Well I did not mess up this week. I double checked my list several times. I had Read Red and I wanted to do something for flag day. We made a card in my workshop last week using the Classic Stars wheel. I decided to use it on this card and change the layout to see what it would look like. I really like the look of Real Read paired with Kraft. What do you…
Wow.. check it out.. the Retiring Stamp Set list for the Spring/Summer 2008 Stampin’ Up! Catalog is here!! Stampin’ UP Website – CHECK IT OUT HERE! Which set will YOU miss the most?? Retired List (Alphabetical) Retired List (Numerical)
While looking at Beate’s inspiration challenge yesterday I noticed her sketch challenge and loved the layout. I decided to play along this week. I wanted to use a set I hadn’t used recently and came across Embrace Life. I have seen several blogs where they used the the stem and colored in the flowers with a gel pen. I decided to try this and see how it worked for me. Here is the sketch and…
I have noticed lately that I felt I was always using the same colors. Several months ago I read that some ladies keep sketch and color combo notebooks to jot things down in as they run across ideas to use in their stamping. I decided that I would like to do this for color combos just to get some different ideas. I had a small notebook that I had not used so I designated it…
Each week Beate posts an inspiration challenge. Earlier this week she posted a black and white pillow as the inspiration. I knew I wanted to give it a try since I love black and white. Here is the inspiration piece I love this pillow and so many things went through my head. On her blog you can click on the image and make it larger. When I did that I realized there was stitching on…
Well I blew it after all. I was supposed to used Sahara Sand on Monday as my color and I had picked Real Red to go with it. Needless to say I focused on the Real Red and forgot the Sahara Sand. To make up for it I used Sahara Sand in today’s card. I had wanted to create a summer scene using flip flops or other summer wear. I needed the Adirondack chair and…
