I’ve been busy creating this weekend! It is so relaxing to just spend time at my craft table. You really need to claim some small space that you can have a table and a small amount of storage space (even if it is under the table), just so you can sit down at any moment when you have… Read More »
Not only can you participate in weekly card sketch challenges at Paper Craft Crew, you can participate in monthly scrapbook page sketch challenges!!! I love this. I have not created many scrapbook pages since my kids started college! I have all of the high school graduation pictures to get into albums along with those first days of college… Read More »
I think that it’s always the right time to send a love note! I felt like my card today just created itself. I’m falling in love with the colors in the More Amore Designer Series Papers. Tips: Keep the colors simple. If you aren’t sure what works together, take your inspiration from the combinations put together in the… 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 »
I absolutely love trying the sketch challenges. I find myself creating card layouts that I never would have thought of before. The sketch challenges have really stretched my creativity to a new place! It just gives you more ideas for making beautiful cards in your bag of tricks when you create a card from a sketch created by… Read More »
Everyone is crafting for Valentine’s Day! It seems that we move from one holiday to another in the stamping and crafting world. Holidays and events give us a purpose…or at least a very good excuse…to craft. I’m not sure I need an excuse anymore. Crafting has become such an outlet and such a source of relaxation for me… 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 »
That means you can finally order from the new Spring Mini Catalog!!! The colors are romantic, the catalog is full of product bundles designed to save you money. I love buying coordinating products that are designed by artists to work together! There are 9 bundles in this catalog! Check out two of my favorites: The Secret Garden… Read More »
I just can’t find it in myself to use Fall and Christmas Colors. After looking at the colors of the new papers in the Spring Mini and the Sale-a-bration flyer, I just had to move forward and use bright cheerful colors! The Paper Craft Crew Challenge 22 was not only a sketch challenge, it was also a color… 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 »
When you send your kids off to live on their own, you can only hope you’ve taught them everything they need to know. My son is living in a campus town house this year and he has a kitchen to cook in for the first time. As it turns out, he likes to cook for himself. Albeit, he’s… Read More »