Savor the Journey

HHey, hey stampy & crafty friends!  There’s a great new challenge in town this week … Dare to Get Dirty!   Actually it isn’t ‘a‘ challenge, it’s lots & lots of challenges! If you aren’t familiar with the annual SCS Dare to Get Dirty challenges, just click here for the details to help you get started!  [...]

It’s challenge time again, with Outlines Rubber Stamps!   This week, we’re challenged to “bleach it, or not“, named after the special collection of stamps by that name.   Check out the Outlines Blog to find out how you can play along toward winning a $25 certificate from Outlines! Today I’ve used the Small Coneflower [...]

~~~ Let’s start off this shiny new week with a “Keeping It Krafty” challenge from Outlines Rubber Stamps!  Just like it sounds, use kraft cardstock as a main ingredient in your creation.   Check out the Outlines Blog to find out how you can play along toward winning a $25 certificate from Outlines!   I took [...]

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 [...]

Hello everyone!  Welcome to this week’s challenge from Outlines Rubber Stamps!  What’s on the challenge menu for today?  It’s a color challenge:  use aqua, brown, and white on your creations.   Special Note: Visit the Outlines blog to  join the challenge for a chance to win a $25 shopping spree at Outlines! I truly enjoy creating [...]

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 [...]

That’s right!   We’ve been challenged to “Make It Manly“! And so for once … I went to “my” manly source = DH. Previously … …  and also 99.9% of the time … … I simply choose my own ‘manly/masculine’ way to approach a challenge/card/project, then proceed on my own instincts. Surely, many stampers/papercrafters follow the [...]

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 [...]

Welcome to Monday, everyone!   We’re  just in time for the Outlines Monday design team challenge, “Button It Up”! This summery garden image is Outlines’ Mini Meadowbright F-1166.   Little string bows were tied through the flower button centers, inspired by bitty butterflies.   Glossy Accents has been used as a clear liquid adhesive to hold those buttons [...]

Here it is, a marvelous new Monday, filled with world-wide news, and yet another Outlines challenge to whet your creative spirit!   The Outlines design team was challenged to “Round the Corners” today, so I’ve made sure that I have no sharp corners here ….. I think!!  ***crosses fingers*** I’ve chosen Oval Posy Med.  E-1023 , + [...]

Welcome to Monday and a fresh & shiny new week, everyone!    I’m here to share another creation featuring Outlines Rubber Stamps.  The design team was challenged to use butterflies this week, so I’m sharing the fluttery Sparkle Butterfly (H-801).  The butterfly was stamped with silver pigment ink atop both white cardstock and white vellum.   Next both [...]

Oh … it’s not your birthday?     Ooooops! The Outlines Design Team has been challenged to create birthday cards this week … and thus … here’s my Happy Birthday Wish!   (Okay … the sentiment is actually on the “inside” … but I’ll show you!) Hold onto your party hats!  I’ll share the interior sentiment in a [...]

Welcome back, stampy friends!    I know I’ve been away, but I thank you for your patience.  I’ve been out of state with my family as we bid farewell to a family treasure.  I was priviledged to  participate in her final journey, along with her children during her final days.  During that time, we were all blessed [...]

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 [...]