Abundant Beauty Stenciled Leaves
Abundant Beauty Stenciled Leaves I created circle stencils, then stenciled leaves from the Abundant Beauty Decorative Mask set for this fall-themed card. Abundant Beauty Stenciled Leaves How To: Create a circle stencil by die-cutting or punching a circle out of copy paper or a post-it note. I used my 2″ circle punch punched out of […]
Floating Strips Technique with Aspen Die
Floating Strips with Aspen Die The floating strips technique is a great way to use up paper scraps! And for this card, I paired the technique with the leaves found in the Aspen Tree Dies Recently, I was cleaning up my paper-cutting workspace. This is what it looked like as I started sorting card stock […]
Paper Towel Background Aspens
Paper Towel Background Aspens I love recycling paper towels to create fun textured backgrounds in my crafting. I had this paper towel left over after cleaning stamps and blotting watercolors from recent projects. What a great mix of fall colors with the oranges and yellows. I knew it would pair nicely with the Aspen Trees […]
Rustic Crate Hello Card
Rustic Crate Hello Card Made pairing the Rustic Crate stamp set with the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks for an easy fall-themed card! Rustic Crate Hello Card How To: 1.Secure a piece of Basic White card stock card front to your work surface using a piece of washi or painter’s tape. Lay the Decorative Mask over […]
Fall Wreath Card-October Fresh Ideas
Fall Wreath Card using Aspen Tree Die This Fall Wreath Card will be featured in my October Fresh Ideas Newsletter, which will arrive in email inboxes at 9:00 am (MST) on October 17, 2023 To see this card with step-by-step instructions, please add your name to my mailing list between now and November 20, […]
Deckled Circles Pumpkin Box
Deckled Circles Pumpkin Box Perfect for holding candy or other treats, just in time for Halloween! Or, it could be used as a table decoration for the Thanksgiving table! The possibilities are endless! The box is an easy pattern with simple scoring and assembly. The pumpkin is made with a mix of Them Bones Designer […]
Double Z Fold Card-All About Autumn
Double Z Fold Card featuring All About Autumn Designer Series Paper Perfect for Fall card-making! The Double Z Fold is featured in my September Fresh Ideas Newsletter, which arrived in email inboxes on September 19, 2023. Easy, and the possibilities are endless! It’s not too late to receive your own copy of my Fresh […]
Double Z Fold Pumpkin Patch-September Fresh Ideas
Double Z Fold Pump Patch The Double Z Fold is perfect for creating little scenes like this Fall Pumpkin Patch! For this card, I paired it with the Pick of the Patch Bundle and Fresh as a Daisy Designer Series Paper. The possibilities are endless! The Double Z Fold will be featured in my […]
Abundant Beauty Masking Technique
Abundant Beauty Masking Technique using Embossing Paste Welcome Fall! Well, not officially for another few days, but here in the mountains of Southern Colorado, the leaves are starting to change colors. I decided to celebrate by using the leaves stencil found in the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks collection. I paired the mask with shimmer embossing […]
Pinwheel Cards-Nov Fresh Ideas
Pinwheel Cards Pinwheel cards are easy to create and are great for using up paper scraps. The possibilities are endless! Pinwheel Cards will be featured in my November Fresh Ideas Newsletter, which will arrive in email inboxes at 9:00 am (MST) on November 15, 2022. To see this technique with step-by-step instructions and a video […]
Coloring with Stampin’ Blends-Rustic Harvest
Coloring with Stampin’ Blends It’s easy to add color to black-and-white designer paper using the alcohol-based Blends from Stampin’ Up! While this black and white leaf design found in the Rustic Harvest paper pack is beautiful and dramatic, adding color using Blends makes it pop. Here’s How: Cut a piece of designer paper to the […]
Blending Brush Watercolor Background-Celebrate Sunflowers
Blending Brush Watercolor Background Use Blending Brushes to create an easy watercolor background. For this card, I paired the technique with the Sunflowers Die for an easy Fall-inspired card. The color possibilities are endless! Here’s How: Cut sunflower out of Basic White card stock using a die-cut machine and Sunflower Die. I tried to keep […]
Paper Towel Background for Aspen Dies
Paper Towel Background Paired with Aspen Dies for a unique sunrise or sunset background! I often use the paper towels I have used for cleaning stamps or blotting watercolors in my crafting. They add interesting colors and textures to a card project! Plus, it’s good to recycle and reuse! You can see more of my […]
Watercolor Swipe Background-Aspen Dies
Watercolor Swipe Background Featuring Aspen Dies The aspens are starting to turn color here in the mountains of southern Colorado. This is my favorite time of year! I created this card to celebrate with the Watercolor Swipe Background in Fall colors. Then, I added the top layer cut out of Basic White card stock using […]
Featured Stamper-Lynn May
Please meet Lynn May, our Featured Stamper for September! Lynn used designer paper, combined with Sunflower and Love of Leaves Dies to create beautiful layer Fall-inspired cards! Happy Fall! Thank you Lynn for sharing your happy creations with us! You can see more of my Featured Stampers HERE Please let me know if you’d like […]