Category: Card Project
A Fantastic Open House!
Sunday and Monday’s Open House was fantastic with returning and new attendees! 17 Women came on Sunday and 6 on Monday and they all loved the projects and new products. I think the two favorite sets were Sale-a-Bration’s Happy Birthday to You and Parisian Beauty from the Jan-June Mini catalog. Below are photos of the event and the cards (with…
2020 Class & Workshop Dates Announced!
The Lyrics “Time keeps on ticking, ticking, ticking into the future……” is stuck in my head as I write this post about upcoming classes. Can you believe that 2020 is right around the corner???? I hope that you will be able to schedule in some classes and Sunday Stamping, a new offering, into your calendar. Write the dates down now…
Fun Fold Snowman Card
This fun fold card lends itself to all sorts of images and papers, not just snowmen. Your imagination, stamps and papers are your only guidelines. A few score lines is all you need to make the card interactive. This template is good for all stamp levels: beginner to expert. I would love to see what you come up with using…
Solution of making multiple cards without boredom is changing your papers
Do you need to make multiples of cards but don’t want them to look all the same? I have just the answer for you! The solution of making multiple cards without boredom is changing your papers I needed to make several birthday cards, but making the same card over and over can get a little boring and repetitive. My solution…
Sponge Your Embossing Folders to Create a Two-Tone Effect
I love how you can use products multiple ways. Embossing folders are great for adding texture to your projects, the true purpose of them. Did you know you can add color to your embossing folders? In this post & video, I will show you how to sponge your embossing folders to create a two-tone effect. You can do this with…
Are you on my list? Don’t miss out!
TODAY begins the mailings of 12 Weeks of Christmas Ideas! Be sure you are on my mailing list so that you will receive these great, duplicatable ideas for Christmas cards, tags & packaging. The first email goes out at 1pm EST today. None of these ideas will be posted anywhere on social media. They will only be delivered to your…
Color on your blocks to create an artist-like watercolor background
Raise your hand if you wanted to be an artist when you were little. Did you doubt yourself when you got older? Think you didn’t have the talent? I am here to show you tricks and hacks that will get artist results. You will be that artist! Watercoloring is a technique that I was never able to master with a…
Simple and Clean Lighthouse card
Today’s project is a simple and clean card showcasing the lighthouse from the Sailing Home stamp set. I designed this card for my monthly Council of Aging class and they loved it! The beauty of the card is it can be for almost any occasion. It showcases how easy a Stamparatus is to use, which they also loved using. I…
Scary Halloween card using The Raven stamp set and Embossing
Have you seen the Halloween candy in the supermarkets yet? Believe it or not, my daughter and I saw a Nutella snack stand in a food store featuring Halloween characters on the 4th of July!!!! That’s a bit early in my opinion. My Holiday pre-order arrived last week and last night I decided to play with one of the new…
Free as a Bird Cards Inspired by Newport Mansions Canaries
Today’s project involves a little traveling. Over the weekend, I visited two Newport Mansions: Marble House and The Breakers. My niece had to visit a National Landmark for her summer homework and my daughter and I were more than happy to help out. We even took it upon ourselves to include an ice cream lunch as extra credit. Both of…
Black Eyed Susan Birthday Card
Happy August! Everywhere I turn I see Black-Eyed Susans in bloom (or for you knowledgeable gardeners out there, Rudbeckia hirta). I just heard someone call them Black-Eyed Susies, which I kind of like. These bright & perky flowers are drought tolerant and a sign that Fall is approaching. A perfect August flower. As I was thinking of a project to show…
Four Panel Fancy Fold Card Featuring Magnolia Lane Designer Paper
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned and showed the card I made for my mother’s birthday featuring the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper (see post here). In that post I said I was going to film a tutorial on how to make the card. I filmed the making of the card both yesterday and today (you’ll see why it…
Butterflies & Flowers Card Class
I hope you can join us on Tuesday for a fun & cheery butterfly & flowers card class. Make one of each of these colorful cards. Cards are both full size and miniature, perfect for gift enclosures or on a sweet treat. Please RSVP by noon on Monday so I can prep all the supplies. First timers get to use…
Masking and Sponging a Seaside Horizon with Sailing Home
I have mentioned in past posts how much I am enjoying using and creating with the Sailing Home suite. All of my Father’s Day and Graduation cards were made with the lighthouse and sailboats (and a few summer birthdays too). The images are just so SUMMER. Today’s project video tutorial showcases a fun sponging technique. You can adapt this technique…
Tutorial: Create Easy Flowers with Pressed Petals Washi Tape
There are so many great things tucked away in the new 2019/20 Annual Catalog that you really need to go through each page several times. The Pressed Petals Specialty Washi Tape is one of those items that can be easily overlooked, but shouldn’t be. It’s found on page 172. In this tutorial, I will show you how to create easy…
Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper
As I was cutting all the papers for the Paper Share, I was “wowed” by so many of them. You can see that the papers are nice by looking at them in the catalog, but seeing them in person is when you really see how beautiful they are. Each set of papers has its own style, theme and color coordination.…
Two Ways to Line up Stamps on the Stamparatus
Even though I have not featured the Stamparatus in my posts in a while, I wanted to show you that it is still a must-have tool for your stamp projects. Last week I was asked to make thank you cards for the coaches of my daughter’s softball team. I made cards last year spelling out the names of the coaches…
Create an easy 3D stand-up shadowbox card
The Easiest Card You Will Every Make – Celebrating May Day
Tomorrow is May Day and a great day for sharing smiles & flowers. I remember when my daughter and her good friend were young, they picked a whole bunch of dandelions and left them as a beautiful bouquet for our neighbor. Our neighbor was so wonderful to write a thank you note to both of them and made them each feel…
A Fantastic Open House!
Sunday and Monday’s Open House was fantastic with returning and new attendees! 17 Women came on Sunday and 6 on Monday and they all loved the projects and new products. I think the two favorite sets were Sale-a-Bration’s Happy Birthday to You and Parisian Beauty from the Jan-June Mini catalog. Below are photos of the event and the cards (with…
2020 Class & Workshop Dates Announced!
The Lyrics “Time keeps on ticking, ticking, ticking into the future……” is stuck in my head as I write this post about upcoming classes. Can you believe that 2020 is right around the corner???? I hope that you will be able to schedule in some classes and Sunday Stamping, a new offering, into your calendar. Write the dates down now…
Fun Fold Snowman Card
This fun fold card lends itself to all sorts of images and papers, not just snowmen. Your imagination, stamps and papers are your only guidelines. A few score lines is all you need to make the card interactive. This template is good for all stamp levels: beginner to expert. I would love to see what you come up with using…
Solution of making multiple cards without boredom is changing your papers
Do you need to make multiples of cards but don’t want them to look all the same? I have just the answer for you! The solution of making multiple cards without boredom is changing your papers I needed to make several birthday cards, but making the same card over and over can get a little boring and repetitive. My solution…
Sponge Your Embossing Folders to Create a Two-Tone Effect
I love how you can use products multiple ways. Embossing folders are great for adding texture to your projects, the true purpose of them. Did you know you can add color to your embossing folders? In this post & video, I will show you how to sponge your embossing folders to create a two-tone effect. You can do this with…
Are you on my list? Don’t miss out!
TODAY begins the mailings of 12 Weeks of Christmas Ideas! Be sure you are on my mailing list so that you will receive these great, duplicatable ideas for Christmas cards, tags & packaging. The first email goes out at 1pm EST today. None of these ideas will be posted anywhere on social media. They will only be delivered to your…
Color on your blocks to create an artist-like watercolor background
Raise your hand if you wanted to be an artist when you were little. Did you doubt yourself when you got older? Think you didn’t have the talent? I am here to show you tricks and hacks that will get artist results. You will be that artist! Watercoloring is a technique that I was never able to master with a…
Simple and Clean Lighthouse card
Today’s project is a simple and clean card showcasing the lighthouse from the Sailing Home stamp set. I designed this card for my monthly Council of Aging class and they loved it! The beauty of the card is it can be for almost any occasion. It showcases how easy a Stamparatus is to use, which they also loved using. I…
Scary Halloween card using The Raven stamp set and Embossing
Have you seen the Halloween candy in the supermarkets yet? Believe it or not, my daughter and I saw a Nutella snack stand in a food store featuring Halloween characters on the 4th of July!!!! That’s a bit early in my opinion. My Holiday pre-order arrived last week and last night I decided to play with one of the new…
Free as a Bird Cards Inspired by Newport Mansions Canaries
Today’s project involves a little traveling. Over the weekend, I visited two Newport Mansions: Marble House and The Breakers. My niece had to visit a National Landmark for her summer homework and my daughter and I were more than happy to help out. We even took it upon ourselves to include an ice cream lunch as extra credit. Both of…
Black Eyed Susan Birthday Card
Happy August! Everywhere I turn I see Black-Eyed Susans in bloom (or for you knowledgeable gardeners out there, Rudbeckia hirta). I just heard someone call them Black-Eyed Susies, which I kind of like. These bright & perky flowers are drought tolerant and a sign that Fall is approaching. A perfect August flower. As I was thinking of a project to show…
Four Panel Fancy Fold Card Featuring Magnolia Lane Designer Paper
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned and showed the card I made for my mother’s birthday featuring the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper (see post here). In that post I said I was going to film a tutorial on how to make the card. I filmed the making of the card both yesterday and today (you’ll see why it…
Butterflies & Flowers Card Class
I hope you can join us on Tuesday for a fun & cheery butterfly & flowers card class. Make one of each of these colorful cards. Cards are both full size and miniature, perfect for gift enclosures or on a sweet treat. Please RSVP by noon on Monday so I can prep all the supplies. First timers get to use…
Masking and Sponging a Seaside Horizon with Sailing Home
I have mentioned in past posts how much I am enjoying using and creating with the Sailing Home suite. All of my Father’s Day and Graduation cards were made with the lighthouse and sailboats (and a few summer birthdays too). The images are just so SUMMER. Today’s project video tutorial showcases a fun sponging technique. You can adapt this technique…
Tutorial: Create Easy Flowers with Pressed Petals Washi Tape
There are so many great things tucked away in the new 2019/20 Annual Catalog that you really need to go through each page several times. The Pressed Petals Specialty Washi Tape is one of those items that can be easily overlooked, but shouldn’t be. It’s found on page 172. In this tutorial, I will show you how to create easy…
Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper
As I was cutting all the papers for the Paper Share, I was “wowed” by so many of them. You can see that the papers are nice by looking at them in the catalog, but seeing them in person is when you really see how beautiful they are. Each set of papers has its own style, theme and color coordination.…
Two Ways to Line up Stamps on the Stamparatus
Even though I have not featured the Stamparatus in my posts in a while, I wanted to show you that it is still a must-have tool for your stamp projects. Last week I was asked to make thank you cards for the coaches of my daughter’s softball team. I made cards last year spelling out the names of the coaches…
Create an easy 3D stand-up shadowbox card
The Easiest Card You Will Every Make – Celebrating May Day
Tomorrow is May Day and a great day for sharing smiles & flowers. I remember when my daughter and her good friend were young, they picked a whole bunch of dandelions and left them as a beautiful bouquet for our neighbor. Our neighbor was so wonderful to write a thank you note to both of them and made them each feel…