Monochrome

I grew up in a Kodak home. My dad was an executive with Eastman Kodak for 40 years. Monochrome to me is more black and white but upon investigation, it is the same color used with different shades.

For this card I used a variety of stamps. Creative Impressions Mountain Cabin, Stampin' Up Fern, and PSX Mountain Range. The cabin and some trees are popped up to give a dimensional look. I tried a technique I read about lately in an older VSN (April 2008) magazine. Unfortunately, this magazine is obsolete. I've seen a tutorial about weaving for a background but the pictures on the magazine showed the weaving with stamped image. That's where I derived my idea for this card.

It was so much fun I think I have to try this different ways and see how the technique blossoms :)

Today starts Challenge #16 for Craft Rocket Challenges. It's a fun group with some super DT cards for inspiration. Come play with us!

Flower Power

It's good to sit and concentrate on little bitty details now and then. This is one of those times. A friend stamped these roses out for me and I colored them but I wasn't happy with all the white inbetween so I cut it all out. It looks so much more alive like this. Part of me says I wish she had stamped more but the other part of me is quite happy she didn't!

Craft Rocket has a new challenge starting today. Since April showers bring May flowers...show us your Flower Power. Your card must include flowers! Come and check out the DT cards and join in the fun.

I'm Seeing Spots!

Welcome back to another Unicorn Challenge! For the month of May the challenge is to have polka dots on your project or card. Come and see the DT cards and play along with us.


I'd like to say I thought of this all by myself, but as usual, I took the idea of alternating the different papers from a member of my stamping group...(thanks Peggy!) And I took it a step further in bringing in earthy colors to make it a guy card. You may remember this car from another post. It is getting a lot of mileage this year (hee hee).

I made one card with the car and another with a truck and they will be the Father's Day encouragement cards for our son and son-in-law.

Aside from the stamped car, everything on this card is from my stash. I have to admit, it's beginning to shrink. I'm excited about that!

Pink and Pearls

Pink is just not my color. And no shades of it appeal to me. That being said, I do have a love of pink flamingos...it started when we moved to Florida 27 years ago.

This cute bird is popped up so sideways it looks like it's really popping out of the flowers.



For this 2 week period Craft Rocket is hosting a challenge called "Pink and Pearlie." Your card must have both elements. Let us see what you can come up with!

Favorite Colors

I have really enjoyed exploring the world of watercoloring the last few years. Watercolors can create pictures very intricate or something as simple as this. I used Sparkling H2O's for the background and it is stamped on watercolor paper.

The background paper is handmade and embossed with a Darice folder. The sentiment and bird are cling stamps and this card is perfect for all occasion use.

There is a new Challenge that starts today for Craft Rocket Challenges. The theme calls for using your favorite color combinations. Come over and play with us!