Happy day, friends! Today I’m sharing some ideas for creating your own patterned papers by inking, distressing (with water), and stamping with a background stamp before die cutting. I was able to get FOUR birthday cards out of one card making session with this fun technique with minimal waste! I love being able to create…
Category: Paper Crafting
YouTube Live Replay | Wild About You Birthday Cards
Happy Friday, card makers! This morning I went live over on YouTube where I shared some fun birthday cards featuring brand new products from the Simon Says Stamp Hugs Release. While this release features a lot of Valentine’s and love-related products I love the challenge of finding ways to incorporate those items into the cards…
Simon Says Stamp January 2023 Card Kit | Set of 10 Cards & Envelopes
Hello friends! The January 2023 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit, Snow Love, is here! Today I’m sharing a set of ten snowflake cards perfect for all kinds of occasions. Each month I showcase ideas on using the SSS Card Kit using mostly supplies from the kit (with a few additional tools and/or supplies from my…
YouTube Live Replay | Coffee Shaped Gift Card Holders featuring Coloring with Olo Markers
Happy Saturday, die cutters! Yesterday I went live over on YouTube with my special guest, Lori Craig, where she shared all the details on Olo Markers (Olo Markers are an alcohol ink marker). I also shared these fun coffee cup shaped gift card holders and demonstrated coloring some of the images as part of the…
Handmade Holiday 2022 | Rainbow Mittens Felt Ornaments
Welcome to Day 2 of my Handmade Holiday 2022 Series. I’m back with my ninth year of handmade holiday ideas! Thank you so much for your support of this series. I appreciate each and every one of you. You all make this possible and I love being able to share these ideas with you! The…
Handmade Holiday 2022 | Stenciling & Stamping on Muslin Drawstring Bags
Welcome to Day 1 of my Handmade Holiday 2022 Series. I’m back with my ninth year of handmade holiday ideas! Thank you so much for your support of this series. I appreciate each and every one of you. You all make this possible and I love being able to share these ideas with you! The…
December 2022 Hero Arts Monthly Release Blog Hop | Out of This World Galaxy Birthday Cards
Happy Monday and welcome to the December 2022 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop! It’s new release day! The Hero Arts December My Monthly Hero products are here and today I’m sharing ideas for creating out of this world galaxy birthday cards! I’m combining a bunch of my favorites from the December Release with outer space…
Happy New Year One Color Card (Mama Elephant)
Can you believe that 2023 is right around the corner?!!! Today I have a one color Happy New Year card featuring November 2023 release products from Mama Elephant! In my video I share tips on creating a custom background by repeatedly stamping a design from the Red Envelope Stamp Set and Distress Mica Stain splatter,…
YouTube Live Replay | Rainbow Snowman Shadow Box Display
Happy Saturday, die cutters! Yesterday I went live over on YouTube where I created this shadow box with some amazing DieCember 2022 and Tim Holtz die cuts. I love being able to take our paper crafting supplies and tools and use them outside of card making and paper crafting. This sweet shadow box is bringing…
Simon Says Stamp DieCember® Release Blog Hop Day 1 | Elegant Luxe Cardstock Ornaments
Happy DieCember from Simon Says Stamp! The The Simon Says Stamp DieCember Release is now available. DieCember is a month long die cutting celebration! Today I’m sharing ideas on taking your paper crafting products to create ornaments (or gift tags if you prefer) that are elegant and oh so pretty! The combination of die cutting…