Monday, April 29, 2013

Chevron Rainbow

Today's Technique Challenge at SCS was to make chevron strips.  It's pretty simple -- you just score a 1-inch strip into 1/2-inch squares and cut at 90-degree angles to make the chevron.  Here's the card I made using the technique.  I used Retro Sketch #61 as the layout, and the current Be Inspired Challenge (#27) photo at The Alley Way Stamps as my inspiration.

Since I had a little left over from the various chevron strips, I used them to decorate the inside as well. I'm trying to do more to make the inside of my cards interesting.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

humming along



Every time I see this image and sentiment from The Alley Way Stamps, I can't help humming "just keep swimming, just keep swimming...."

This is a quickie card, CAS but fun and cute, too.  The inspiration is the Be Inspired Challenge photo #26 for The Alley Way Stamps (see right.)  And the layout is based on the current CAS(E) This Sketch, #25

Stamps are by The Alley Way. I fussy cut the fish and placed them in an ocean made from a Spellbinders die. I used white gel pen on the eyes -- possibly not a wise choice, and I may end up paper piecing some eyes on them.


Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Flying free

Between travels and houseguests, it feels like I haven't made a card in ages.  I finally got to make one today, and I was inspired by the cheerful spring colors and images in the photo inspiration for The Alley Way Stamps Be Inspired Challenge #25.  For the layout, I used the Sunday Sketch from 365 Cards (challenge #97).

The butterflies are paper pieced with the same dotted paper I used for the framing panel.  I added a double row of rick-rack and used a border punch along the bottom of the panel.

Stamps are from The Alley Way Stamps (go to the website, where they have a freebie image every month, incuding the butterfly).  Papers are Heidi Grace and Stampin Up.


It's not easy being green

 It's beginning to look like spring with the grass and trees greening up, so I made a green card. I found this cute image of a frog and ...

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