I’ve been playing with background stamping. I’m trying things that are outside the stamp case! Yesterday, I posted a video tutorial and card idea for clear block background stamping. Today, I have a tutorial on making a Faux Animal Print background. I just love the look that I got using cut up pieces of the left over rubber… Read More »
This week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge gave me the opportunity to use some of the embellishments in the Stampin’ Up! Spring Mini Catalog’s Artisan Elements Kit! I originally purchased two of the kits thinking that I had no idea what to do with it. I thought that my daughter, who is 21 and very creative, might have… Read More »
This is my second installment using the sponging resist technique using Stampin’ Up!s Natural Specialty Paper (#126917). What a fun technique! Look at how different this paper looks with the Tangerine Tango sponged on. Yesterday, I used the very same paper with Real Red and you get a completely different look! Check it out here! You can really… Read More »
I love when I have a day to myself just to be creative. It is so relaxing. There is something to be said about having hours just to rubber stamp and create handmade cards, scrapbooking pages and paper crafted projects and gifts. I love the texture that the Big Shot gives to a card. If you don’t have… Read More »
For my Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge this week, I decided to play with butterflies. I have not used the new Swallowtail Butterfly background stamp in the Spring Mini Catalog. I decided that this sketch would be perfect! Stampin’ Up! has so many butterfly choices that includes punches and stamp sets!! This challenge was not only a sketch… Read More »
There are days when I sit and create really detailed cards and projects. I fuss with the details and try different elements to see what I like best. Today was not one of those days. It was time to break down and clean the house today, so my creative time was limited! I decided I better stick with… Read More »
I have been playing with envelopes! Today, I discovered that I could make quite a nice little gift bag from a Stampin’ Up! card envelope. You really could do this with any size envelope. In my experimenting, I learned one rule…all score lines must be the same distance from the edge of the envelope! That’s it. So simple!… Read More »
The Hexagon is in! I’m seeing cards and scrapbook page designs all over the place with hexagons everywhere! I just couldn’t resist trying to figure out and easy way to cut nicely shaped hexagons without a punch! Well, here it is! The new Honeycomb Embossing Folder (#129379) makes this a fun trend. The embossing folder gives you a… Read More »
You can create 8 gift cards and a gift bag out of two 12 x12″ sheets of paper! I challenged myself to see how little I really need to create a set of gift tags and a bag. Of course when I was done, I just had to step up my cards by adding some buttons, bows and… Read More »
I’m so excited to share my news! I’ve been invited to join the Paper Craft Crew Design Team! I love designing cards and participating in sketch and color challenges so I’m very excited about this new venture! I hope to inspire you with my designs and I’m inviting you to participate in the weekly challenges along with me!… Read More »
You can add some great dimension to your cards by using a technique called Inked Dry Embossing. You use a brayer to ink up the front inside of your embossing folder and then emboss your paper. It really gives a beautiful effect. Here is an up close view of two samples. One is gumball green on whisper white, the… Read More »
Years ago, I took some stamping classes to learn all of the basics and some fun techniques that I still use in my card making and scrapbooking today! Two techniques I learned in my first class included masking and sponging. We learned how to make clouds and snowbanks. I still love making them! We are finally getting snow… Read More »
I’ll ‘fess up! I spent my morning creating a card set and gift box for my Virtual Club Class. (It really is a stunning set!) I followed that with an afternoon of going to the movies with my kids (The Hobbit…which turns out to be the first movie in the next trilogy!!) and then a trip to… Read More »
Have you checked out the clearance bin blitz yet? If the answer is no, go there now by clicking here! The deals are amazing! I purchased, punches, buttons, ribbon and Simply Sent kits for amazing prices. My project today is a stationery folder for one of the Simply Sent card kits. I know! It’s so frilly and so… Read More »
I love creating coasters from tumbled marble tiles. It’s a quick and easy project that makes a perfect hostess or housewarming gift. I’ve had some that I made when my son was in 1st grade and he’s a sophomore in college now. We use them daily! I decided to make a pair for each of my kids. Here… Read More »