Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Simple Stories NSD Crop Fun Layout
Simple Stories Crafty Things collection was used to honor my National Scrapbook Day crop tables and festivities. Love reliving these moments with friends! That is such a good reason to scrapbook as well as go to crops!
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Not a card
Word Art Wednesday Challenge: #712-713
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Lawn Fawn Stenciled card
I attended a Shop Hop in Lutz, FL with several stores including Scraporium, one of my fav's! Here is the card they led us to make using Lawn Fawn stamps and stencils.
Other challenges:
Simon Says Monday: Happy Birthday
Simon Says Wednesday: Quite Quirky
Word Art Wednesday Challenge: #710-711
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Picket Fence Studios Mermaid Dear Card
Playing with Picket Fence Studios' Mermaid Dear stamp. I stamped with my MISTI and colored with Copics after fussy cutting the fish away. I wanted it to be about her in the sea. The die of the circle is from my stash, and the word die as well. The background was ink blended with 3 Distress Oxides, Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, and Pistachio. Love the water drops to add to the affect. I made this for a special person and they truly loved it! Enjoy!
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Make your own background
Double D Challenges: A Card for the Kiddo's Challenge
Simple Stories Flea Market Layout 2
And here is my 2nd layout and love these fabulous Simple Stories Flea Market papers and collection! And this was a wonderful way to collect the business cards of some of our great stores in Knoxville, TN so as to find again!! Such fun!!
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Simple Stories Flea Market Layout 1
Loved our Spring Break photos of fun with my sister shopping Thrift and antique stores, and Flea Market in Alcoa, TN. We had a great time and here are our memories. Such fun!
Lavina Fairy Tag
After attending a fabulous class at Scraporium with Betty's Creative Studio (another store's make and take) that allowed me to "play" with all of the fabulous Lavina stamps like this one called, Mae Fairy. The ink blending was done previous to stamping, and then many smaller stamps layered in. The white Posca pen was used to add light to her wings! The end touch was a spray of gold to add iridescence.
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Make your own background
Sunday, July 20, 2025
Key to my Heart Layout
Love playing with die cuts and ink blending and stitching around the edges!
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Echo Park Fourth of July Layout
I used Echo Park Celebrate America Collection with all of its Red, White and Blue colors and fun fireworks graphics matched with gingham and stars pattern papers. For Technique, I used 2 stencils for the fireworks on the Bazzill Bling Diamond cardstock, with Christmas Red, Silver and Tim Holtz Distress stormy sky stickles. The bling and shine is iridescent and I love the look. The American Crafts Sparkle red cardstock was fussy cut around the "Fourth of July" sticker to bring more shine, as well. The tags have ribbon attached with the Tim Holtz tiny attacher stapler so 3 tags, and 3 staples. Journaling written on the tags: "We enjoyed the holiday with Bratwurst, broccoli salad, roasted brussel sprouts with bacon and watermelon. Fireworks were on our lake and enjoyed by the whole family. It was a wonderful relaxing family day, together!"
I used the Center Vertical column for Stacy's Tic Tac Toe: Metal (Staples where I attached the ribbon on each tag), Tags, Word Sticker (Title)
Please Enjoy!
Challenges:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Simple Stories Vintage Love Story Layout
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #698-699
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Colorado Crafts Coffee ATC
Loved playing with the Colorado Craft Company Coffee House Stamp and this challenge over on A Cherry On Top Website. The additional items I used are: The Crafter's Workshop's Poppy stencil paired with Picket Fence Golden Rose Paste. Further I sprayed with Ranger Evergreen Bough, and then inked the edges with Memento Tuxedo black that was being used for the cute mouse. The mouse was colored with Copics: E33,E35,W1,W3,C1,C3,0. It took time to dry between layers but was so fun making it!! The thick paper was Blue Fern Studios, Bird Waltz, Bird song.
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Stencil Fun
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Blooms (for the Poppy stencil)
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #698-699
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Graphic 45 A Ladies Diary card
Using the front page of the Graphic 45 A Ladies Diary collection I cut it down and added some other fussy cut another sheet with the clocks. The picture totally reminds me of the spirit of the woman this is for. I really hope it reminds her she is loved. The 100 is cut from Spellbinder's Filigree numbers by Becca Feeken cut from Bazzill Lakeshore cardstock. The Prima Flowers were added and then a few other details like the white filigree butterfly in my stash and the turquoise bling on the front and inside.
Challenges:
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Graphic 45 Secret Garden on our back porch
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Altenew March Inspiration Post
Used Altenew Virginia Rose Die with the Altenew fine Frames cover die to arrange these die cut images to make a cluster on my card, and hope to enter this in their March Inspiration challenge using the colors and image as inspiration. Enjoy!
Altenew March Inspiration Challenge
Other challenges:
Simon Says Monday: Bit O' Green
Simon Says Wednesday: Bit O' Green
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
It's better on the Strawberry farm
I used Simple Stories Homespun, Simple Stories Homegrown Farmer' Market pattern papers and Bazzill Greenbriar Swiss dots. Also, the banner and strawberry are Simple Stories Homegrown Cardstock stickers popped up. The die cut Strawberries are from Pretty Pink Posh's Fruit Additions die set. The ink splatters were using the Smooches Red spray.
Friday, February 21, 2025
My Mind's Eye Paris Layout
Rochelle Spears February Sketch
I used tons of My Mind's Eye: Union Square "Beautiful Day" Paris paper; Market Street "Princess" Lovely Lady paper; Lost & Found Rosy Mixed Bag and Union Square "Home Sweet Home" Dimensional Die Cut embellishments. The Eiffel Tower with the ribbon is a book mark. Enjoy!
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Book Mark-Eiffel Tower with ribbon.
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Waffle Flower Snow Flake Cluster card
For this card, I used a new die from Waffle Flower called Snowflake Cluster. The die itself cut beautifully and I used the arrangement of the snowflakes as a perfect backdrop for the verse. I did cut one of the snowflakes away from the cluster to use later. The bg was made with Distress Oxide inks and splattered with Caribbean Blue Tattered Angels spray to add dimension and shimmer. Love all of the sparkle and shine. I added the Pinkfresh Studio Birthday Balloon Washi tape, die cut, and stamp set to finish the winter birthday theme.
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Book mark or about books