Fusion Card Challenge - Kindness

A new challenge begins today at Fusion Card Challenge! I love playing at Fusion because you can play with either the photo inspiration OR the sketch inspiration. If you're feeling clever you can FUSE the two together. 

I'm always drawn to the inspiration photo. This time we have a large sentiment that takes up the whole photo over a die background. It brings to mind the 60's peace and love. 

I started my card with a loose rainbow watercolor wash background. Next I went searching for a sentiment to lay over it. I found this pretty die from PinkFresh Studio in my stash. I wanted to provide a link - I'm disappointed to find it's retired now. 

I cut the die from white card stock because the black didn't provide enough contrast for me. The edges looked unfinished so I added a pretty stitched frame from Poppystamps.

Are you ready to play? Maybe you need a little more inspiration? Check out designs from the rest of the team. Just click on their names below to jump to their blogs.

Barb Ghigliotty

Jen Mitchell

Karren Johnson

Linda Callahan

Lyndal Higgins

Michelle Leone

Michelle Lupton

Michelle Williams

Wanda Cullen

I hope I see you at Fusion Card Challenge! I cant wait to see what you make!

Time for me to go shopping at PinkFresh Studio. They have lots of beautiful dies and I think it's time to add some new ones to my collection!



Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Pink Fresh Studio Bright Side of Life | Poppystamps Double Stitch Rectangle Frames

Double Stitch Rectangle Frames POPPY | SSS

Simple Stories Say Cheese Halloween Collection

I’ll let you in on a secret… Halloween is my favorite holiday! I love the bright colors .. I mean orange and purple? YES! I’m there! It’s a time of year when the ordinary is transformed into the extra ordinary and you can become anyone or anything your mind can conjure. Pumpkins come alive with jack o lantern faces and a simple cape can transform you into a super hero.

The new Say Cheese Halloween is all of these things rolled into a paper collection. The collection includes bright papers in stripes and dots, bits and pieces printed die cuts of pumpkins, skulls, bats and haunted houses.

What makes this collection twice the fun is the Say Cheese element of the most magical place on earth! 

All the collection elements are perfectly coordinated and would make a great addition to your Say Cheese journaling albums! I love the die cut Kids Bits and Pieces for making scenes. 

This cute little witch is dancing around a cauldron of green punch for the party. A string of decorative garland hangs over her head. 

This little girl is waling through the “cemetery”, a front yard decorated with punny head stones. The grassy hills are made from cut waves of colorful pattern paper.

ARRGHHH! Ahoy matey! Two pirates are trick or treating under a full moon as bats swoop across the night sky. 

This cool dude with the shades is outside a haunted house. The wrought iron fence is covered with warning signs of spooky things ahead. 

EIGHT CARDS! I told you I love Halloween! You’ll have loads of fun making cards, and documenting your favorite spooky memories with this amazing collection!



All cards finished size 4.25 x 5.5”
11000 Simple Stories Say Cheese Halloween Collection
11019 Simple Stories Say Cheese Halloween Icons Bits & Pieces
11020 Simple Stories Say Cheese Halloween Happy Kids Bits & Pieces
11018 Simple Stories Say Cheese Halloween 6x12 Chipboard

Say Cheese Halloween SS | SBK | SSS	Say Cheese Halloween 6x12" Chipboard SS | SBK | SSS	Say Cheese Halloween Iconic Bits & Pieces SS | SBK | SSS	Say Cheese Halloween Happy Kids Bits & PIeces SS | SBK | SSS

Coloring Poppystamps Floral Frame Dies

I'm posting on the Poppystamps blog today with these two cards.

This one was made with the Poppystamps Daisy Frame die.

And this one is made with the Poppystamps Rose Frame die.

Click here to jump to the Poppystamps blog where you'll find all the directions on how to color intricate background dies like these.

Finished Size 4.5 x 4.5"
Stamps | Poppystamps Springtime Greetings
Dies | Poppystamps Rose Frame, Daisy Frame, Pointed Square Frames

Rose Frame POPPY | SSS	Pointed Square Frames POPPY | SSS	Daisy Frame POPPY | SSS	Springtime Greetings POPPY | SSS
Copic Sketch Markers DB	Copic Refills DB