I love this stamp set and thinlet bundle. I haven’t even started playing with coloring techniques because I’m so enjoying doing clean and simple cards to start with! The Thoughtful Branches bundle is available for a limited time only until August 31. The card is created using this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch #205. I used… Read More »
Available For A Limited Time! Thoughtful Branches Stamp Set And Thinlet Bundle Is Available August 2-August 31 only! You won’t want to miss this bundle! I’ve just started playing with it and I’ve been making clean and simple monochromatic cards. Most of them are single layers. I haven’t even started playing with colors yet!!! Take a… Read More »
My son’s birthday is coming up and I wanted to get a card out to him. This is the first time that I won’t get to spend the day with him for his birthday. I wanted to make a special card with some interesting touches. I used the new Copper embossing powder in three places on the card. … Read More »
Wouldn’t you love a coupon to spend on stamping supplies in August? Did you get everything you want from the new annual catalog yet? Since it came out only a month ago, you probably still have some items on your wish list, and I have some great news for you! For every $50 you spend in… Read More »
Happy Birthday Lori! My sister loves layered cards. Since today is her birthday, I thought I’d make her a card with a ridiculous amount of layers. 6 layers. All of the layers are 1/4″ smaller than the layer they sit on with the exception of the top layer. That one is only 1/8″ smaller than the real… Read More »
Let it snow? Keep in mind that while snow sounds appealing during this hot and humid streak that we’ve been having the last few days, by December and beyond I will be begging for the balmy weather of summer! We had a horrible family tragedy last holiday season and I never got the chance to do any… Read More »
Stop using wax paper and dryer sheets with your intricate thinlets dies! There is no need to go to crazy lengths to die cut the beautifully detailed thinlets dies that Stampin’ Up! has available. There are two must have tools that make using those intricate thinlets easy to use without poking out all of the pieces by hand!… Read More »
This week’s craft room organizing mission: Papers! If you asked me what my biggest organizing challenge might be in my house, I would tell that it’s the paper mess. So much paper comes into the house and it seems like I just keep making new piles of it! I find it especially challenging to keep papers organized in… Read More »
Sneak Peek At Thoughtful Branches Stamp Set I just got my Thoughtful Branches stamp set and framelit bundle. I’ve been working on making cards to keep in my desk at school. I always seem to need thank you cards, sympathy cards, baby cards and general congratulations cards. I try to make a set of 20 of each in… Read More »
Need a quick and easy thank you gift? A friend loaned me two books a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to create a little something as a thank you. I decided that a little chocolate in a pretty package with a great tag would do the trick! How pretty is this color combination? I really sat… Read More »
I have not yet played with the Barnyard Babies stamp set and this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge gave me the perfect opportunity! This week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge was a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. I started with the girl card…using three across, according to the challenge I should have used a girl theme, an animal, and… Read More »
Get your printable project sheet and watch the video tutorial to create these magazine style organizers from your craft stash! Use them to organize your cards, framelits, thinlets, and embossing folders! Last week, I challenged you to gather your framelits, thinlets and embossing folders to get them organized! Use whatever framelit organization system you have and just get… Read More »
Wouldn’t you love a coupon to spend on stamping supplies in August? Did you get everything you want from the new annual catalog yet? Since it came out only a month ago, you probably still have some items on your wish list, and I have some great news for you! For every $50 you spend in… Read More »
Your mission if you choose to accept it: Gather your Big Shot tools, clean them up and put them away! Join me over the next few weeks as I organize my craft room, one step at a time. I’m not talking about doing a marathon session to get it all done at once. I’m also not talk… Read More »
Crafting On A Budget When I graduated from college and got my own apartment, I was living on a pretty tight budget. I had to learn to feed my craft addiction on a budget while living in a small space. The small space part was easy at first. I became the queen of the plastic bins and tote… Read More »