Polka Dot Inspiration

  Polka dots are one of my favorite patterns.  This week, our challenge at TGIF Challenges is to use Polka Dots to inspire our design.  Be sure to check out what our designers created and we’d love to have you play along with us, too!    With many items retiring from the Annual Catalog, I’m …

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#TGIFC102 – Color Challenge! Mint Macaron-Tip Top Taupe-Sweet Sugarplum

 Happy Friday and welcome to another great challenge from TGIF Challenges!  We’ve got a fabulous color combo to inspire you.  The designers have some amazing projects that you’ll want to check out HERE. There are still quite a few stamp sets from the Occasions catalog that I haven’t gotten inky with yet.  The Special Reason …

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Monday Montage 91

Welcome to the Monday Montage blog hop!  Every other Monday, my friends and I share inspiring projects.  Be sure to visit all the stops….you don't want to miss anything! As some of you already know, I went to Florida 2 weeks ago to be with my son after his tonsillectomy.  We spent 5 days in …

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Paper Weaving

   The March Technique Challenge for Stylin' Stampin' INKSpiration is paper weaving.  It's been years since I've done this technique, so I decided to try it out with a slightly different spin.  I found several different weaving patterns on this website, and went with a diagonal pattern for my background.     I used strips …

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Chocolate Cards

So, these cards aren't made of chocolate……sorry!  I loved all the greetings from the new Lovely, Amazing You photopolymer stamp set, but I was really looking forward to the "love you more than chocolate" saying. Lovely, Amazing You Photopolymer Stamp Set   I started by using aquapainters to watercolor on watercolor paper with crumb cake, …

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