#stampinup I've been doing a bit of rearranging in my stamping room. I've been setting aside stuff that I'm going to sell at a scrapbook and stamping yard sale in the fall. I've been pulling out all the retiring items (boo!) and adding stuff from the new catalog (yay!). Plus, I've ... Read More about Card Parts Potpourri
Bloom for You
Black & White & Red All Over
#stampinup I really like to combine Basic Black and Whisper White with a pop of Real Red. That was my go-to color combination in the 80s and I still like it! For this week's Watercooler Challenge, I started with a Basic Black card base and added a Whisper White panel embossed with the ... Read More about Black & White & Red All Over
Blissful Flowers
#stampinup I used a few leftover "card parts" for my card based on this week's CAS(E) This Sketch challenge. I had already stamped and punched two flowers in Blackberry Bliss from the "Bloom For You" stamp and they were just waiting for the right card. I started with a Blackberry Bliss ... Read More about Blissful Flowers
Freshly Made Bloom for You
#stampinup So the temperatures here in mid-Maryland last weekend were in the 80s. Spring had arrived! This weekend the temps are barely going to get out of the 50s!! We had to turn our heat back on today and I'm freezing!!! Yet, it's still spring and the hardy flowers are poking their pretty heads ... Read More about Freshly Made Bloom for You
Fresh Blooms
I've been in a Calypso Coral mood this week. Do you ever get in a "color mood"? Sometimes I just fall in love with a color and use it again and again. When I saw the sketch at this week's Freshly Made Sketch Challenge, I immediately thought of using Calypso Coral Chevron Ribbon for the horizontal ... Read More about Fresh Blooms
Black-Eyed Susans
I interpreted this week's CAS(E) This Sketch quite literally. I liked the idea of a bright flower bursting out of a square. It's what I imagine the flowers in my yard are thinking about doing--bursting out of the ground. But I also imagine those flowers poking their tender little heads out of the ... Read More about Black-Eyed Susans
