I got into Copic markers after Unfrogettable retired, but I still don’t know why it took me so long to put these two favorites together! I love this little froggie – he makes me smile every time!

This is a very simple card. I wanted a Polariod look, so I used a square die to cut a window from a piece of white cardstock. I stamped my image onto light yellow cardstock and colored with green Copics. The marker didn’t blend as well as on white cardstock, but it worked well enough.

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I created this card a few weeks ago, but haven’t had a chance to post it – so now I am!

When I first decided to pair these two cuties together, I wasn’t sure what to do with them, but the “hey chickie” sentiment got my brain rolling. I was so happy that the little flower pot from Friendly Flowers was sized perfectly to be a telephone cup!

This was a lot of fun to put together! Thanks for taking a peek!

I created this card for the latest Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge (rainbow text poster).

I love rainbows, so I knew I would definitely use that from the inspiration photo. The poster included text to encourage a person, so I used that concept when picking my image and sentiment.

I stamped the body and feathers onto white paper and colored them. Then I cut them out and arranged them as I wanted. As a finishing touch I added colored bling to the feather centers.

The inspiration photo included sub text in grey, so my sentiment is stamped onto grey paper. Finally the card base is embossed with a wood grain pattern.

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I created this card for the latest Runway Challenge (ric2).

The pattern in the dress looked stripey without being solid…like ants – which is what text sometimes is referred to as, so that is the direction I went.

I started my card knowing I wanted a border of text paper (actually I started with both sides having a border, but that wasn’t working for me). I wanted to do a book themed card, but I couldn’t find a suitable image to go in the space I had created. I opted instead to go with the ginko leaves (set new to me and itching for ink).

For colors I chose to focus on the yellow shoes and green handbag in the inspiration photo – so I added a bit of blue for an analogous combo.

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I created this card for the latest Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge (reindeer beer).

From that photo, I pulled the inspiration to use pom-pom trim and stripped ribbon. Since I’m done with everything Christmas, I decided to make a sunny birthday card.

I wanted one little pop, so I covered the heart in the flower image with a red rhinestone (for dimension, because I had colored the heart red but it wasn’t enough for me).

Does anyone know of a grass die that only cuts the top? I know I could get a punch, but I prefer dies.

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I am a guest designer for this week’s Clean & Simple challenge at SCS (cas150). The challenge was “windows”. There is a lot of interpretation that could be done for that (and I’ll probably be making another card later today), but this card is what first came to mind.

I used a die from PTI to create the window. Since this should be Clean & Simple, I kept the interior design down to a minimum – no drapes, just white wood paneling. I added a tiny touch of color with a red rhinestone in the sentiment.

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When I saw the latest For Your Inspiration challenge (FYI20) I immediately knew what I wanted to do – encaustic painting.

This technique is actually quite easy – you just need glossy paper, crayons, and an iron. Melt the crayon right onto the iron and smear onto the paper.

Of course once I was done I wasn’t sure how to make it a card, lol. I knew I wanted the encaustic piece to be the focal, so I didn’t want to cover up too much of it. I ended up just adding some die cuts to help frame it.

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I create this card for this week’s CAS challenge at SCS (CAS149). The challenge was to create a shaped card and use a sketch.

I flipped the sketch upside-down to make my card work for me. The stocking tops are cut from felt and the stocking bottoms are embossed.

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I created this card for mom’s stamp camp last month. My assignment was to use Zoo Review. Since the theme for that camp was the winter holidays, I decided to use the two cold-weather animals.

I know polar bears and penguins don’t co-habitate, but that made me think about how many “invisible” friends I have online – which lead me to the sentiment

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I created this card for mom’s 12 Weeks of Christmas newsletter.

While this may not be “quick” – if you stamp and emboss a couple pieces of blue card stock all at once, you can cut it up and have 8 panels ready for cards. And the rest of the card is super easy.

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