Second Post, scroll down for first one! Splitcoast has a great color and sketch challenge this week. When I saw the colors, Bordering Blue, Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, and Chocolate Chip (which is optional) I knew the Bella Birds Designer Series paper would use all these colors so I went with it. The sketch was easy to incorporate the different patterned papers. I also thought the Eastern Blooms stamp set would be perfect for the…
I didn’t get this posted yesterday as I was working on my crosstitch. I took some time last evening to work on a few cards for today. This card was for 2 challenges. Colour Create has a chocolate, coffee, and cream color challenge. I chose to use Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, and Very Vanilla. I was a little worried what this would look like, but I like the final product. Our Creative Corner has…
Sorry for the late post today but I was with my sister yesterday. She had a doctor’s appointment and then we went to a scrapbooking store and some crosstitch stores. I bought some University of Maryland paper as well as some stickers for the college and Italy. I am going to work on making a scrapbook of my daughter’s graduation and my trip to Italy. I will post them as I get them done. For…
Each month stamp companies release new sets of stamps. One stamp company that I have several of their sets has a release on Friday night. Verve Stamps will release their new sets as well as several single stamps. As part of their release week (the week before the actual release of the stamps) they are having a contest. They have created 3 sketches and 1 color challenge and have challenged their readers to participate. I…
Well I spent some time yesterday making my cards for the ladies (and 1 gentleman) at New Towne Village. I wanted to get my sample made so they could see ahead of time what they will be making this month. I will take them over tomorrow so that they can be posted and the ones who are interested can sign up. Since they have to be very basic cards but still have some wow factor…
I was looking for a quick and simple card and on the Clean and Simple Stamping Blog Natasha posted a great sketch. This was my starting point. I ran across a new blog (just started Friday) where 6 very talented ladies have pooled their efforts and post a weekly challenge. Stampin’ B’s Design Team posted a challenge to use a bee on your card. When I read this I immediately thought of a pattered paper…
