I hear from almost everyone I meet when stamping the infamous phrase “I’m not creative”… so I thought for this month’s team meeting, I’d share an idea for a card that was completely inspired by a card in our demonstrator magazine Stampin’ Success. It was all about taking an idea you see somewhere, getting inspired by the idea, and then making it your own. In this case, the idea was to punch or die cut a hole in a piece of cardstock and popping it up on dimensionals (foam dots) to give you a frame. Then placing a cut or … Read More
A Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals Thank You
One of the things I love about the internet is that it allows me to connect with new stamping buddies and friends. Recently, I was lucky enough to connect up with Angela. I had actually referred her to a demo closer to her home but due to some circumstances she ended up connecting back up with me. I got to meet her adorable family at my garage sale and so when she placed an order with me recently, I wanted to send her a special thank you card. So, this is what went in the mail to her: This card … Read More
A Bright and Bold Thank You
One of my goals right now is to use up my scraps – whether left over pieces when cutting paper or stamped and punched images that I decided not to use on a previous project. So, when I was working on thank you cards for customers, I grabbed some left over pieces of designer paper and I had fun layering! This card actually uses designer paper from two different packs – Summer Smooches (for the banners and the accent piece on the sentiment) and Berry Blossom (for the polka dotted background). But don’t they work well together? It also … Read More
Scrapbooking Sunday: Thinking of Spring
Its Sunday, and so I’m back again with more scrapbooking ideas. This week, I decided to start from a sketch that came from some friends of mine. They recently started a challenge blog called The Paper Girls Challenge, where twice a month they post some kind of crafty challenge. Their first challenge was a scrapbook page sketch and I thought it looked like a lot of fun. So, here is how my version turned out: The sketch had you putting a banner in the upper left corner and I decided I wanted to say “Spring” which ended up leaving me … Read More