Today is Friday, and it’s also time for a Fab Friday Card Challenge. As a member of the Fab Friday Design Team, I get to see the challenges in advance. This week’s sketch has puzzled me for weeks – a page filled with word bubbles. Yikes! It seems so simple, but it’s really quite a challenge. I pondered it for weeks, and a new idea stuck me yesterday morning – when I finally sat down…
I warned you! When the Occasions Catalog launched in January, I told you I was absolutely in love with one of the sentiments from Perfect Pennants – it’s still my favorite thing in the Occasions Catalog (not only do I love the sentiment behind the words, but I love the style of the written words). I promised you that you’d see more of this sentiment, and I always make good on my promises. 🙂 Here’s…
I often use many layers of card stock on my cards, and I always work hard to make sure the layers are perfectly aligned. Many of you have asked me how I get my layers so straight (well, aren’t you sweet?). Well, you know I love to share. Rather than bore you with a long write-up, giving you step-by-step instructions, I decided to share my tips in a video. Woo hoo! I have additional tips…
Ribbon Share For the past week, I’ve been sharing the details about my Spring Ribbon Share. It’s a great way to stock up on a lot of beautiful, Spring ribbons – just in time for Spring. The deadline to register for a seat in the share is tonight. If you are interested, please click here to sign up. Ribbon Roll Control Blog Candy Giveaway On Friday, I shared my organization system for my incredible Stampin’…
Simple Saturday has arrived! The Card Concept offers us a wonderful color inspiration this week: Lime, Espresso and White. How modern! How fresh! I couldn’t wait to sit down and play with these colors. Stampin’ Up! doesn’t have a current green that truly fits in the “lime” category, so I decided to…and I don’t normally do this…reach into my stash of retired products to make today’s card . Here’s my card: And here’s this week’s…
There are some color combinations are just classic. I would have never thought to pair dark blue, light gray and light purple. I’m disappointed with myself for not thinking of it on my own. Without one moment of “creator’s block”, I went to work on this floral card in these not-so-floral colors. Are you starting to see a trend here? Here’s my card: And here’s the challenge banner for The Pals Paper Arts challenge this…
It’s March, and I’m happy to announce my Spring Ribbon Share! Spring might not be here yet, but I’ve selected lots of sweet colors so you’ll be armed and ready to craft when it does arrive. Here’s how a ribbon share works: You sign up for a spot in the ribbon share – participants will receive 2-1/2 yards of each of the listed ribbons. When a share fills (4 people commit to participate), I’ll collect…
Jaydee has created a super-simple sketch for The Paper Players this week. Contrary to what you might think, a super-simple sketch can be just as difficult as a complicated one. This sketch brilliantly forces us to design a card around three horizontal bars that extend off one side of the card. That’s it! I love the challenge – it gives lots of room for creativity, and any image is fair play for this layout. Here’s…
Saturdays are all about Clean and Simple projects here at Stamp With Brian. While today’s project is clean, it can be a little messy to make, which isn’t really all that clean at all (more on that later). This week’s challenge at The Card Concept is to create a project with a Floral Theme. Clean. Simple. Floral. Here’s my project: And here’s the challenge banner for this week’s The Card Concept challenge: Tips, Tricks and…
You know I love a good sketch challenge, right? Since the moment I saw this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge, I have been unable to think of anything else. I love it! Well, I also love “found time” during the week when I’m able to craft in The Fungeon (that’s the fantastic name for my stamping basement). What did I work on during this “found time”? My submission for this week’s FMS challenge. Here is…
