Star Santa Claus
I’m in full Christmas card making mode, so I checked one of my favorite challenge sites, Merry Monday, for a little Christmas card inspiration. This challenge site helps get us in the Christmas spirit by offering weekly Christmas challenges all year long. This week’s challenge is “Santa”. Here’s my contribution: I do not own 1 […]
Pumpkin- CASology Challenge #66
Pumpkin is our cue word this week over at the CASology challenge site. Tuesday was garbage day at our house, and as I was busy collecting the week’s trash, I noticed this page torn out of a magazine (Popular Mechanics) laying on top of the waste basket in my husband’s office. “Mmmm” I thought […]
Punched Candy Corn-Nacho Average Challenge #58
We have a “Halloween” inspired color challenge this week over at the Nacho Average Challenge site. Basic Black, Summer Starfruit and Pumpkin Pie Here’s my contribution: When I first saw this color challenge, I immediately thought of candy corn, just in time for Halloween! Here’s a quick and simple way to make punched candy […]
Punched Books-CASology Book Challenge
Update: Woo Hoo, this card was chosen as one of the “Honorable Mentions” by the CASology Design Team! Thank you ladies. I so enjoy the CASology site and find daily inspiration in the beautiful creations shared by all. Our CASology cue word this week is “book”. Here’s my contribution: The “books” were made using 1/2″ […]
Punched Sunflower
The sunflowers in my garden are in full bloom, and they were my inspiration for this card! This is a quick and simple card made with paper scraps and punches! Stampin’ Up! Supplies Used: Stamp Set: Bloomin’ Marvelous Ink: Cherry Cobbler Paper: cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, various Designer Series Paper Accessories: 2 1/2″ Circle, Hexagon […]
Hey There Friend-Left Over Circles
I had left over circles from my punched circle lollipop project (posted on 08/06), and since I never want to throw anything away, I thought I better make something out of them. For the lollipop project, I started out punching 1″ circles, and then decided they were too big. So, I punched the middles out […]
Sweet Treats Lollipop
Sweet Treats Lollipop Our cue word this week over at CASology challenge site is “Dessert!” Here’s my contribution: I saw this idea to make a lollipop out of punched circles from Sandra Farrell a while ago and loved it. I thought this challenge would be the perfect time to give it a try myself. To […]
Punched Fish-CASology Fish Challenge
“Fish” is our cue word this week over at the CASology challenge site. Here are my two “fishy” friends catching up on all the latest news in the pond! I used the Ornament punch to create the bodies of the fish, and the Word Window and Scallop Circle punches to create the fins. Pretty darn […]
Double Punch Blossom
Double Punch Blossom I submitted this card for one of the June Splitcoaststampers Creative Crew Challenges (pages 2 and 3). The challenge was to create a card with at least 3 folds. This card has 4 folds and it is super simple to create. Learn how to create this fun Double Punched Blossom Card using […]
Tulip Flower Pot
My Mom and I just returned from a week-long trip to Iowa. We attended the annual Tulip Festival in Pella, Iowa. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate as it was cold, rainy and snowy during the festival. Tough weather for tulips and the festival, but Mom and I had a great time exploring the area. […]
Spring Bird Bath-Nacho Average #42
Soft Suede, Midnight Muse and Old Olive are our colors for this week’s Nacho Average challenge. Here’s my contribution: Which was inspired by this photo found in a catalog I recently received from Audubon Workshop! I thought this was so pretty and could be easily replicated using the challenge colors. To make the bird bath, […]
Sunny Day in the Mountains-Punched Trees
Sunny Day in the Mountains-Punched Trees I liked this week’s Nacho Average challenge sketch so much, that I decided to create one more entry! This little scene was inspired by the view out my front window looking at the mountains on the other side of our highway. Spring has sprung somewhat here in southern Colorado. […]
Punch Art Rabbit-In Memory of July, my bun, bun
Punch Art Rabbit-In Memory of July, my bun, bun A few years back, our household included a very sweet gray house rabbit named July. July was a stray bunny who appeared one day on our property. I brought her into the house fully expecting to find and return her to her owner. That didn’t happen, […]
Punched Snowflakes Thank You
My fabulous Upline, Tammy Fite, recently shared the idea for these punched snowflake cards. I loved the 3D look and they are so easy to do. The red and white card on the right: Using a snowflake punch, punch out snowflakes on whisper white card stock. Layer punched Whisper White piece onto Cherry Cobbler card […]
Pink Tulips-Two-Step Bird Punch
I created this pink tulips card for a dear friend of mine who is turning 50. And she loves pink! Thanks to Renee Thompson for this great idea! The tulips are created by layering three “wings” from the Two-Step Bird punch from Stampin’ Up! I also used the new Square Lattice Embossing Folder found in […]