Have you ever had an idea for a card and basically had a picture of what it should look like in your head. Well today’s card is one of those. I started out with an idea of what my card should look like when it was completed but the final product is not anything like I pictured. I started with Gretchen’s Weekend Sketch challenge. I had wanted to use the technique where you stamp on…
As you read this I am on my way to the Vet Surgeon. My papillon has knee problems and one of her knees keeps popping out and she won’t put weight on it. Normally they just pop right back in but one of hers doesn’t go back in easily and is starting to cause her some discomfort so we are going to check it out and see if she needs surgery. Wish me luck! A…
Second post, scroll down for the first! Tracy at Eat Sleep Stamp said she kept the sketch simple this week. I decided to keep my card simple also. I used the colors Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, and Real Red from the Cards & Things blog in creating my card. I used some designer series paper and paired it with the large flower image from the Petal Pizzazz set. I often don’t use my larger…
Wow the wind last night was unbelievable. I was wondering if the gusts were going to take my furniture of the back deck. Today we have rain so I will be working on more cards. My card today was made for a color challenge at Diva Coffee Break Designs blog. The colors were Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, and Pretty in Pink. I wanted to try embossing only a portion of the card as I…
I needed another workshop card and decided to use a color and sketch challenge for my creation. This one also can be used as a Mother’s Day card or an all occasion card. I used the color challenge from the Stampin’ B’s Design Team blog. Their challenge was to use purple, green, and yellow. I chose Almost Amethyst, Old Olive, and So Saffron. I found a good sketch at the Belli Challenge blog. There was…
Good Afternoon! I hope you are having a great day! I needed some Congratulations cards so I went about creating them today. My son in law just got assigned to Marine 1. This is an application process and he was chosen so I wanted to send him a card telling him how proud I was of him. The best part is he and my daughter will be coming back home after being gone about 7…
