I wanted to try my hand at some different techniques the last day or so and pulled out a couple of very cool western sets from Stampin' Up- Bronco Buster and Wanted. I have only used these sets a couple of times but they lend themselves so perfectly to distressing. My good friend, Sherry, posted …
The Splitcoaststampers Tuesday Color Challenge provided me with an opportunity to try my hand at another hand painted project. The required colors to use were burgundy, hunter green and saffron. When I saw the challenge I instantly thought about a rustic barn scene with dark green evergreen trees in the scene. I lightly pencil sketched the large …
It’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday at Rubbernecker . This is the VERY LAST one! If you hop on over to the Rubbernecker Blog Page, you’ll get all the details you need to participate today. You’ll also find a list of all the Rubbernecker Designers so you can poke around and find out who has blog candy. Be …
The Splitcoaststampers Featured Stamper Challenge featured Barbara Schram aka Stampfilled Dreams, and her gallery filled with gorgeous work. It is always fun to browse through someone else's gallery to find inspiration and Barb's is definitely a treasure trove. I was instantly drawn to a darling card created on the cut out word Dad and titled Kindred Spirits for Dad. Barb's card had several darling vignettes …
I speak quite often of how I feel the daily challenges on Splitcoaststampers have helped me learn new skills and techniques. I am also thrilled by the community acceptance and encouragement when I try new things and upload my attempts in the challenge gallery. The Saturday Inspiration Challenge provided a wonderful on line store, Mackenzie-Childs Tableware …