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 »
Let the sentiment be the focal point of your card with this technique. It is called In the Middle. I could have mounted these on a colorful piece of card stock to add more color, but I was liking the clean and simple feeling of this card. This would be a perfect technique for new stampers who don’t… Read More »
I am so excited! My Daydream Medallion Ornament was featured on CraftGossip.com today! How fun is that?! I submitted my project hoping to be selected as a featured crafter and blogger! I did my happy dance today…more than once! I have two fabulous projects to share with you today. I couldn’t decide which one to share, so you’re… Read More »
I’ve been experimenting with my Bigz Dies and Framelits. I found two new shapes that I can get using this tip with my Top Note Bigz Die. I wanted to share them with you. You need to know this! I have 3 fun Top Note Project ideas for you today as well! These are the two cards that I… Read More »
It is December 16! Do you still need to make your Christmas cards? Let me show you how I made all of mine, assembly line style, in less than 2 hours! Keep it simple! My inspiration card! I used Whisper White and Real Red Card Stock and ink, Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (#126896), a Christmas… Read More »
Today I decided I better get making the table decorations for Christmas. I’ve been making cards, tags and bags like crazy! It’s time to think about giving the dinner table some special touches. My first project was to make place cards. I love the festivity they add to a holiday table! It makes it an event. I tried… Read More »
It makes really beautiful little pouches for gift card holders or small gifts. You can sew them together, or use fabric glue as I did in this project. It’s very simple! Perfectly simple! All you need for this project is some velvet. I used velvet ribbon because it had finished edges and I like the way it looked! … Read More »