I wanted to try an experiment today using premade die cuts from My Mind’s Eye. I have some die cuts that I really like and I have been using for several projects recently. It’s really a case of me not having a lot of time to create and just grabbing what is already on my desk! I needed… Read More »
It’s hard to resist a stamp set as cute as the MFT Stamps Squirrel! set. The little squirrels and acorns were too adorable not to add to my shopping cart! This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge was the perfect sketch to pull out some of my favorite Sunny Studio Stamps 6×6″ patterned paper to use as the background… Read More »
I was in the mood for a clean and simple single layer card for today, so I took some liberties with the card sketches for my design teams. I’ve used Catherine Pooler’s Fluttering Friends stamp set and her mandarin spice, tiara, eucalyptus and icing on the cake inks. I added some detailed coloring with my Altenew Artist markers… Read More »
I love making fall cards! The colors and images always make my heart sing. I came home exhausted from work today and fell asleep. I was awakened by the phone after only a 15 minute snooze. It left me groggy and out of sorts. Needless to say, I wasn’t feeling creative. Yet, once I got started I realized… Read More »
I can’t believe that it is September. I had such big plans to craft, blog and make videos more often over the summer. A couple of big home improvement projects really ate up the summer. Alas, they were worth the time I spent doing them and they are almost done. I will definitely share pictures of those projects… Read More »
I got involved in my garden project today and left my card until the last minute. I needed it to be a quickie, so I pulled out some Altenew stickers and acetate die cuts from my stash. I created a quick background with the new Wavy Roses stamp set from Altenew in a monochromatic color scheme using the… Read More »
TI got two cards out of one alcohol ink background. I created a card yesterday that you can see HERE, using alcohol ink backgrounds and Catherine Pooler’s new Unsinkable stamp and die sets. This card uses the second sentiment in the Under the Sea stamp set and other shell images. I used a combination of blues, blue-greens, and… Read More »
I decided to go for a nice quick alcohol ink background to create a sea-like feel for the fun stamp and die sets from Catherine Pooler’s Unsinkable Collection. I live in a coastal port town and I love the sea themed stamp sets. They always get a lot of use in my crafting projects. For the background, I… Read More »
Altenew recently had a new class on 3D Florals that was all about using their layered floral dies. I’m halfway through the class and I’m enjoying it very much. I decided to use a slight twist on the 3D Florals by using the Rose Filament Die set. This is not a layered die, but I decided to do… Read More »
The July Simon Says Stamp Kit is called Bee Yourself and it is a really fun kit. The kit comes jam packed with a large stamp set, 3 foilable cards, a hexagon die, Honey Bee 6 x 6″ patterned paper pack, black and yellow sequins, 5 Therm O Web Deco Foil sheets, a glue sponge, 4 sheets… Read More »
Lately I just seem to have so little time to make my cards. You know what that’s like. Some months it seems like you just don’t have time for yourself. I had wonderful reasons for not having time for myself. My daughter was able to spend the last month with us, which was fabulous. She just finished her… Read More »
This week’s Paper Craft Crew is a 2 week challenge and this is the second week of the challenge. I just wanted to remind you that this is the CASE (copy and share everything) one of the Design Team members. Pick a card that you love from their blog and create your own version of it. Perhaps you… Read More »
If ever I needed a card to be quick, this is it! What a day! I needed to create a card for my Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and I had 15 minutes to make the card, take the picture and write this blog post. Here is what I came up with: I pulled out my binder of premade… Read More »
I fell in love with my first Concord & 9th stamp set and I’ve been hooked ever since. Now they have invented the Turnabout stamps and I just love them. I love how versatile they are and I wanted to share that with you today. I created 4 cards from the Butterfly Love Turnabout Stamp and Dies and… Read More »
Over the last few months, I have been sharing a bunch of Totally Tiffany organizing products. I answered a Design Team call because Tiffany was forming a blogging troop and was delighted when she selected me. I had never tried any of her products before, but my sister has been raving about the Scrap Rack and the carts.… Read More »