Creating your own paper flowers and medallions are very trendy right now. There are several ways to do it from the very basic to the quite elaborate. Here is my take on a paper flower which, without a doubt, is on the very basic side of the scale! I cut several variations of circles and … Read more Paper Flowers
I made this card last night at our monthly stamp club. Joyce taught us this Pop-Up Accordian Card. Here it is opened up… I used our Unforgettable Paper Pack, Watercolor Pencils and the Blending Pen.
I just {heart} this stamp set “Extreme Happiness“! I’ve made so many fabulous cards and even a layout or two with it. Here is a card we are making in my Stamp Club this week. It has both the rock-n-roll technique as well as a faux wood technique used in it. As you can see I’ve … Read more Extreme Happiness
Looking for a cute little mini album that is oh-so-simple to put together?? Check out our adorable 3″x3″ Mini Albums. They come in Kraft or Ivory. I whipped up a darling one a couple years ago featuring several cute candid photos of my daughter Addison. I used an idea from Stacy Julian called “Colorful You”. I … Read more The Perfect Mini Album
Okay, so many of you that know me well have heard me say how I was less than excited at the prospect of digital scrapbooking…I just love that hands on aspect of traditional scrapbooking! When they announced Studio J last summer at CTMH’s Leadership Conference, I was lukewarm on it. Truly–I felt like the oddball as … Read more Studio J Rocks!
CTMH’s My Creations Acrylic Mini Album is clearly full of potential. Here’s an album I made to try it out. Can you see the potential?
This darling card was designed by Melanie for our Team Celebration/Meeting last weekend. It uses our *NEW* fun and playful Splendor Paper and the *NEW* Hot Diggity Stamp Set (it’s just too stinkin’ cute!) I made one addition to the card…I added our *NEW* Stardust Glitz Glitter Glue. It just adds a little depth and some … Read more Hot Diggity!
Here is a beautiful card made by my dear friend Madeline. I was so touched when she gave it to me. It uses our very popular Veranda paper along with Follow Your Heart Stamp Set. Don’t you just {heart} her flowers?!?!
Okay, so I’m still here and still creating. Unfortunately though, a lot of what I’m creating these days I’m not yet able to share with y’all. Soon though… I did make this card in honor of Jeff and my anniversary tomorrow. For inspiration, I used the color challenge (Topiary, Desert Sand & Ocean) issued by … Read more Happy Together!
Tonight we made this fun (and easy!) gift box using this month’s Stamp of the Month “Cherish the Moment” at Stamp Club. York Pieces (taste like Peppermint Patties but in an M&M style tasty treat!) were the perfect compliment to the *NEW* Splendor Paper we used.
On Monday at Stamp Club, Chris taught us how to make fun shadow boxes using her Accucut Die Machine. Here is just one of the boxes I made using our *NEW* Cherry-O Papers. And here it is all opened up. I have to admit, I wouldn’t have considered myself a cherry-lovin’ paper person until these papers. … Read more Cherry-O Fun
CTMH’s *NEW* Passages Paper that is! The warm, rich hues of Barn Red, Brown Bag, Cocoa (my favorite!) with a splash of Garden Green…nothing short of fabulous! Here is an easy card that packs some punch (circle punch that is—that’s right, we now have a punch!). Check out the fun little handmade embellishment made using our … Read more In Love with Passages
Remember how I said you could make some beautiful cards with our fabulous Miracle Kit? Well, check these out: Plus, I have so many leftovers…I could have made so many more cards, but I think I’ll try a layout or two! 🙂
So I thought I was doing good this week being efficient with my time and combining 2 fun challenges….Jeanette’s Color Me Monday Challenge with H2H’s Sketch Challenge coming up with this pretty card: But wouldn’t you know it…time got away from me and I didn’t get around to posting it until now and the H2H … Read more Efficiency with a Little Tardiness!
Made up a fun new card tonight (had missed making up this project earlier this month at my monthly stamp club where we rotate teaching each other)…. here’s a different view to better show off the 2 pockets and here it is utilizing the pockets with a little note card and gift card. So what … Read more Double the Fun with a 2-Pocket Card