by Andrea | Jul 3, 2020 | Color Combo, Sketch Challenge, Stamping
I just heard a story on the radio about home-grown fireworks in New York City, and I saw a video online about a man who shot off fireworks in Brooklyn that went into a house and set it on fire. It sounds like things have gotten a little crazy on that front! Most of...
by Andrea | Jun 25, 2020 | Color Combo, Stamping
This card is an In Color smorgasbord – every one of the new colors play a role in the stamping and the cardstock layers. I like how these colors all work together; they are similar in color value, so they are in balance together. This isn’t always the case...
by Andrea | Jun 23, 2020 | Color Combo, Stampin Blends, Stamping
This bundle was the very first thing that totally grabbed me when I perused the new Annual catalog. The stamp set was co-designed by Connie Stewart and a Stampin’ Up! artist/designer. This was to commemorate Connie reaching $1M in sales; one of the perks when...
by Andrea | Jun 17, 2020 | Color Combo, Sketch Challenge, Stamping
This card actually came together pretty quickly. The pretty patterned paper gave me the idea to pull out the To a Wild Rose stamps and coordinating dies for the focal image. I was in a groove last evening as I put this together, and I had a brain blast to pull out my...
by Andrea | Jan 10, 2020 | Color Combo, Sketch Challenge
I just learned that Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a breast cancer survivor. In 2017 she received her diagnosis, and she successfully completed her treatment. Since I just had a screening mammogram, this is in the forefront of my brain. I hope that Julia stays cancer-free for...
by Andrea | Dec 8, 2019 | Color Combo, Sketch Challenge, Stamping
I’m a tad shy on the number of Christmas cards that I need this year, so I’m whipping up a few batches of cards to build my stash. This one features one of the patterns from the Feels Like Frost DSP at the top. I absolutely love the photo-realistic images...