Flower Patch day 4

Welcome to day 4 of the "Flower Patch" blast! This card is a bit more involved because of the cutting for the layers of the flower. I used the coordinating Framelit to cut out the bottom layer, and used scissors to fussy cut the other two layers on the...

Flower Patch day 3

Welcome to the third day in the week-long blast focused on the Flower Patch stamp set. This card helped me to fall in love with Blackberry Bliss which is one of the newest In Colors. It is such a deep, rich color and it is just gorgeous paired with Mossy Meadow here....

Flower Patch day 2

Welcome to day 2 of my Flower Patch series. This card doesn't even have a single flower on it – what's up with that?!? This card was probably about as challenging to put together as the one that I shared on Monday. The only thing that made this one a...

Flower Patch day 1

I decided to focus all of my posts this week on a single stamp set. I'm hoping that this will help show the versatility of the set and perhaps provide some inspiration along the way. Frankly, this was a tip that I found on a site with suggestions for crafting...

Wishing for the sea

I created this card the other evening so I could participate in a sketch challenge this week. The challenge is for a Stampin' Up! demonstrator group that I belong to, and I'm very happy that I was able to meet the deadline. I typically don't have my act...

Experimenting with masks

I recently purchased the Hearts & Stars Decorative Masks and I've been itching to give them a try. The card to the left is what I came up with for my first attempt. I used a really old color challenge from my favorite site for the color scheme on this card. I...