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 »
Hello Friend! I’m so happy that you stopped by today. I saw a new challenge that I couldn’t resist creating a card for on the Where Creativity Meets C9 Blog. Quite a while ago, I took a class at a stamp shop on the west end of Long Island called Stamp, Ink, Paper. I live all the way… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! came out with a 6 x 6″ set of designer papers that look like photos. Essentially, they are photos turned in to designer paper. They used the brightest, happiest colors for these papers too. They are truly Picture Perfect! The the washi tape actually has little silver embossed stars on it and it is just… Read More »
How can you get the most beautiful stamp for free? It’s Sale-a-Bration! That means that for every $50 in product that you spend, you get to select one item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure. Here is one of the free items: This is two stamps…one for the image and one for the sentiment. When I pulled this stamp set… Read More »
There is no doubt that multi-layer stamps add dimension and beauty to almost any project. What is a multi-layer stamp? It is a stamp set that takes 2 or more stamps layered on top of each other in different colors or shades of a color to create a complete image. They are simply beautiful. One of my all… Read More »
Yesterday was all work and no play and today was all play an very little work! I managed to squeeze in two loads of laundry and some house cleaning in between my card making today. I made a pile of cards: I played with 3 stamp sets and several dies today. I also played with some crazy… Read More »
We got hit with a blizzard today so I had the gift of a snow day which I spent in my craft room…not crafting! Instead, I elected to get one more spot organized. This is my cutting station. I like having a separate spot for my Big Shot and Cricut. You can see the shelves that my… Read More »
A few days away from work, spending time with family, and finding time to create and play with new supplies, tools and techniques has done wonders for my stress level. Add to that the incoming blizzard that is giving us a snow day tomorrow and you’ve got one relaxed gal here! It gave me time to view the… Read More »
I’ve been playing around with a lot of watercoloring techniques this week. I decided to combine that with this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge and the new Amazing You stamp and die set that you can get for FREE during Sale-A-Bration. There are a few fantastic selections of free products that you can select during Sale-A-Bration (SAB) and… Read More »