Welcome to Week 2 of my weekly cardmaking challenge! I started this challenge to encourage myself to experiment with fresh designs, try different techniques, and move beyond the styles I create most often. Each week has its own theme, technique, and creative direction. This week’s theme is “Glow Through It”—a reminder to keep shining even […]
Hello, crafty friends! Today I’m sharing a colorful thank-you card featuring Altenew’s Build-A-Garden: Harvest Bouquet from the September 2026 subscription. Although the set includes coordinating coloring stencils, I chose to color the beautiful floral image with Copic markers and paired it with a loose, painterly background. Creating the Background I scribbled Faber-Castell pigment sticks onto
There is something about House-Mouse images that always makes me smile! The tiny characters, their expressions, and all the little details make them so much fun to color. For today’s projects, I created five cards featuring House-Mouse Designs from Spellbinders, including the new Holiday Dreams Collection. I wanted each card to have its own personality,
There’s something timeless and heartwarming about the House Mouse designs from Spellbinders. These adorable rubber stamps capture sweet moments with such detail that coloring them feels almost effortless. I love using COPIC markers with these images because the shading is already built into the stamped design, giving instant depth and realism. For this set of
Hello crafty friends! Today I’m excited to share two cards I made using the adorable Mom’s Kitchen stamp set and Mom’s Kitchen die set from Papertrey Ink. These sets are perfect for creating sweet kitchen scenes full of charm and cozy details. I’m also thrilled to be guest designing for Papertrey Ink this month —