Hi there! I have been taking a break from making cards to pursue my latest foray into a life-long passion… planning!!! By now you may be seen the elaborate planner spreads people are creating, often on those simple pages in those everyday planners you are already familiar with. Filofax agendas are no longer for boring…
Month: April 2016
April destash
Hi guys! It’s time for some spring cleaning, and with that comes those items once treasured but now perhaps better off in a new home. I have a Hello Kitty planner and Japanese-themed notebooks: The link to the destash collection is here. There are more detailed descriptions of all the items in their shop listings….
CYCI 115 – red, yellow, black
It’s a colour challenge at Can You Case It this week: I had a birthday card to make, and this is what happened: I used the Hero Arts origami animals stamp set again.The flowers are just punched out. The bird and sentiment are (sloppily) embossed. I used a Copic marker to colour the crane and…
A.P.W.P. #67 sketch challenge
The challenge over at Always Playing With Paper this week is a sketch challenge: I needed to make a special birthday card and this is the sketch I chose to use for it. I used pink and gold Gelatos for the background, using a dauber and stencil for the stars. I used Fiskars birthday bash clear…
Color Throwdown 386
Teal, lime green and white are what are going on over at Color Throwdown this week. This is the third challenge this week that I am doing for the first time. I suggest you click that link and take a look at all of the amazing cards people have made for this challenge. There is…
CASology 191 – washi tape
For the first CASology challenge I am participating in, the cue card is washi tape. This was great because it’s something I have lots of and there was tons of inspiration on how to use it and make it look great! I threw down some washi on card stock and die cut some arrows with…
APWP 66 – masculine, nautical theme
Hi there! This is the first Always Playing With Paper challenge I have ever done and I just couldn’t resist. Who doesn’t love a nautical theme? Again, I had a problem finding anything navy so I think this weekend I am going to have to resolve that đ Here’s the super simple card I did:…
S.I.P.#41 – wedding greeting card
Hello! The challenge at Stamp Ink Paper this week is a wedding challenge. I don’t have any coming up this year, but I did have some appropriate stickers so here we go… I recently bought some Hero Arts origami animals stamps and thought they could do nicely for this challenge. I love any chance to…
A BIT OF GLUE & PAPER 