Happy Easter! I had the idea for this card about 2 weeks ago and started working on it. The reason it took so long is I had to do each layer and let it dry in between. I was also busy working on other cards to post so I was finally able to finish the card so I could post it. I began by stamping my image and tracing the lines with a Spica Black…
I had so much fun doing this last week that I decided to do it again this week. In checking out the blogs this week I noticed that the Flourishes Blog’s Timeless Tuesday challenge was to use your favorite stamp set. I would have to say my all time favorite set is Stampin’ Up’s Perfect Plaids. I love the backgrounds you can make using this set. I do have to say you need to practice…
Have you ever colored an image and then couldn’t figure out what colors to use with the image? That is what I ran into with today’s card. I saw a watercolored image using the watercolor crayons and realized I hadn’t used mine in quite some time. I thought it would be fun to use the Upsy Daisy image as this set is one that I know a lot of people can only think of using…
My friend Candice has decided to start her own blog. We use to do this one together but life got hectic for her so she gave it to me. Things have settled down for her and she has decided she would like to post her cards again. We had several long conversations about posting and ideas. I mentioned how I do some of the challenges to stretch my skills and we went to Splitcoast Stampers…
I was making a card the other day for my All Occasion Stamp-a-Stack when the image I was using just seemed to say Cherry Blossoms. I decided to create a card in honor of the beautiful trees that are lining the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. I wanted a simple but elegant card so I stamped the swirl from Baroque Motifs to use as the background. I used my Sakura clear Stardust gelly roll pen…
Good Morning! I hope everyone had a good weekend. The weather was gorgeous and I even had to cut my grass. YUCK! I know I have used this set a lot lately, but for some reason it lends itself to so many techniques and you can make so many gorgeous cards with it. The Flourishes blog has a paper piecing challenge. I decided to use the lily from Fifth Avenue Floral to do some paper…
