Just two months after my arrival in the States, my niece was born in Belgium. It’s hard to believe it’s been 18 years! Lize is a very talented soccer player, and with the helpful suggestion of my DH to use soccer balls to form an eight, I came up with this design for her birthday […]
Entries from February 2009
For my Niece
February 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Tags: fun & frolicky
Clean & Simple Sketch
February 24th, 2009 · 8 Comments
I noticed there are new Clean & Simple (CAS) challenges on Splitcoast, and this week the challenge was a sketch. I combined it with today’s color combination challenge: Summer Kiwi Pies. My card is larger than the cards I usually make (it measures 5″ x 7″) and is made out of textured Kiwi Kiss card […]
Tags: clean & simple
Diagonal Double Pocket Card
February 22nd, 2009 · 6 Comments
I designed a diagonal double pocket card with the Delicate Dots Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper for my stamp class this weekend. You can find the tutorial for this interesting card fold on SCS (right here). I decorated the front with a couple of Little Leaves (sizzlits die-cuts) and a Pretties flower dressed up with two […]
Tags: fun & frolicky
Pierced Spotlight
February 20th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Doesn’t the Juntos Designer Series Paper look like it was made for the Rustic Rooster hostess set? I love the More Mustard and Really Rust colors with this image. The technique I used was something I saw in the February/March 2009 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I simplified the technique by using a piercing […]
Tags: simply delicious
Ribbon “Punched Through” Technique
February 18th, 2009 · 25 Comments
When I got my new Full Heart punch, I knew I wanted to try the “Punched Through” technique from the October/November 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter with it. The colors I used on this card are from Kristina Werner’s latest Color Inspiration challenge (#42). Luckily I had three different kinds of Kiwi Kiss […]
Tags: simply delicious
