I think I'm finally getting a hang of these card challenges! And it's kinda nice because they help to streamline my creative process when I have a limited amount of time to create. Today's card was a 30 minute card created during a student's missed lesson and I'm very pleased with the results. ... View Post
Impression Obsession Challenge – Square Cards
I recently discovered Impression Obsession and I LOVE their dies (plus they're located not too far away in Williamsburg)! Their dies are super detailed and have great images and scenes! I decided to participate in their most recent challenge to create a square card. I'm starting to work on ... View Post
Papertrey Ink Make it Monday #182
The challenge this week was Mason Jar Stamping! Luckily I recently purchased a big batch of mason jars for jar salad lunches and had a few leftover. I created this jar with the intention of filling it with cat snacks and giving it to a friend. Since cat snacks tend to be pretty smelly I'll ... View Post
Happy National Coffee Day and the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!
Just a quick post for today! I'm participating in Cuts, Crops, and Creativity's Coffee Lovers Blog Hop hosted by Chaitali Narla and Amy Tsuruta. Here's my card! I used a cut file from my Silhouette Cameo Design Studio for the cup. Then I used a cut file for the bean and scattered it in a ... View Post
Papertrey Ink Make it Monday Challenge #181
Whew...this has been quite the unexpected week. I'm a little behind but I did get some card-making done this weekend. My main project was creating baby shower invitations for my best friend's upcoming shower but I also had time to sneak in a few cards for the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday ... View Post
More cards for the PTI Make it Monday Challenge #180
So I thought I was finished with that challenge...but I was clearing out some stuff in my craft room today and found my huge stash of paint swatches from our house-building time and thought they would look neat woven together. They're pretty similar so I won't spend too much time describing them ... View Post
Papertrey Ink Make it Monday Challenge #180
To continue my goal of participating in more challenges I put together this card for Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday Challenge. The challenge required the use of a Papertrey Ink product and paper weaving! I started off by stamping the lines from the Ombre Builders set onto three different pieces ... View Post
Papertrey Ink Make it Monday Challenge #179
Well, I'm cutting it a little close on the deadline but I've decided to start trying out some of the various stamp company challenges and here's my entry for Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday Challenge! This week's challenge was using die cuts to aid in an embossed resist technique! I used the ... View Post