I aspire to be one of those organized people that spends just a few minutes a day working toward a goal. As kids in school, whenever a project or paper was assigned to us, we were taught to break it down into small chunks and do a little each day. In theory, if I just make a couple cards, tags… Read More »
Are you making your list? Have you checked it twice? I have a great little project for you to keep your holiday to-do list and your holiday to-buy list all in one handy place! Here is a quick project that requires your Simply Scored Tool and some creativity! This project is essentially made from one piece of… Read More »
The Online Extravaganza Continues Through November 28! There are some great products on sale at Stampin’ Up! ranging from 20-50% off. My card today features several items that are 30-40% off. I loved the Pennant Parade items as soon as I saw them. The coordinating products make having beautiful or interesting shapes easy to create. They have a Bigz Die that… Read More »
Have you seen the Two Tags Bigz Die? It makes amazing tags! I’ve only played with one shape. You actually get two shapes of tags from this Bigz Die. I have at least 10 completely different tags created using this die cut in just one evening. Once I got started, I just couldn’t stop. I chose 3 tags… Read More »
Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge Card Sketch #16 I finally took the plunge! I am participating in my first card sketch challenge! I was poking around on the computer and happened across the Paper Card Craft Challenge Crew’s website. It is a site that a group of dedicated paper craft designers created to inspire other paper crafters… Read More »
My Digital Studio is 50% Off During The Online Extravaganza from November 19-28 !!!! If you haven’t tried the My Digital Studio software yet, you should give it a try. You can try it for free for 30 days. Click here if you are interested! I like to create my scrapbooks with paper and ink, although I have… Read More »
I absolutely have to stop playing with cards and get to my Thanksgiving table decorations! I just can’t resist the Regals color collection and the Fall colors! This card went together so quickly. I used a Very Vanilla base ( 5 1/2 x 8 1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″) with a More Mustard mat (4 x 5 1/4″) embossed… Read More »
I loved how fast this card was to make! It’s such a busy time of year that it’s difficult to squeeze that relaxing crafting time in. This card made that easy to do! Again, I’m using my scraps of left over paper. If I use all of my Christmas paper up on projects this year, I can most… Read More »
By now I imagine that you can tell that I like a burgundy red and green Christmas! I had a little more of the Christmas paper left and decided to make some more tags. I love the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder that I received in my last Stampin’ Up! order. It looks like Pointsettias! By using two punches of… Read More »
I have to say that I’m really enjoying making my gift bags for the holidays. The possibilities are endless! I love to design and create matching tag and bag decorations. Today I did very little stamping. I used my paper scraps and my punches. I have to say, I’ve never met a punch that I didn’t love and… Read More »
I just love using the techniques that I have in my stamping repertoire! I took a series of stamp classes at an art store several years ago and I learned about creating a stencil and sponging the ink in several different ways. This is just one of them! I loved how the technique turned out and I ended… Read More »
The Stamp-a-ma-jig is a great tool to help you decide where an image fits best on your card! You can actually test out how to place an image on your card by using the Stamp-a-ma-jig tool. It’s not just useful for lining things up, it also allows you to test out where you would like to place your… Read More »
…And more cost-effective! Here is a quick video tutorial I posted on YouTube to show how to make your Stampin’ Sponges easier to use. It also turns your 3 pack of sponges into 12 sponges that are easier and neater to use! This video shows how to make the Framelit Fold Cards from Thursday’s post and details how I Stepped… Read More »
Sometimes you will make a card and it just seems flat. It’s nice, you like it, but it doesn’t make you say WOW! That’s when you take the card back to your craft table and rethink it. Add some little touches with the tools that you have in your stash. Here is a card I made during the… Read More »
Okay, I know Christmas is a few weeks away, but it felt like Christmas today! My Stampin’ Up! order arrived with my new Big Shot, my new trimmer and lots more goodies I can’t wait to start creating with! I just loved finding those packages on the porch when I got home from work! The fact that some… Read More »