Here’s a sneak peek of the Christmas sampler I will be making in classes with my local customers. The finished sampler is 8″ x 10″, and it can be framed in a shadow box frame or above the glass in any picture frame. It is a great item to make for … Continue reading
Category Archives: Holiday
Candy Cane Lane
I knew this one was going to include gingerbread houses and gingerbread men, and I had fun playing with pieces until I came up with a lane of houses. The smaller houses are cut from the Candy Cane Lane designer paper. The larger house in the foreground is from the … Continue reading
Gingerbread Window Sheet Card
This is similar to the Window Sheet cards I posted last Monday. Click here for last Monday’s post. I received some questions, so I now have video directions for you. I am also making this my “Featured Project” for the next few weeks, meaning that I will send you one when … Continue reading
Vintage Leaves
We made this project in club this month to practice a watercoloring technique. See how the leaves look translucent? The stamped images have been brushed over with an Aquapainter to create this watercolored look. The leaves were stamped first on watercolor paper. Some were stamped directly with the ink from … Continue reading
Window Sheet Cards
This card has been catching a lot of attention in my craft room this fall. It is so remarkable because it is mostly clear. It was made by my upline, Mindy Gray. The base is a 4″ x 11″ piece of Window Sheet, scored at 5 1/2″. The pictures don’t do … Continue reading
Halloween Greetings
This sketch gave me a good opportunity to use my “Spooky Fun” pieces for one last Halloween card. The Halloween Night suite of products is the perfect complement to “Spooky Night” and the Halloween Scene edgelits. I have also thrown in stars from the Metallic Enamel Shapes collection. Thank you … Continue reading
Thankful Joy Fold
I used a retired greeting from last year’s “Six Sayings” on this Joy Fold card. A Joy Fold card has two folding panels that overlap. The Early Espresso base measures 4 1/4″ x 8 1/4″, scored at 2 3/4″. The Dapper Denim measures 3 1/4″ x 8 1/2″, scored at … Continue reading
Peace This Christmas
“Peace This Christmas” contains a pair of greetings that are among my favorite for the holidays. I love everything about them – the sayings, the font, and the coordination. Isn’t it a great pair? This set can be found in the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog. The designer paper is from the This … Continue reading
Cookie Cutter Christmas Corner Flip
This Corner Flip card is easier than it looks – it relies on just two cuts on the front of the card base. I used the Cookie Cutter bundle with products from the Candy Cane Lane suite to decorate my card. You can see the two cuts that form an “L” … Continue reading
Holly Jolly Layers
Here’s a color combination that I wasn’t excited about at this time of year. I have been embracing my warm fall colors and traditional Christmas colors. But guess what?! It turns out that these are great Christmas colors! I really wanted to use my Hostess Set “Holly Jolly Layers”, so … Continue reading