Savor the Journey

That’s right!   This week’s challenge from Outlines Rubber Stamps is to use “Ribbons & Bows”!    The challenge is open to everyone, and details on how you can win a a $25 shopping spree can be found on the Outlines Blog. Today I’ve used the Wavy Posy Med., Wavy Posy Sm., and Posy Leaf 2.    All [...]

Welcome to Monday and a brand spankin’ new week!   Can you tell from my topper image what the latest Outlines Rubber Stamps challenge has been?   The Outlines team has been challenged to create using Black & White, with just a splash of one color as an accent.   Well, I felt personally determined to try something [...]

I’ve brought out two of my favorite newest items here in the studio today:  a darling little mousie from Inky Antics, and some fabulous polka dotted ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon, all to share a colorful, happy greeting for someone special! I just adore this luscious polka dotted satin ribbon … it coordinates perfectly with [...]

Hello my friends!  Today is Rubbernecker Stamps RELEASE DAY!! Thank you for joining us.  We are so glad you could be a part of the fun!   Since we had so much fun last time, with our game, we’ve decided to include another game today.   Our release day fun this round, will be a [...]

How did it get to be “Monday” again so quickly?!   For me it seems that both Spring and Summer just “zip past” faster than I can comprehend.   But one of the best things about Monday is that it brings a new challenge to us from Outlines Rubber Stamps!  This month was oh so easy (in [...]

I just could’t resist some of the newest ‘old characters’ from Rubbernecker Stamps.  Once you take a look at poor old Edna, you’ll see what I mean.   Just when you think you might be in a frumpy mood … surely Edna will snap you right out of it!     See what I mean?   Now I’ve never had [...]

Oooooooooh me lads & laddies, it’s almost time for the wearin’ of the green!  So naturally, the Outlines team was challenged to create a card based on the color green!   I’ve based my card around the Sketchy Clovers H-1018 stamp. This week I’ve used the out-of-the-box technique followed by a little basic masking, which then enabled [...]

Welcome to the brand new week!   This week the Outlines team has been challenged to use “Lots of Layers” on our projects, and also to use “Smooch” shimmer as well.   I’m using the Split Layering Collage – Howdy (H-1061) stamp today.  In order to pop up so many of the varied elements, I stamped the entire [...]

  Welcome to our fifth  Outlines Rubber Stamps blog share!     Our challenge today is to create with one of the fabulous “Posies” collection.   Okay … now we’ve tapped on my heart-zone  .. I love the posies!   I’m thinking that you’ll surely find some inspiration along the way today, from the Outlines team listed below!   Here we go! [...]

Hey there, friends!    I’m here to share my card for the Our Craft Lounge OCLDT48 challenge.  We are all challenged to use two ribbons on our creations for this one … and the rest is up to you!   Check out the link above and come along to play!   Top-fold (tent) cards are one of my [...]

Welcome to the weekend, my friends! Whether you are “near” or “far”, the countdown to Christmas is coming down to the 25th … and it’s almost here!  Okay … I’ll admit this … I have 92% of my gifts ready.   Yes .. that leaves a couple yet to be completed.   But, they are local, and [...]

Hi there!   Are you “amiss” (shy or remiss) in sharing this sentiment?!   No, I’m not attempting to make anyone feel the least bit of guilt in any way.   I’m just sending a reminder to myself as well as to others, that sometimes, we “need” to share our innermost feelings.   My beloved great-aunt talked with me about this [...]

  Welcome to the blessing of a brand new week, everyone!  It’s still rather “toasty” here in my little spot of Texas, so I’ve continued to create with “thoughts of coooool” in mind.     Embossed snowflakes seemed to be a good choice for this little trio of penguin chicks, so that’s where I started.   I’ve shared a [...]

Welcome to the blog hop, everyone!  I’m tickled to be sharing a bit of calorie-free goodness from the Sweetest Blessings stamp set by Gina K. Designs!    I was hoping to give the cake/pie stand the appearance of white milk glass,  (? faux glass ?), so it has been covered with Glossy Accents as is [...]

  Welcome to the newest weekend!  Yay! And with the weekend comes the OCL Friday Sketch Challenge …  everyone’s invited!  This week’s sketch is a combination of two of my favorite card elements … a square card … plus circles!  Yeah, right up my alley.  So, is it a “challenge” for you, or is it a “comfort [...]