Welcome to Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge PPA208 and a Starburst Thank You. Let’s also say a big hello to the official start of Summer even though it’s felt like summer for a while now. When this sketch came up the chevron pattern from Lullaby Designer Series Paper (Item #133695) popped into my noggin. The biggest decision was which … Continue reading →
Welcome to Pals Paper Arts PPA207 Color Challenge. You may notice the challenge calls for a color that just retired, Midnight Muse. So, a substitution was in order. Night of Navy works perfectly. Red, White and Blue make me feel good all over. Such a happy combo. The Blue Ribbon Stamp Set (Item #125981 C, or 131964 W) is the … Continue reading →
When is a baby bib not a baby bib? When it’s a baby bib flower, of course. Ok, I know, that’s a stretch. A stretch perfect for the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge this week. When I saw the new Something For Baby Stamp Set and Baby’ First Framelits Bundle I had to wonder if I’d use it. The hanger … Continue reading →
Happy Pals Challenge Day, a big reason to smile. Thank you Nicole Watt, sketch designer for Pals Paper Arts has done it again! Thank you Nicole for a great sketch to use. Keeping my promise to use retiring product in every post has been another challenge. Things are selling out so quickly. Luckily, I found Paper (Gingham Garden #129310) and … Continue reading →
Delightful Doilies is a first attempt at the Clean And Simple (CAS) challenge from Split Coast Stampers today. The only requirements are to keep it clean and use three or more colors from the samples given. Guidelines like these make the creation time so much quicker. During the month of May, every project will feature at least one retiring project. … Continue reading →
It’s my favorite day of the week, Thursday. Time to Sail Away with PPA203 and play with Pals Paper Arts. The color challenge this week is a rich combination of Cajun Craze, Night of Navy and Very Vanilla. Perfect for a masculine card for your favorite sailor. As mentioned on the Wild West Paper Arts Facebook page, I’ll be using … Continue reading →
It’s a summer dress sale! At least for paper crafters it is. Wouldn’t it be great if we could whip up a cute summer dress for ourselves with paper crafting tools? No needles to thread, no straight pins and hems. And how about the fitting! Argh! Well, in a sense, we can with Dress-Up Framelits. Thank you Pals Paper Arts … Continue reading →