I had a pile of scrap papers, ribbons, stamped images and die cuts on my craft table when I sat down today. The pile inspired me to create a gift bag. I’ve been dying to use one of the new gold clips! We all have that pile of stuff on our desk. I often go on a cleaning… Read More »
What Do Thoughtful Branches And Designer Series Paper Have In Common? They make beautiful cards!!! I can’t stop playing with this fantastic limited time offer Thoughtful Branches bundle. I feel like the variety of cards that you can make with this one set makes the sticker shock worth it! For this card, I actually used the thinlet set… Read More »
I wanted to share two quick ideas that you can use to give your intricate thinlets die cuts an interesting little twist! This Blooms and Bliss Designer Series Paper is my absolute favorite in this year’s annual catalog. I love the color combination and I adore the watercolor effect that it has. It just has that hand painted… Read More »
I love this stamp set and thinlet bundle. I haven’t even started playing with coloring techniques because I’m so enjoying doing clean and simple cards to start with! The Thoughtful Branches bundle is available for a limited time only until August 31. The card is created using this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch #205. I used… Read More »
Available For A Limited Time! Thoughtful Branches Stamp Set And Thinlet Bundle Is Available August 2-August 31 only! You won’t want to miss this bundle! I’ve just started playing with it and I’ve been making clean and simple monochromatic cards. Most of them are single layers. I haven’t even started playing with colors yet!!! Take a… Read More »
My son’s birthday is coming up and I wanted to get a card out to him. This is the first time that I won’t get to spend the day with him for his birthday. I wanted to make a special card with some interesting touches. I used the new Copper embossing powder in three places on the card. … Read More »
Wouldn’t you love a coupon to spend on stamping supplies in August? Did you get everything you want from the new annual catalog yet? Since it came out only a month ago, you probably still have some items on your wish list, and I have some great news for you! For every $50 you spend in… Read More »
Need a quick and easy thank you gift? A friend loaned me two books a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to create a little something as a thank you. I decided that a little chocolate in a pretty package with a great tag would do the trick! How pretty is this color combination? I really sat… Read More »
I have not yet played with the Barnyard Babies stamp set and this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge gave me the perfect opportunity! This week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge was a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. I started with the girl card…using three across, according to the challenge I should have used a girl theme, an animal, and… Read More »
Get your printable project sheet and watch the video tutorial to create these magazine style organizers from your craft stash! Use them to organize your cards, framelits, thinlets, and embossing folders! Last week, I challenged you to gather your framelits, thinlets and embossing folders to get them organized! Use whatever framelit organization system you have and just get… Read More »
Crafting On A Budget When I graduated from college and got my own apartment, I was living on a pretty tight budget. I had to learn to feed my craft addiction on a budget while living in a small space. The small space part was easy at first. I became the queen of the plastic bins and tote… Read More »
Once again, I find myself using Stampin’ Up!’s great designer series paper as the inspiration for my card color scheme for today! This paper is the Blooms and Bliss Designer Series Paper which I have paired with the Garden In Bloom stamp set, along with this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. I’m actually sharing two cards… Read More »
Have you seen the Best Birds Photopolymer Bundle? This little set is a great one! I shared a fun technique that you can use with the branch stamp in this set. You can check that out HERE. This stamp set would be a fun one to color in with an aqua painter or blending pen. For today, I’ve… Read More »
Have You Ever Participated In A Creative Convention? I decided to treat myself to a creative convention for this weekend. It started at 1:00 PM yesterday and it ends tomorrow. I’ve been attending seminars on various aspects to boost my business and I’ve been participating in make-n-takes. I’m so happy that I treated myself to a weekend… Read More »
Welcome to the Paper Craft Crew’s 200th Card Sketch Challenge I’m offering my first blog candy contest…see the details below! I’ll be honest: I’ve had the You’ve Got This stamp set since the last catalog was out and I finally used it for this challenge! I don’t know why it has taken me so long to use… Read More »