Sketch Challenge Inspiration and Christmas Scene

Happy Thanksgiving! I had a wonderful time being off work Wednesday for the holiday and having the opportunity to play in the Splitcoaststampers sketch challenge.  I usually get home to late from work on Wednesdays and don’t get to play often. Here is the sketch we had to work with. My first project is clean …

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Another Snowy Window

The Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge Tuesday was to use Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz and Marina Mist.  I loved the soft color combination although I don’t have some of those colors but substituted with what I had on hand.  Here’s what I came up with. I created the sky background on white cardstock using a hand cut …

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Let It Snow

I have another quick and easy snowy scene to share with you today.  It just takes a couple of tree images, a sponge, ink and a paper mask for the ground area and the big fat moon add a touch of snowflakes and you are all finished. Check out my Winter Moonlight Snow Scene tutorial …

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Fun Holiday Projects

I’ve had fun this morning creating holiday projects.  One is for a Splitcoaststampers Challenge and the other is for the new Rubbernecker Design Team challenge. My first project was made for the SCS challenge. The window was created with a new Poppystamps die called Grand Madison window.  I created the little scene behind it with …

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Poinsettia Tutorial

I have had many requests for a step by step tutorial on how I make my poinsettias.  They are not complicated at all but there are several simple steps to make them appear lifelike.  No flower or leaf in nature is flat or without texture and dimension.  With my technique I work to recreate the …

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