• Life’s a Beach Shaker

    Life’s a Beach Shaker

    I added the sentiment strip by gluing it to the leaves and added shells and the sand castle to decorate it. Then I adhered the beverage-sipping gnome to the center above the sentiment with foam tape.

  • What’s Up, Gnomie?

    What’s Up, Gnomie?

    I started by stamping the male gnome from the Kat Scrappiness Summer Gnomes Stamp Set twice on watercolor paper.

  • Harbor Weave

    Harbor Weave

    For this quick and easy card I used the Spellbinders BetterPress Kit for June 2025. It’s called Harbor Weave. I love the round shapes!

  • Mariner’s Weave

    Mariner’s Weave

    Spellbinders June Clubs are all about the ocean and sea. The Embossing Folder of the Month is called Mariner’s Weave. It makes me think of fancy Nordic sweaters with stitches going in different directions.

  • Cowboy Quokka Dad

    Cowboy Quokka Dad

    I’m still working my way through the Kat Scrappiness Cowboy Quokka Ephemera Pack. This time I used it for a Father’s Day Card.

  • Rainbow Songbirds

    Rainbow Songbirds

    June is Pride month, so the theme for the Pinkfresh Studio June Challenge is rainbows. I’m going with that theme, but I’ve chosen mostly pale inks for my rainbow.

  • Strawberry Lemonade Birthday Shaker

    Strawberry Lemonade Birthday Shaker

    Shaker Element I started this card with the shaker element. For this I die cut the largest frame from the Kat Scrappiness A2 Reverse Scallop Die Set three times. For the top layer I used a piece of Hammermill that I scribbled with a purple alcohol marker. That’s because I was following Color Cube palette…

  • Abstract Thinking

    Abstract Thinking

    Abstract Study creates a large-scale pattern that adds interest, without stealing the show. I can see using this one for many of embossing folder techniques.

  • Rosegold Birthday

    Rosegold Birthday

    Next I used the large cover plate from the May BetterPress Kit to make an impression on rosegold mirror cardstock. It’s called From A to Z.

  • Spring Days

    Spring Days

    This is the last card in this series of cards using the April BetterPress Kit, Post Edge Expression, and the Field Notes 3D Embossing Folder from Spellbinders.

  • Embossing Folder Friend

    Embossing Folder Friend

    For the sentiment I used the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month for August 2024. I like the chunky font and that it has shadow dies for all the words.

  • Sunset Peony Fantasy

    Sunset Peony Fantasy

    There are six stencils in the Peony Fantasy Layering Stencils Set, but I want to use two different colors for stencil 1. Stencil 1 has openings for coloring the flower centers, as well as the lightest color on the leaves.

  • Watercolor Butterflies

    Watercolor Butterflies

    I painted the butterflies with Chrome Orange (Schmincke) and Cinereous Blue (Sennelier) using flicking motions from the center of the butterflies to create movement and dimension.

  • Silver & Gold

    Silver & Gold

    The background includes three visible layers of cardstock. I felt that this card needed both gold and silver mattes.

  • Cowboy Quokka Mom

    Cowboy Quokka Mom

    I still have lots of Kat Scrappiness Cowboy Quokka Ephemera left! This time I used a cowgirl as my focal point.

  • Blue Note

    Blue Note

    I dry embossed the Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder Field Notes several times with Lucky Clover Distress Oxide.

  • Wonderful Postage

    Wonderful Postage

    I created the white outline by using the postage stamp outline from the Spellbinders April 2025 BetterPress Kit of the Month.

  • Adventure with Pooh Bear

    Adventure with Pooh Bear

    I was trying to capture the feeling of being a kid looking forward to weeks of summer school holiday. All the possibilities!

  • Mixed Media Smile

    Mixed Media Smile

    First I placed the letter from the Spellbinders April 2025 BetterPress Kit of the Month in the top right corner, inked it up with Versamark and heat embossed it with Ranger Super Fine Detail in Silver.

  • Jaycee’s Wild Joker

    Jaycee’s Wild Joker

    The Joker character has many faces, from the Batman movies to the kitschy Pierrot figurines of the 80s. The Spellbinders Wild Joker Die Set is rooted in playing card illustrations.

  • Sparkling Santa

    Sparkling Santa

    This is the second time I’m using Sizzix Tim Holtz Santa Greetings Die Set. This time I went high contrast with it.

  • More Gorgeous You

    More Gorgeous You

    First I popped the eye shadow palette up on foam tape at the bottom of the card. Then I aligned the mascara with it on the left and popped it up with more foam tape.

  • Flowering Tree Giveaway

    Flowering Tree Giveaway

    I created these two cards for an Instagram giveaway. It ends on March 24, 2025. I’d love it if you would participate!

  • Zooming Birthday Bunnies

    Zooming Birthday Bunnies

    I would have given my right arm for a pink floral go kart when I was a little girl. The cute bunnies are the icing on the cake.