Let’s do Halloween by celebrating the Black Raven! Join us at class to make these Raven Halloween cards & treats. You choose the date/time ~ Tuesday, October 15 at 10 am and 7 pm, and Friday, October 18 at 10 am. Be sure to save your spot and RSVP by noon the day before class. $30 for all cards &…
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…
We have been waiting since June for the Purple Posy ink pad to be ready and I’m happy to say that it is finally available. Stampin’ Up! has very tough standards for their products. They are confident that this ink pad meets those standards. Purple Posy is a beautiful, soft purple that pairs nicely with so many colors. I happen…
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Along with creating with paper, I also like to create in the kitchen. Specifically baking. I have instilled this love & joy of baking with my daughter, who now doesn’t let me bake too much because I am infringing in on her territory. But that’s okay, I still manage to bake a few things while she is at school. Recently,…
Are you ready for the whirlwind of the Holidays to begin? Today marks the first day of Fall and the Holiday countdown begins. First, Halloween. Let me show you how to make these fun and Spooky Coffin Treat boxes with Tombstone Tags. You will have so much fun making them, just like I did. And even more fun giving them away…
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…
I had “snow” much fun creating these cards & tags for the upcoming World Card Making Day Snowman workshop on October 6! You will have “snow” much fun too! Everyone will receive their own Snowman Season stamp set , as well as a spool of red curly yarn ribbon and Shimmery Crystal Effects to use on all of the…
I hope you take the “back to school” phrase personally and sign yourself up for a card making class. Learn how to stamp, a new technique, a different way of combing colors, new folds, and more, all while making cards and having fun. Be sure to mail out and give the cards you make away so you can share your…
We have been waiting and waiting for this day and it’s finally here. You can now order from the 2019 Holiday Catalog! The 2019 Holiday catalog is so full of every style of Christmas, cute & scary Halloween, back to school, Autumn & Thanksgiving and even a little bit of New Years and Valentines. Individual stamp sets to create on your…
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…
This is one of the easiest favor boxes I have ever created! Cut, score, punch, stick together and done. Create in any color, stamp with any background and top with any ribbon. I do recommend using regular card stock versus the Designer paper because the card stock is much thicker and stronger. The beauty and ease of creating this box…
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…
The DinoRoar Designer Series Paper is full of fun Dino-mite images, patterns and colors. It’s perfect for making cards, invitations, favors and memory pages for pre & school aged boys, girls and babies. I don’t have the coordinating Dino Days stamp set, so I had to use my imagination while creating these fun and playful cards. If you have people…
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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…
