It’s Your Day Card

An easy, clean (no sponging or inking of the edges–a tough one for me!) card made with our *NEW* Avonlea Paper Packet (contains 4 *NEW* colors–Avonlea Off-White, Avonlea Teal, Avonlea Green & Slate.) I also used some of our *NEW* Burlap Ribbon (I’m loving this stuff…perfect for oodles of Autumn type projects!!)  along with an … Read more It’s Your Day Card

Baroque Artiste Purse

A quick and easy 3-D purse using CTMH’s *NEW* Artiste cartridge along with this month’s Stamp of the Month—Baroque Borders. Features our *NEW* Slate & Ruby colors as well as our *NEW* Pearl Badge Buttons featured in our Wrangler Assortment (they make a great purse button don’t you think?) and *NEW* Hook & Loop Dots … Read more Baroque Artiste Purse

A Live Out Loud Chalkboard Technique Card

While the Chalkboard Technique is best done with a solid image stamp, I gave it a go with CTMH’s Stamp of the Month—Live Out Loud.  Not too bad of a result, huh?  I then used the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge and cut out a circle (then cut in half to create the scalloped edge) and … Read more A Live Out Loud Chalkboard Technique Card

Happy 4th

I hope you had a great 4th of July! Here’s a card I made by braiding paper to create the very trendy Chevron pattern.  This will be one of the projects my Stamp Club makes this month. Other supplies used: Cricut Art Philosophy Collection Token Alphabet Stamp Set Superhero Paper Collection Color-Ready Seam Binding Sparkles

A Handcrafted Paper Birdhouse

This month’s Stamp of the Month with Close To My Heart–“Life Is Tweet” seemed like the perfect stamp set to pair with a handcrafted paper birdhouse.  I’m very happy with the results–as were the ladies in my Stamp Club that got to make one this month! Supplies used: Footloose Paper Packet Kraft Cardstock Life Is … Read more A Handcrafted Paper Birdhouse

Heartfelt Treasures Corner Bookmark

It’s been a few years since I’ve made one of these Corner Bookmarks so I thought I would give it another go.  I always love how they turn out.  So simple yet so elegant, too!  Add in Close To My Heart’s Florentine Collection and it’s positively stunning. I used the Zip Strip (the 1/2″ border … Read more Heartfelt Treasures Corner Bookmark

Friendship Bouquet Criss Cross Card

I {heart} Close To My Heart’s May Stamp of the Month–Friendship Bouquet.  It’s simple sketch style of sunflowers is perfect for using your Waterbrush or Blending Pen with CTMH’s Watercolor Pencils (which is what I’ve done here.)  Not sure how to create a watercolor look?  Check out my article HERE.

Rock the Block Double Dutch Fold Card

I used our *NEW* Rock the Block Stamp set along with our Believe papers to create this Double Dutch Fold Card. The Double Dutch Fold Card is a fun twist on a traditional card with it’s three flap opening coming from two separate angles as seen in my photo below. This is one of the projects … Read more Rock the Block Double Dutch Fold Card

Happy Thanksgiving Card

Today I played a little with this month’s Stamp of the Month—Cherish the Day–and created this Happy Thanksgiving Card. In addition to Cherish the Day, I also used our Thanksgiving stamp set with Dreamin’ Papers along with our Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.  This is one of the projects my Stamp Club will be making this month…just … Read more Happy Thanksgiving Card

A Spooky Bucket for Halloween Treats

This Spooky Bucket may not hold a lot of Halloween treats…but it’s sure cute enough for a  little Halloween gift for someone special! This is another project my Stamp Club will be making this month. Supplies used: G1029 Mischief Kit (papers & stamps) Z2105 Black Stamp Pad Z2291 Sunset Stamp Pad Z1464 Milepost Shapes Z1104 … Read more A Spooky Bucket for Halloween Treats