This first card was a labor of…I don’t know what. Not love. You know when you have an idea in your head of how something should look, and no matter what you do reality doesn’t match that idea? That was me earlier this week. Eventually everything worked out, but I’m not kidding when I tell you this card took an …
Card Cupids Use Your Stash Challenge
Have I mentioned that we’re now doing weekly challenges over at Card Cupids? This week’s is to make a card using all items that you already have in your stash. This can be difficult, given how easy it is to convince yourself that your project just won’t be complete until you have some different paper, or new embellishment, or other …
Two New Cards
I had a pretty creative day. Every time I thought I was finished, I had a new idea and made another card. I have two to show you now. The third can’t be shown off until tomorrow, and the fifth I forgot to take a picture of, and the sixth isn’t quite done yet. That’s a lot, huh? I also …
New Toy Tuesday: Lots of Stuff
Today I went to the mall for the first time in at least six months. In fact, it’s been so long I can’t actually remember the last time I was there. I used to love the mall. Of course, I used to be a teenager. One of the benefits of not having an office job is being able to do …
Progress!: A Knitting Update
I was a knitting fiend this weekend, and my efforts finally paid off. The Snow Lady has a FACE! I should have taken a picture of the back. There are loose threads everywhere. Weaving in the ends is going to take longer than the actual knitting. The plan is to have the rest of the leg portion of the stocking …
Some Odd Girl Stamps and Translucent Coloring with Copics
I wanted to share with you the card I made for the first ever challenge on Card Cupids. The challenge is to make any card using our selected sketch from Page Maps, and it’s still going on, so you have until Sunday to submit your design. We were lucky enough to be sponsored by Some Odd Girl stamps for this …