Well today has been one of those days. I blinked and the day is gone. I had so much to do and I am still not done. I still need to make a birthday card, stamp some images I borrowed, and make 2 ATC cards. I guess I need to quite the chit-chat and get on with it. You know I love doing Julee’s sketch each week. Well she has another great layout. I decided…
Candice and I decided to use Red, White, and Blue for our challenge this Monday since July 4th is later this week. I do not know if Candice will get her card done to post as she has been so busy lately. But I knew you ladies just love to see what we come up with so I slaved over the table and created a fun, sparkly card for you. Here is what I came…
There is a technique I ran across several months ago that I have been wanting to try. I decided that this weekend I would give it a shot. It is call Black and White Magic and you can see it on Karen’s blog. If you would like to see some of her gorgeous creations go to the beginning of her blog as that is where you will find most of them. Usually the card is…
Julee had a great sketch for her MojoMonday this week. When I started the card I had every intention of making it a standard sized (4 1/4 x 5 1/2). Needless to say once I had finished the center focal piece I had to go to a bigger card and ended up with a 5 x 7. I wanted the center image to be light and airy. With that in mind I chose the Stem…
The ladies from several of the blogs I read have joined forces to create a new blog where they post weekly challenges. Each week one of the members chooses a color, sketch, accessories, etc. to use to create a card. They then all create a card following the guidelines and post it. They welcome rookies like me to join in the fun. This week you had to use at least 1 button and 1 brad.…
Today I wanted to use a color that I hardly ever use. So I pulled out the colors and guess which one I chose. Only Orange! I usually only reach for this color around Halloween or Fall. Needless to say I was a challenge for me to use this color in a card that did not center around the 2 holidays you usually use it for. I had borrowed some Penny Black hedgehogs from my…
