Paper Explosion

Autumn Leaves

Fall is in the air. The temperatures are finally below 100 degrees here in southwest Utah. I’m thinking of the midwest, where the maple leaves will start turning yellow and red soon, and the air will be crisp. For this autumn colors swap at atcsforall, I decided to die cut leaf shapes out of different […]

Candyman and Helpers

For me, Gene Wilder will forever be the ultimate candy man. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the 1971 film, was colorful and scary, and also the dream candy factory. For a recent candy-themed swap at atcsforall, I created cards featuring Willy Wonka and the Oompa Loompas. They are colored with Copic markers, have heat […]

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

I love this card. Love. I made it for a friend who is a collector of all things related to the Wizard of Oz. This cute stamp set is from CC Designs Rubber Stamps. Their tagline is “cleverly cute stamps and dies.” It is colored with Copic markers. The floral dies are from Sizzix. I’m […]

Encouraging Affirmations

Another atc swap at atcsforall focused on positive, encouraging messages. I focused on the beauty of the mountains outside my window and created a watercolor panel that I divided between the cards. The sentiments are stamps from Altenew, which I heat embossed in copper on each card.

Bubbles!

I absolutely adore this ATC. The challenge for this swap on atcsforall was to create a card using bubble wrap somehow. I used it to stamp the background, using Distress Ink. The image is from Unity Stamps. It evokes the essence of childhood innocence and fun, blowing bubbles on a sunny day. I colored the […]

Unicorn Wishes

Sometimes the occasion calls for unicorns, rainbows, and fairies. These cards are crafted with Lawn Fawn products: Winter Unicorn stamps & dies, A Little Sparkle stamps & dies, and the Sunrise Backdrop die. The “birthday wishes” was heat embossed. Color was added with atyou Spica water based pigment markers.

Vengeful Voodoo Vibes

Unity Stamps has a great selection of snarky stamps, like this one from the Voodoo Vibes set. It includes the sayings, “Happy Birthday… may all your vengeful wishes come true,” “thinking of you,” “Are you pulling my leg?” and “I haven’t forgotten you.” This card is colored with Copic markers. It was quick and easy.

Big Birthday Wishes

Today’s card uses a new Lawn Fawn die, Giant Happy Birthday, and the Tiny Birthday Friends stamps. I cut the tiny birthday friends with my Brother Scan ‘n Cut. The images were colored with Copic markers. I used paper from my stash. I don’t know the brand; it’s at least 10 years old (!). A […]

Aye, There Be Treasure

Today’s card is made with a sweet set from SugarPea Designs called Captain of my Heart, and the background is done with their Pirate Treasure Map stencil. It’s colored with Copic markers, and I used Distress Inks on the background. It was so quick and easy to use the stencil! The pirate and the parrot […]

It’s a Numbers Game

Here are the most recent ATCs I finished for a swap called, “It’s a Numbers Game.” The only requirement of the swap is that the cards had to contain numbers somewhere on them. I love the vintage blackboard feel of the white ink on black cardstock. I realize the Pi girl is the odd one […]