I have another fun and funky card for you today. This one uses some bright colors. Since Jess was taking these cards back to her co-workers in Hawaii I wanted to use some cool colors so I used Tempting Turquoise with Green Galore. I like the bright summer look of this card. Stamps: Polka Dots & Paisley Paper: Cameo Coral, Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise, white Ink: Tempting Turquoise Accessories: ribbon (Michael’s), Cameo Coral – Green…
I have another card from the fun and funky set I made. I have wanted to try embossing on patterned paper. I think the Upsy Daisy stamp from Stampin’ Up is perfect for that. I had the Jersey Shore patterned paper and hadn’t used it much so I thought I would give it a try with this stamp. I think the way it turned out was pretty cool. What do you think? Stamps: Upsy Daisy,…
I guess you are wondering what happened to me. Well my daughters kept me really busy during the holidays. I put Jess on a plane back to Hawaii yesterday and Michaela and I headed to New York to get her an apartment. We looked at 3 yesterday and signed for a nice 2 bedroom townhome with a garage. It has just recently been renovated and includes a laundry room, 2 bedrooms, and 1 1/2 baths.…
I recently found a great website that offers a different card sketch each day. Susan at Card Sketch A Day creates a new sketch every day and offers visitors a chance to create a card and post it on her blog. You then need to post it to your blog on the same day it is released. I loved her sketches and asked for a Christmas Tree sketch (she works a month in advance so…
I bet you are wondering what I have been up to since I haven’t posted anything since Monday. I spent yesterday running errands and today I have been in my stamp room working on a Christmas present. Several months ago I ordered a stamp set from Papertrey Ink with the intentions of making this Christmas gift. Being the procrastinator that I am, I put it off and promptly forgot about it until this week. That…
Sorry for the late post but I created this last night and had to wait for the sun to come out to get a good picture. Well I have created my last ATC (Artistic Trading Card) for the monthly swap I was in. The hostess has so much going on that she has decided not to continue the group next year. I understand how busy she is but I will miss participating as this was…
