Sunday, July 19, 2026

Oh Happy Day-Coffee And Cards With Celeste And Deb


This month Deb and I chose this gorgeous photo as our inspiration. I started by layering an A2 panel of light green cardstock onto my card base. I die cut a smaller panel of white cardstock and embossed it using a Gemini embossing folder. Using pierced edge oval dies from My Favorite Things, I created a focal panel using more green and white cardstock. I popped the focal panel up using thin foam tape. I stamped the tulips from Hero Arts Tulip Bouquet stamp set onto white Copic-friendly cardstock, colored them using my alcohol markers, and fussy cut them out. I popped them up onto the focal panel using foam tape. I stamped and fussy cut the sentiment from the same tulip stamp set and a few butterflies from Sugar Pea Designs Floral Envie stamp set. Once everything was adhered down I added some clear rhinestones from Recollections and Nuvo glitter drops in white blizzard. 
My coffee this month is a gorgeous latte with an Italian biscotti that I got while Nathan and I were having a lovely lunch at The Ritz Carlton in St. Louis. That's one of our favorite get-aways that's still close enough to where we live. Now, be sure to pop on over to Debra's blog and see how she was inspired this month!

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Sending Holiday Cheer-Send A Smile 4 Kids

 


We are celebrating Christmas in July at Send A Smile 4 Kids! I recently picked up the now retired My Favorite Things Sweet Holiday Penguins on a craft haul and just had to ink them up for this challenge. I inked up the adorable little penguins on white Copic-friendly cardstock and colored them using my alcohol markers. I fussy cut them out and popped them up on two circle panels I created using patterned paper from Doodlebug Designs Home For The Holidays 6x6 paper pad and some circle dies. I created the textured snowflake background using an embossing folder from The Paper Studio and a stitched rectangle die. I put the card together putting the focal panels to the left of the card. I heat embossed the sentiment from the same Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set using Versamark ink and Ranger's white detailed embossing powder. I finished the card off with some white gel pen detail and star dust Stickles for some added glitter. Be sure to head over to the Send A Smile blog and see what the other design team members created for Christmas, and play along!