I have two children…but some days it seems like I have ten! If you have kids, I am sure you know what I mean. Today was one of those days where mama's buttons were pushed over and over again. Yet, in the midst of it all I am still so grateful to be home with [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Celebrating one of the Best Gifts in Life
Posted in Cards, Prisma Coloring, StampingBella on February 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Floral Embellishment Challenge
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I decided to join one more challenge from PTI today. To participate I had to create my own floral embellishments, use one on a card and put the rest on a piece of acetate (you know, like you buy them in the store) and give them to a friend. Here's my creation: I used the [...]
Card + Origami = A Fun Challenge from PTI
Posted in Cards, PTI on February 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Today the challenge over at PTI was to create a project that incorporates origami of some form. A fun way to think outside the box and make something I never would have otherwise. I checked out the links Nichole provided and came across this goldfish. I knew I had to use it in some way. [...]
Acrylic Paint and Emboss Resist fit a Challenge
Posted in Cards, PTI, Sketch Challenges, Valentine's on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It's been a week of inspiration and challenges over at Papertrey Ink as they celebrate their third anniversary and its not even over yet. I've been playing around with the Emboss Resist technique quite a bit this week. Through trial and error I discovered which of my stamps yielded the best result. Suffice it to [...]
Emboss Resist with PTI
Posted in Cards, PTI, Valentine's on February 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I made this card tonight to participate in the PTI challenge. I have not used this technique in a very long time so it was fun to re-visit it. I stamped an old text style stamp I had in my stash for the background, using Basic Grey ink. Next I embossed the solid heart [...]
A Challenge is a Challenge – A Chance to Learn Something New
Posted in Cards, Prisma Coloring, Sketch Challenges, StampingBella on February 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Do you use sketches to create your cards? I rarely do, but on occasion they can be really helpful. Half your work is already done. This weeks challenge from Stampingbella was just that – a sketch. And boy did I have a hard time making something work with this sketch. I just don't make cards [...]