. After each flower, leaf and frame as well as card had blended shading, I put the elements together. I added dimension to the leaves and flowers before the card was put together and then splattered with Gansai Tambi red gold paint.

Other Challenges: 



 

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Altenew Fall Inspiration Wreath card




                                            Altenew Inspiration for October 2026



For this Fall Inspiration challenge I used the Deck Planks 3D Embossing folder for the background. The centerpiece is the Create A Wreath die set which I love! And the lace border at the bottom is the Altenew Lace border die which I cut twice. The cardstocks are from a package that was included with my last order except for the purple one. The sentiment is from retired Altenew Fancy Frames stamp Enjoy!

Other Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge: 772-773




Monday, September 14, 2026

Graphic 45 Adventure Awaits New Dock Layout

 





Using the new Graphic 45 Adventure Awaits papers, I made this layout about rebuilding my old dock that had sat under water for almost 2 years back in the day. The boards were falling through and were walkable but barely. We hired a nice man who did all of the work and here are the photos of the process. I put the removal on the left and the new dock on the right. Later we put the lights on. These fabulous Graphic 45 papers had everything I needed and I added the burlap string, tied and stapled to bring texture to the layout. Also, other elements from the same collection.


Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Texture

Word Art Wednesday: #768-769



Saturday, August 29, 2026

Photoplay Hello Lovely "Friends" Layout


 
Love this collection by Photoplay and wanted to scrap several pics of my friends and I traveling to retreats to scrapbook over all of these years!! The letters are Eric Burlap thickers by American Crafts.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday: Lots of Layers

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goe

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #766-767



Thursday, August 20, 2026

Saturday, July 18, 2026

49 & Market Cherish Forever Layout









 Scrappy Friends Stacy's Tic Tac Toe: Upper left corner to lower right corner. Paint was used to splatter the layout using Deco Art Folk Art white Chalk Paint and a splatter brush. 4 different papers from the Serenity collection for the banners and mat. Hearts are on circle frame as well as the die cut one. 

So many products on this layout: 49 & Market Vintage Artistry Serenity collection including the laser elements, and some of Tranquility cluster elements are the main products. I splattered white chalk paint across all elements of the layout and even the hidden journal card. It was rather funny because I got it all over me, the box, grass and what I was wearing!! After I thought that I had finished cleaning all of it up, my husband came in and said I had splatters on my face too!! I like how the layout came out but even splattering outside, didn't take in the problem of me being so close to the subject!! LOL!!

Other Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Fabulous Florals

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Fun with Paint

July Colorful Options Challenge: Choose one color-BLUE-Option 2 & 5


Word Art Wednesday #760-761