Mad for Paper

Hi, Today I am, hopefully, participating in the challenge over at the Waltzingmouse Fanatics Website . I say hopefully because my card does not exactly match the sketch.     I made my card a few hours after looking at the challenge and thought there were three boxes along the bottom.  Finished my card, went to post and realized there are four boxes!  I couldn't have fit 4 of my images anyway, so I hope my card will be acceptable.  I just love these Little Lanterns from Waltzing Mouse Stamps.   I embossed them with SU Pewter EP.  Love that stuff too.  Thanks for visiting! Ang

Hi Everyone,. It is a beautiful Saturday her in the SF Bay area.  Love it. (sorry if you are dealing with bad weather) Today I am participating in  Seize the Sketch #17. Here is the sketch inspiration.   I had planned on participating in the Waltzingmouse challenge also, but reread the requirements and my card doesn't really fit. I only have one WMS set with sentiments.   Oh, well. Here is my card again:  Can you tell I love color?  I own a lot of scrap-booking supplies, especially patterned paper.  Maybe 5% has pastel colors.  I am just drawn to bright colors.  Remember when we all had our colors done?  Wow, I am really dating myself. It was the early 80s, I think.   I was called a winter; dark hair, fair skin.  I already knew that bright colors work best for me.  I don't think I own any pastel colored clothing either.   A little embossing and shine with my WMS Funky Flowers, that I lo...

I haven't participated in a whole lot of challenges for the last month or so.  I missed them, especially the Waltzingmouse Fanatics Challenges . We were given this inspiration sketch:   I knew I wanted to do something bold with my WMS Funky Flowers set.  Not sure what it is about these flowers that appeals to me so much, but I am in love with them.   I also have been trying out several new inks and picked up up Versacolor Pigment in Indigo.  If I can remember to let the pigment inks set and not smear them, they give super impressions. I made a mistake on this card.  Can you tell where? I planned on embossing the sentiment directly onto the white paper.  Instead of getting out my Stamp-a-ma-jig like I should have, I winged it twice with Versamark and both times it was crooked.  Found a piece of scrap vellum on my desk; mistake all taken care of! Thanks for visiting. Ang

Hi There, Today I am participating in the Waltzingmouse Fanatics Challenge #10 . I can't believe they are on thier 10th challenge.  I think I have participated in all of them; boy, time sure flies. This time around they are doing a sketch challenge: This was a tough one for me.  Pretty quickly, I had an idea in my mind of which stamps I was going to use and somewhat of a design.  I made a card, walked away for a bit, came back and took another look at it.   Yuck, that was the end of that card.  Tore it apart and started over. This is what I ended up with:  Not my favorite card ever, but it'll do. I love these stamps and dies from Waltzingmouse stamps.  Love that cloud background, it is so subtle.  Some embossing and a sentiment, and voila! Thanks for stopping by, Ang

Two challenges today with this card:   First up: Freshly Made Sketches #118 using this sketch:  I really like the simplicity of it. Secondly:  Waltzing Mouse Fanatics Challenge #9 . This photo was provided, but the main criteria is to use fabric: My card: There is a little bit of burlap behind the WMS flower.  I like bling in small doses.  I debated about adding the sequins but since these Avery Elle kraft ones are so subtle I decided to give it a go.  Glad I did. It is barely noticeable, but I wove white embroidery thread around the edge of the burlap.  Thanks for stopping by, see you soon. Ang

Yay, I finally got some new Waltzing Mouse Stamps.   They arrived yesterday just in time to play along with the current challenge .   This time it is a color challenge:  Here is my card:  Folk Art Medallion is one of my new sets.   This set is huge and jam packed with stamps, love it!  One of the reasons I rarely get rid of crafting stuff; these black jewels have probably been in my stash for 10 years.  I usually use round gems.  I thought they were perfect for this image. Love the font. See you soon, Ang

Hello, Participating in the WMS Fanatics Challenge #7 today. It is a sketch this time: It feels good to be home, creating again. Here is my card:  Waltzingmouse Stamps, of course, except the sentiment is from a Wplus9 set:  The EF is an Anna Griffin one with SU Summer Sun rubbed over it.   I love the way it came out. The flower centers are from an MFT flower die.   Love it and use it for a lot of other flowers.  After several false starts, I am pretty happy with the way this came out. Thanks, Ang