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 »
I recently celebrated my 5 year anniversary with Stampin’ Up! As I look back, I had so many reasons why I joined Stampin’ Up! When I joined Stampin’ Up!, my youngest had just gone off to his second year of college and I really wanted to focus on what was next for me. I felt like I had… Read More »
There have been a lot of new stamp companies popping up over the last several years and somehow my subconscious is telling me that I must try them all! My stamp today comes from the Lil’ Inker Designs company. I ordered 3 stamp sets and 3 dies. The Wreath of Roses stamp set that I used today has… Read More »
Yes…let’s start with what worked on this card! This card was created for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Color Challenge. I’m going to be brutally honest…I’m exhausted today. I did not sleep well because I had an observation today. I really loathe having someone come in to watch me teach. This is my 29th year of teaching and… Read More »
I haven’t played along with What Will You Stamp in a couple of weeks. This challenge focuses on a specific Stampin’ Up! stamp set each week and I don’t always have the stamp set that they select for the week, but this week I do! They are focusing on Graceful Garden so I created 3 projects to share. … Read More »
If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that while I haven’t had a lot of time to sit down to create videos and blog, I have been taking all kinds of crafty classes. Lately I’ve been enjoying watercoloring classes. I’ve been learning some new techniques and perfecting some old ones. I fell in love with Stampin’ Up!’s… Read More »
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I love craft kits of all kinds. I couldn’t resist this month’s Simon Says Really Love You kit. I finally had time to sit down tonight and play with it! The stamp set is a really fun set. It has 2 border stamps, lots of fun… Read More »