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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Would you like to make a fun and not too complicated 3D card? I’m calling it a stand up shadowbox card. It may have another name, but this is what I came up with because it describes exactly what it is. One of my Club members brought a different version of this card to our meeting and I loved it.…
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…
Do you ever wonder how people create a mirror image with their stamps? You may think it’s a complicated process, but it’s really quite easy and quick to do. The secret to mirror stamping is using your Silicon Mat. If you usually use your Silicon mat with glue and it’s a bit “gunky”, then I suggest you may want to…
I’m so happy that the Butterfly Duet punch is off the backorder list and available to purchase. It pairs so well with the Butterfly Gala stamp set and is one of my favorites from the 2019 Spring Occasions catalog. You can purchase them together as a bundle and save 10%. The four different patterned butterflies come in separate parts so…
It’s that time of year when bunnies make their way onto our cards. Spring & Easter! For those of us who don’t have a bunny punch, what are we supposed to do? Use circles! Combine three different sized circles to create the ears, head and body and tail of a bunny. This is a great trick because the Bunny Builder…
We don’t always have the luxury of a lot of time to spend on creating a card, right? But you really want to send a handmade card. I have a great solution for you. You can create quick & easy cards using scissors and patterned paper. I love this template and have used it with many different patterns of paper to…
