Have you seen the Party Pandas stamp set yet? It’s adorable and it is this week’s featured stamp set at the What Will You Stamp Challenge blog. I was invited to be the Guest Designer for the week which I am thrilled about! They have a talented group of designers and I was excited to have the opportunity… Read More »
Part of the Clean and Simple Boutique card class that I’m taking involved a faux letterpress technique. This one takes a lot of practice with your die cutting machine. Every machine is different and requires a different “sandwich” of mats and plates to get an image to impress without cracking the paper. I’ve been experimenting with different layers… Read More »
The beautiful little coastal town that I live in attracts a high end crowd from “the city”, as in New York City. We have beautiful parks, beaches and piers. We also have amazing restaurants. Plus, local wineries and breweries keep popping up all over too. As a result of being an attractive destination for a high end crowd,… Read More »
Have you ever heard of a cover die? They are generally the size of an A2 card (4-1/4 x 5-1/2″) and they sometimes are created in sets that you can purchase separately or together. Then each die cuts a different part of the images and then you layer them for a beautiful die cutting effect. Done in different… Read More »
Today I discovered that I’ve been spelling Thinlits wrong. I’ve been spelling it with an “e”. Go figure! Why has no one corrected me? I hope that error has not been driving you crazy for the last 5 years! So sorry if it has. The future will be better. On to my card…today is the start of the… Read More »
More die cutting and ink blending techniques? YOU BET!! I’m having so much fun playing around with techniques that I haven’t had time for in the past year+, I can’t seem to stop playing! I created 3 cards today using a combination of die cutting and ink blending techniques. I tried to create a variety of colors… Read More »
The next time that I try this technique, I will be sure to do it on a Saturday when I have nothing else to do! This was super time consuming. But OH SO WORTH THE EFFORT!! I stamped the background using Altenew’s Floral Arrangement stamp set. If you have never used an Altenew set, you must give it… Read More »
When I got home from work on Thursday, I found crafty goodness in a box on my doorstep in the form of this month’s My Favorite Things craft kit, Yay for You! Needless to say, I couldn’t wait to get started creating and participating in challenges. I made 3 cards and I am participating in 2 challenges with… Read More »
“You Are The Sugar In My Coffee” is just one of the adorable sentiments in My Favorite Things Coffee Break stamp set. I’ve paired it here with an older Paper Pumpkin Kit stamp set which I think of as “Stamp a Latte”. I am participating in the Global Design Project 122 | Sketch Challenge for this week. It is… Read More »
It turns out that FREE is my favorite price to pay for something. I love Sale-A-Bration. It is Stampin’ Up!’s biggest sale of the year. For every $50 of product that you purchase, you get to select one item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. I’ve used two of the freebies and made a set of cards from the Sweetest… Read More »
I have a quick share today. This card is TOTALLY CASEd from my class. They encourage us to make the card like they do. I did not have time to play with this technique and create a card of my own design yet, but I will. This is much simpler to do than it looks! How delicate… Read More »
I have to say that I really struggled with this technique and I have a ways to go to perfect it. The technique involves creating a shim to die cut only the area you want cut. I think it may be a matter of matching up the shim shape with the appropriate intricate die. The card on… Read More »
Today I’m participating in the SUO Challenge 192: Fun With Just One Color! I decided to combine that with my homework from the advanced die cutting class I’m taking. I can’t wait to try this technique with a range of colors and different shapes!!! I just could not resist using these old Stampin’ Up! Layered Hearts thinlets for this… Read More »
I’m not afraid to tell you that this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch gave me a run for my money!!! It was just packed full of details and I had so many ideas of what I might do with it…it was too much! Here is what I ended up with: I think I may actually be starting… Read More »
Happy Birthday, Mom! (I know that I’m a day early!) Isn’t this a pretty card? I know that looks like watercoloring, but it isn’t. This is an ink blending technique called Faux Watercoloring. I really like this technique because it is quick,easy, and makes great card backgrounds. The stamp and die set are from Altenew and… Read More »