Today I am posting pictures and details from last night’s Facebook Live. We made bright and fun projects with our new In Color collection. These Beach Bags were our first project. They are gift card holders – they are so appropriate for summer, and I also had end-of-year teacher gifts … Continue reading
I can’t say enough good things about the Garden Impressions Suite in the upcoming 2018-2019 Annual Catalog! It is pretty and happy like a garden party! I CASEd Kelly Kent to make these three cards that focus attention on the pretty floral die in the suite. We made this version … Continue reading
It was a birthday weekend in my house – my younger daughter turned 20. All of a sudden, the teenage years are behind us! My Julia is still a kid at heart, though, and I knew she would appreciate this unicorn from “Magical Day”. My favorite thing about the card … Continue reading
I am drawn to the carefree style of “Perennial Birthday”. I made my own background mat with two of the stamps, and I sponged color onto the flowers and leaves with my sponge daubers – such a quick and easy way to color! The stitched circle measures 2 3/8″, and … Continue reading
There are four different fruits with coordinating punches in the Fruit Basket Bundle. I am partial to the strawberries, and I have put together a simple card to highlight them. Thanks to the punches in the bundle, you can produce fruit pieces very quickly. I also want to … Continue reading
I used the Night of Navy and Old Olive Blends to color this floral pattern from the black and white Petal Passion Designer Series Paper collection. I had great plans to add punched leaves and some embellishments, but everything I added took away from the beautiful paper. The only embellishment … Continue reading
The script “celebrate” from the Celebrate You thinlits steals the show on this card. I simply picked some fun papers from the Bubbles & Fizz collection to use as a backdrop. The pieces measure 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ and 1 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. The party blowers are from … Continue reading
This is a fun fold, a “Double Z”, that creates a small frame on the front of and inside the card. It’s perfect for the cute little images and greetings of the Fruit Basket Bundle. And don’t you just love the range of colors in the Tutti Frutti designer paper? … Continue reading
“Perennial Birthday” includes this pretty sentiment along with the sweet flowers and leaves I have used to make the “O” on this card. See the full set below. To make the wreath “O”, I started by tracing a 1 3/4″ circle in pencil on the Whisper White mat. I used … Continue reading
I was drawn to “Perennial Birthday” for its pretty flowers. Overall, the stamp set is very sweet and feminine, but the large birthday greeting has a broader appeal. The font is clean and simple, and it is a perfect size for the “hinge step” on the Stamparatus. I mounted the … Continue reading