Mad for Paper

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

I couldn't not make another one of these adorable pigs:  I made this one for my sister.   Her husband is french, so I thought a little french gal was appropriate. My sister chose the name Genevieve, perfect!   A little beret and scarf:   And, again, last but not least:  These fun softies are designed by Helen at Bustle and Sew .   I have no affiliation, other than I just adore her patterns.   She has lots of cute stuff. Ang

I think that is what they are called.   Too many names, I can't keep them all straight. I have one of the Stephanie Barnard designs.   I made a couple of cards with it recently: I realized that I could add a little bit more on the right side of the center flip part and they would still flip open properly. Used my beloved W+9 stamps.  Man, I cannot get enough of these stamps; love them. A couple of close ups: These were really pretty simple, once the stamping was done. These dies even cut the layering pieces on the sides.  Ran those thru with a couple of different embossing folders.  This is such a simple way to add depth and texture! I also used some bias tape binding that I got.  I love the weight and texture of this stuff. These will be going out, to a couple of friends, in a week or so. Thanks for visiting, Ang

No challenges, today I made this card just for the fun of it!  Just because I wanted to use this new stamp. A little cup of coffee and some pretty blue steam bubbles. What more could you ask for? It's already on its way to someone.   Have a good one, Ang

Hey there, Found a brand new (not just to me) challenge, The Card Concept Challenge .   One of the requirements is that we choose one of the  design categories they use.   For their first challenge they have provided this photo along with the colors: I absoultely love that photo.  I don't have any stamps that I think could do it justice so I decided to go in another direction.  I tried to capture the verticality of it and, of course, use the colors supplied:  It really is a pretty simple card for me and I would have to say it falls under the Clean and Graphic category.  I always have a tough time defining the style of my cards and scrapbooking.  I think my style is best called eclectic.  If you look around on my blog you will see that I am all over the place.  My style depends mostly on my mood when I am creating.  My thought process, in general, is pretty much all over the place so it probably makes se...