Okay, now I'm determined...I will get a card done each day for the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! ;) Today I decided to go more for the spring side of the theme with some pretty pastel watercoloring! I used a great new background stamp from Hero Arts and heat-embossed it with clear powder. ... View Post
Christmas Card Challenges #13: Color Inspiration
Hi and welcome back to another Christmas Card Challenge! I love this week's color challenge...those colors seems so warm and cozy! And as we're still hanging out in 20 degree weather around here, those gloves and that hot drink are also incredibly appealing! ;) Here's my card: I LOVE this ... View Post
Mini Watercolored Cards
During Mama Elephant's most recent release week I saw this gorgeous Freestyle Floral stamp set and had to have it! I didn't have a lot of time to craft this morning but I wanted to do a little watercoloring so I put together these little cards! I like to keep a few cards in the back of my planner ... View Post
Watermelon Watercolor!
So I've been playing with the new Hero Arts products and I LOVE them! I didn't have much time in my craft room today but I was able to pull together this fun little card! It's only a couple inches wide and I'm thinking it'd be easy to make them even a little bit tinier to make them into gift ... View Post
A few more cards from Technique Toolbox
Thanks to the snowstorm on Saturday I had, yet another, snow day on Sunday and was able to go over a few more videos from Technique Toolbox: Dye Ink! I highly recommend the class...there are great cards and tutorials! I learned a ton of new tricks and tips even with the techniques I already ... View Post
Runway-Inspired Challenge #78: DKNY
I love the inspiration photo for this week's Runway-Inspired Challenge so I decided to play along! It's so bright and cheerful...and as we're preparing for a few more days in the single digits I really wanted to create something that reminded me of summer! Here's my card: I decided to ... View Post
Multiple stampings with the M.I.S.T.I. and different distress ink techniques!
Advance warning, this post is a little photo-heavy! After I posted this card last week, my mom requested a set of cards in a similar style; so, I decided to take the opportunity to show off my M.I.S.T.I. and also play with some different distress ink techniques! For those who don't know, ... View Post
Cracked Pistachio distress ink!
Yay!! I finally had time to break out the newest distress ink, Cracked Pistachio, and I LOVE it! Tim Holtz is releasing a surprise new color each month...I'm sure I'll be collecting them all! Normally, I love mixing distress inks but today I decided to just focus on the one color! While I do ... View Post