New Venture

There is a new consignment craft shop in Woodville called Pierce Design Studio.  It is located right on Main Street (#105). You can find my handmade cards there now and more items will be added soon.  

The hours planned will be: 

• Wed-Friday 10-6
• Sat 11-4

I will also be able to hold classes here!  My regular card buffet class is already scheduled for Friday, June 23 from 1-3:00 PM.  It will be the same plan (5 cards) and same price ($10).  Register and pre-pay through me or the shop.  Pictures of the cards coming soon!!

If you'd like to see other classes or a different, day/time, just let me or the shop know.  I only had one person reply to my request for feedback. :-(

The official Grand Opening is Saturday, June 10 but you'll probably find Julie hobbling around on her sprained ankle before then!

Create - I dare you!

There's this thing that I've seen for years, loved, and never participated in.  It's called the Color My Heart Color Dare. A color palette is posted, and you are challenged to create artwork using these colors.  The "theme" runs for about two weeks, but they overlap so there are new winners every week.  You can follow the blog or Facebook page; it's a great source of ideas!

Today the stars aligned, and I remembered to check the theme before creating my March Masking Madness post. For Challenge #539, I used the colors in the first column:  Flamingo, Honey Butter, and Wisteria to create a fun spring card with two stamp sets:  Floral Sentiments and Spring Greetings.  Both are on sale as part of this month's Stamptacular sale.  Don't miss out, this special is more than halfway over and some Thin Cut sets have already sold out!

In addition to using the ink pads of the three colors, I also used a mat of Wisteria cardstock. And here's a bonus Tip for Tuesday, stamping in second (or third) generation gives you a lighter color and even more versatility.  If you are new to stamping, I suggest starting with the darker colors, since you can "lighten" them.

I used a masking technique on this card to leave a space open for the sentiment.  Be sure to follow me on Facebook so you don't miss any of my Tips on Tuesday. Floral Sentiments is a great set I need to use more often. Y'all know as the mother of boys I'm not big on floral stamp sets, but this set includes eight sentiments, a few that are less common than others.  This set reminds me of a special we had many years ago which featured flower building and endless opportunities for random stamped backgrounds, borders, and focused stamping. Here are some other cards using Floral Sentiments...

Have you ever participated in a challenge? Comment below!! The color challenge is open to anyone, and while CTMH colors are used for reference, you can use any brand as long as it's a close color match.