Today I thought I’d share the final card from my Holiday Stamp-a-Stack last weekend. I wanted to get away from the traditional reds and greens and ended up playing with some blues instead. I don’t know why I always forget about using white craft ink on cardstock, but thanks to … Read More
More Fun Ideas for Crystal Effects
Each month I hold a technique night focusing on some different product or crafting technique. Well, this last Tuesday night we focused on Crystal Effects. I think Crystal Effects is one of those products that I often forget on the shelf but when I pull it out and start playing … Read More
Simple holiday cards with a side of bling
Well, December is finally here and like usual I suddenly realize that I need to get my Christmas cards put together and my mailing list organized. Thankfully I was running a technique night this last Tuesday and so we created three fun holiday cards. The actual card designs aren’t too … Read More
Finally able to post pictures
So, while away on my trip, I tried posting the pictures from last week. Unfortunately, my internet connection was apparently not good enough to make that happen, so I wanted to get out a quick post this morning. Like I said last week, we had a great time getting ready … Read More
A Quickie Christmas Card
So, I finally decided to start doing challenges on Split Coast Stampers and so I just did my first one, which was for SU demonstrators to come up with quicky holiday cards. I still think I could have gone a bit more simple but at least the technique is very … Read More
Swap card overload!
So, I showed you a couple posts ago about the cool gifts I was given and projects I made at the group meeting on Saturday. I also mentioned that I participated in a card swap. The other ladies made such awesome cards that I had to share! And here are … Read More
Holiday Stamp-a-Stack Sneak Peak – Part 2
I told you I had more sketches than necessarily for the Holiday Stamp-a-Stack this Saturday but I decided to make them up anyway. Unfortunately I spent way to much time last night trying to figure out how to make one of my sketches work (it never did end up working) … Read More
Sneak Peek at the Holiday Stamp-a-Stack
So, Saturday is the holiday stamp-a-stack and I have been working on creating samples for some of my sketches. Last night, I was planning on getting them all done, but then I remembered I needed to finish glueing together the cardfronts for a card swap I’m in, so while I … Read More
Another early Christmas card
Here is another Christmas card I put together trying to use just a few pieces. The layout is not too complex but I just love how it turned out. The hardest thing about this card was making the bell gold and still have the bell’s ribbon red. I didn’t have … Read More
Color blocked Birthday Card
I have seen a number of really cool cards that use color blocking for their backgrounds. I’ve been wanted to try to create one myself for a while but it wasn’t until I got concentrated card making time that I got to try it out. These layouts are great for using … Read More