I saw this lovely weathered wood background on Instagram the other day. It was made by the lovely and talented Donna at Room in A Cupboard, and it really caught my attention! I decided to give it a try, although I didn’t have the same materials as she did for her tag. To get this…
The Papertrey August Blog Hop Challenge features a photo from Stella Maria Baer on VSCO. The color combination of black and blue, peach, ivory, and other earth tones is so lovely and is indicative of her work. I drew from these colors as inspiration for my card. I gotta tell ya, it was hard not to…
I was making 4th of July party invitations this year and I wanted to do something with just stripes… but who’s got time to line up and stamp stripes? Maybe in the winter – but for me, this time of year is especially hectic with planning getaways and activities along with all the usual responsibilities. To make…
The June Blog Hop Challenge at Papertrey Ink features a lovely piece of artwork by Yellena James: Since I loved the colors, that is what I used for the inspiration for my card today. Of course, I pulled out one of my new floral stamp sets to create my take on this beautiful underwater garden. It’s a lot…
This was a layout I did last summer for our Fourth of July trip to one of the local resorts. I wanted a red, white, and blue theme of course, and I was missing one 3×4 card to complete the layout. It took me awhile to wrap my head around the idea that I could make…
For the May blog hop challenge at Papertrey Ink, the inspiration picture is a beautiful watercolor with ice pops by Sarah Langtry from Just the Bees Knees. I decided to go with a similar layout and color scheme for my project. I love watercolor paint. I’m just not that great at it. I can make dots, though!…