dragonflies and flowers

I have discovered that I love stenciling backgrounds. If I had more time I think I might do it for the majority of my cards! Here is a birthday card I made recently to get you in the spring mood. It features a nice stenciled background and some winged friends: I got the stencil years…

October Daily 2017 begins

October is here! The best month of the year. Lots of you are participating in Inktober as your monthly challenge. I have chosen again to do October Daily started by Serena Bee. I made this album initially, using an Echo Park Paper set I found at Winners: And how could FrankenBerry resist a guest appearance…

cards for a 32nd birthday

Just a quick share of a couple of cards. I was asked to make birthday cards a while ago for a 32nd birthday… my own! I am a big fan of the bright neon pink and the way the stenciled bunting came out. I didn’t have my Halloween crafting supplies on hand otherwise they probably…

birthday cards for my sister

My sister is by no means a girly-girl so I love to make cards for her. I like to break out the pink and frills once in a while, but a card for her is a welcome challenge. Here is what I came up with: Here, I inked up a bunch of wooden embellishments to…

girly birthday memory album

I put together this album for the 2nd birthday of my friend’s daughter. I love this paper (DCWV Confetti collection) and was super excited to make a project bigger than a card with it. Of course, I did make a matching card to go with it though… 🙂 Here’s a slideshow of the inside:  …

Champlain Heights summer fair 2017

I had a wonderful day at the Champlain Heights Community Centre summer fair. I got there nice and early to set up, which I managed to do on my own with time to spare. Luckily I planned well enough the night before that I remembered everything I needed. I was lucky enough to have a…

news – Champlain Heights summer fair 2017

Hello, friends! I hope you have all been keeping as busy as I have. Some news: I will have a table at the Champlain Heights Community Centre summer fair next Saturday 10 June, 11:00 – 15:00. I don’t know all the details yet, but it’s a gorgeous corner of the city and I hope that…

Stamp Ink Paper #95 – sketch

Check out this offset sketch for Stamp Ink Paper #95: Here is my take on the sketch: It’s a pink and feminine Mother’s Day card embellished more than my cards usually are. I am trying to make sure I use what I have (so I can buy some new stuff!). I’ve got two different pink…

One year of card challenges!

As of today, I have been participating in card challenges for a whole year! I took a bit of time off in the fall to focus on a couple of craft fairs I had to make for, but I began challenges a full year ago. This is the post that began it all: 09 February…

CTD 425 – black, mustard, blue

The colour combination over at Color Throwdown is black, mustard and blue: I agree with Barbara Anders in that this colour combination can work well to create a masculine card. That is the direction I took as well: I don’t have a great amount of embellishments, but I wanted to add something so I went…

Super 6 Of ’16

Here are my six favourite cards from 2016. It was a fun year where things really seemed to come together cards-wise. Here’s to continued enjoyment and improvement! I picked cards that I liked both when I made them, and still now months later. I have to say that the additions to my tool box have…