Amazing Paper Grace

Woohoo, I love challenges but have not been able to participate in many.  Today I was able to work on Mojo Monday #42 - the sketch is absolutely awesome and I did not want to miss it.  Mojo Monday is hosted at Poetic Artistry and you can see more details about this weekly sketch challenge […]

All dressed up and nowhere to go!   That was me last night….I had a card ready, a card that I actually liked and no way to get it posted.  We had severe thunderstorms so my internet was out.  Not only that, my cable TV was out too.  So much for a back up plan, […]

 
I have wanted to use this stamp for some time, but didn’t want it to be too plain by just stamping in black.  I was pleased with the effect of the white embossing powder and it really popped after sponging on SU Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip.  Did you notice no DP and no […]

 
I needed to pull together a small card to swap with someone at our Stamp Club Meeting tomorrow morning.  I just received my long rectangle Nesties so I thought I would put them to use.  This was simple and quick so my post is very brief. 

Supplies:
Stamps:  Stampendous
Inks:  Black Brilliance
Paper:  Bazzill
Accessories:  Copics; Ribbon
Have a wonderful weekend […]

 
I had an opportunity to try a really neat technique tonight.  I guess it is a resist of sorts - can you believe I’ve never ever tried this!!  I had it in my mind that I wanted to make my own design paper (how rare is that?) so I stamped a script stamp with black […]

 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 

I love the simplicity of this verse; it’s one that rewinds through my mind many times over the course of a week.  The small stamp is another that has a permanent place on my desktop to remind me of the these very words […]

There is a first time for everything, and for me, this time…it was the first time I’ve ever made a sympathy card.  The mother of a dear friend passed away a little bit over a week ago on April 15th.  I sat down the very next evening to make this card, but didn’t want to […]

My post is a quick one, as we have spent most of the day celebrating my husbands birthday.   We are so blessed for having all of our children close to us and able to spend time as a family. For a couple of minutes,  I was able to steal away to finish up this card.  […]

I was in the mood to do a challenge, so the layout for this card is the Mojo Monday sketch at Poetic Artistry.
.
Now that I’m sooooo organized with my new Sketch Book journal, I’ve recorded a couple of challenges I want to do….this is the first.  This one went together very easily and is very […]

How true is that!  This little butterfly has inhabited my stash for some time and I’ll apologize ahead of time that I don’t know which company offers this unmounted.  Please, please if you know - email me so that I can give them proper credit.   He-he I have quite a few stamps from this company, […]

 
I was so ready for a cutesy card!  I hunted through my unmounteds and found these three little adorable insects.  I colored each up with my Copics and then found my stash of American Crafts Ribbon which made picking the accent colors easy!   
Have a great day and don’t let anybody fool ya!
Supplies:
Paper:  Bazzill, Fabriano […]

It has been a glorious weekend with weather that is starting to give me a full blown case of spring fever.  I was inside for a bit to play with toys and I pulled out a set of stamp pads that have graced my shelf, unopened, for more than two years.   I had fallen in love […]

Hmmmm, well I had a post scheduled for last night, but in my sleepy stupor I keyed the time in wrong time.
On Splitcoaststampers one of the techniques showcased last week was misting  with markers so I decided to give it a try.  This whole card is misted, part with markers and part was […]

I had a wonderful dinner with my stamping girlfriends tonight and we had an opportunity to welcome back a long distance friend - we love you Linda!!  As I reflect back on the evening I know that life is good!  
I was able to make a quick card tonight.  I’ve been itching to use my Paisley […]

Another quick post to offer - my girls are going out of town for the weekend and I’m grabbing a couple of minutes in between helping them.

I love this dress….this is my first time to use it and I knew that I wanted to try the Kiss Technique since it is a solid stamp.    To […]