Cottontail’s Carrot and Tulips

The Featured Stamper’s challenge today on Splitcoaststampers is featuring Mary Jo Albright.  This girl is a wonderfully talented and creative stamper.  I got to eat dinner with her when I was out in California for CHA and she is just as sweet as she is talented. I was inspired by one her Easter cards, the …

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Bright Colors That Cheer

The Inspiration Challenge today on Splitcoaststampers had a brightly colored scene for inspiration. I was inspired by the green fridge, yellow lemons, the magenta colored flowers and the aqua wall.  The colors screamed out Easter to me.  I stamped the bunny on scrap watercolor paper with black brilliance graphite ink, watercolored with Adirondack reinkers and …

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Spring Has Sprung on My Blog Banner

I loved my winter blog banner with the wonderful trees by Denami Designs and the blanket of snow on the ground.  But I am ready for a change.  I live in Florida and experience very little winter weather but I know so many of you are still feeling the cold and are dreaming of jonquil’s …

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Signature Style

The Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoaststampers today was to create a card using some type of handwriting, whether for the sentiment or as part of the design.  I decided to not only print my "friend" sentiment but also to hand sketch my flowers, stems and leaves. I used my Faber-Castell artist pen to sketch the …

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Swinging Doors

The Ways to Use It challenge on Splitcoaststampers today was to create a card with some type of window.  I thought it would be fun to create a swinging bar room door opening and placing my Rubbernecker Cowboy sheriff coming in from outside.  I cut the opening out in some western designer paper with a …

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