Have you ever sat down to stamp and hit a road block? Not knowing where to begin can be very frustrating. There are 3 different areas of focus that, depending on your preference, you can use to help you plan out your cards. The first is the layout or sketch. I read several blogs that have sketch challenges on them. These are a great way to start. Beginning with the sketch allows you to focus…
I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. It seemed to be a busy one. My mom came down for the day on Saturday and we went to a farm over in Virginia, this farm was great, both of my children had a wonderful time. We came home with apple cider, apple butter, pumpkin butter, and a bunch of apples. We are off to another week and it is a color challenge Monday, I picked River…
I have seen a lot of cards on websites lately that use chocolate chip and a blue to create cards with a western flair. I decided to try my hand at this. I used splitcoast stampers sketch challenge number 37. Here is the link to view the sketch: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84583 Here is the card I created with a few modifications to the sketch. Stamps: Wanted, Great Greetings (retired) Paper: Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava, Blue Bayou, Very…
Here is the front cover and the inside shot of the Holiday Organizer that we will be making on Sunday. We still have space if you decide that you would like to join us. We will be sticking an envelope in one of the pockets for receipts, there will be a December Calendar for another pocket, and a few other items.
Last night I was playing and came up with three different cards, this is the one that I decided to post. I will keep the others for later or for one of my workshops. After looking at it in this post I am thinking that I should have used Mellow Moss and not Sahara Sand, but it could just be the lighting when I took the photo. Watch for the post on Friday I am…
Last night I was playing and came up with three different cards, this is the one that I decided to post. I will keep the others for later or for one of my workshops. After looking at it in this post I am thinking that I should have used Mellow Moss and not Sahara Sand, but it could just be the lighting when I took the photo. Watch for the post on Friday I am…
