Accent Coloring with the Chalk Marker
Back when Stampin’ Up had Chalkboard Paper, we also got the White Chalk marker. And I knew what to do with it… duh, you use a chalk marker on chalkboard paper! 🙂 But then, the chalkboard paper went away and the chalk marker remained, which made me think there had to be other great uses for…
Embossing Two Ways with Dragonfly Dreams
When I had a hostess ask me this month to use Dragonfly Dreams for one of her event cards, I smiled and said “of course!” Then I did my best Winnie the Pooh impression and sat at my craft table poking my head and saying “think, think, think”. I had played a little with this…
Pretty Kitty Card – Coloring with Markers
I saw this general card idea from Shannon Jaramillo a while back when I needed some inspiration for a card. But as I usually do with cards, I took some of my favorite elements from the card, and then tweaked some of the other details to get to use some of my favorites too! I…
Clean & Simple Card with Lovely as a Tree
So yesterday I shared a Christmas card with Lovely as a Tree, so today I thought I’d share another idea with the same stamp set only NOT Christmas! It uses another fun techinique – Faux Torn Edges – that I love for my clean and simple cards. It is also great if you are doing…
Woven Washi Thank You Card in Black & Pink
First, can I just say, Stamping friends are some of the best kind of friends! I am always amazed at how kind, generous, and helpful so many of the people I meet through my stamping and crafting are. Honestly, it is one of the big things that kept me active as a demonstrator as I…
Pieced Washi Tape Technique Card Idea
So, I remember when I won the Bear Hugs stamp set at the Stampin’ Up OnStage event in November. I saw the stamp set and thought, “eh, it is cute enough but I don’t know that I would ever use it.” Turns out, I LOVE grabbing these super fun bears and the different pieces are…
Bear Hugs Birthday Card with the Collar Fold Technique
I’ve recently seen this idea of the Collar Fold card and I just had to give the technique a try! And what more fun way than to have a little bear popping in to say hello and Happy Birthday to you! A Few Fun Card Details This card was a fun way to play around…
Double Embossed Backgrounds with the Happy Heart Embossing Folder (VIDEO TUTORIAL)
When I saw the Happy Hearts embossing folder was on the Weekly Deals this week, I remembered I had been wanting to make a video tutorial for this fun background that is AWESOME with this folder. Unfortunately, life got crazy and then I got sick this weekend, so it took until this morning for me…
Fast and Fun Birthday Card with Birthday Blooms!
Sometimes I need a card, but my brain is just struggling when I try to figure what exactly to make for that card. Anyone else know that feeling? Like, you have your supplies in front of you and you just stare at them, willing them to start arranging themselves into some awesome design… but sadly,…