Partial Die Cutting Technique

Partial Die Cutting technique

I am absolutely in love with this card! Or should I say I “amour” it? I saw this card on Pinterest and knew I needed to make it, but the designer did not give any directions or measurements. I figured it out and wanted to share it with you so you could make it too. The best part about the…

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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…

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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…

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Fun Fold Snowman Card

fun fold 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…

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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…

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Simple and Clean Lighthouse card

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…

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Free as a Bird Cards Inspired by Newport Mansions Canaries

Cards made with Free as a Bird stamp set

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…

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Black Eyed Susan Birthday Card

Black Eyed Susan Card using punches

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…

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Butterflies & Flowers Card Class

Butterfly Gala & Varied Vases cards

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…

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Masking and Sponging a Seaside Horizon with Sailing Home

Masked & Sponged Sailing Home card

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…

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Tutorial: Create Easy Flowers with Pressed Petals Washi Tape

Get Well Card using the 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…

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Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper

card highlighting 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.…

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Two Ways to Line up Stamps on the Stamparatus

2019 Coaches Card using 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…

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Create an easy 3D stand-up shadowbox card

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.…

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