Recycled Cardboard-Dragonfly Dreams
I’m always looking for ways to recycle and reuse. This was the case recently as I was about to throw away a cardboard box. Instead of just tossing it, I ripped off one of the flaps and peeled away the upper layer of paper, revealing the corrugation underneath. Cool! I decided to pair it with […]
Baby Wipe Towel Stormy Sky Background-Outdoor Adventure
Baby Wipe Towel Stormy Sky Background-Outdoor Adventure The Baby Wipe Technique is one of my favorite stamping techniques. I lay them flat, let them dry and use them in my crafting. I know to some it looks like something that should be thrown away, but not to me! Recycle and reuse, right? The baby […]
Baby Wipe Technique-Flowering Flourishes
Using the Baby Wipe Technique is one of my all-time favorite stamping techniques! This is the card we created at a recent refresher course for my Wetmore Ladies Stamping Group. I had shown them the Baby Wipe Technique as one of my first classes for them 8 years ago. I thought everyone could use a […]
Die Cutting Aluminum Cans with the Big Shot-Dragonfly Dreams and Hexagons Dynamic Embossing Folder
Die Cutting Aluminum Cans with the Big Shot-Dragonfly Dreams and Hexagons Dynamic Embossing FolderOne of my all-time favorite crafting techniques is cutting shapes out of aluminum cans using the Big Shot and dies. Please check HERE to see some of my other aluminum can and Big Shot projects, along with video tutorials. I’m always on […]
Silver Dynamic Hexagons Embossing Folder-Masculine Birthday Card
The new Dynamic Hexagons Embossing folder is perfect for making those sometimes hard to create masculine cards! Recently, we were invited to the 13th birthday celebration for my husband’s cousin’s grandson! Ok, I rarely have to make a card for a 13 year old boy, so I had to think a few minutes about what […]
Adding Texture Backgrounds Using Paper Towels-Dragonfly Dreams
I love recycling paper towels to create fun textured backgrounds in my crafting. Did you see the paper towel background hot air balloon from my posting on 01/07? I had a little piece of paper towel left over from that project, so I used it to create the background behind the dragonfly for this card. […]
Adding Texture Backgrounds Using Paper Towels-Lift Me Up Balloon
One of my favorite stamping techniques is incorporating used paper towels in my crafting to create interesting textured backgrounds. With this card, I paired the paper towel with hot air balloon in the new framelit collection Up & Away by Stampin’ Up! which is found in the Occasions Catalog! I often use damp paper towels […]
Embossed Copper Foil Paper-Double Hexagon Embossing Folder
Celebrate 2017! I wish you a very Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year! To bring in 2017, I decided to create a sparkly copper foil embossed card using the new Double Hexagon Embossing Folder. The Double Hexagon Embossing folder can be found in the upcoming Occasions Catalog from Stampin’ Up! (available January 4). I love […]
Baby Wipe Background-Christmas Pines, Pretty Pines
It is week 2 of our sketch challenge #178 over at the Nacho Average site. Here’s my contribution: While this is not officially the first Christmas card I created this season, it comes pretty close! Yes, Christmas will be here before we know it! For this card I used the Christmas Pines stamp set and […]
Watercolor Paper Background and Sheltering Tree
It’s almost the middle of August! Where has the summer gone? I have been super busy and haven’t had much time for stamping, darnit! Since the card I recently shared for the Nacho Average “summer fun” challenge featured the paper towel background technique, I thought I’d share again a card I created using the same […]
Outdoor Adventure-Paper Towel Background-Nacho Average Summer Fun Theme Challenge
We have one more week of our “Summer Fun” challenge over at the Nacho Average site! Won’t you play along? Upload your creation using the Linky Tool. You just might be our Top Nacho! Here’s my contribution: For this card, I created a fun landscape using some recycled paper towels that I had used to […]
Sheltering Tree and Watercolor Paper Towel Background
The background above came about as I cleaned up the inside of my Woodland embossing folder using a paper towel after creating this card shared for the Nacho Average June Blog Hop. After the clean up, the paper towel looked similar to this one which was used for cleanup in another project: The paper towel […]
Aluminum Can and Tile Coasters with Video Instructions
Aluminum Can and Tile Coasters with Video Instructions One of my all-time favorite crafting techniques is to use aluminum cans! This is a great way to recycle and reuse! I made cool coasters by cutting beer cans into a shape and gluing them to ceramic tiles! Click HERE for a full video tutorial! My husband […]
You Brighten My Day Sunburst Baby Wipe
Here are some more cards created using baby wipes and the Sunburst Thinlit die. Instead of cutting out the sunbursts using the die, I simply laid the die on my baby wipe (adhered to a piece of card stock using a glue stick), and traced around it using a ball point pen or Sharpie. […]
Happy Birthday To You Baby Wipe Sunburst
I often use baby wipes to clean my stamps. Once they are dry, I am left with a brilliant mix of colors, kind like tie dye. I thought I’d pair up a couple using the new Sunburst die and Sunburst Sayings stamp set. Recycle and reuse! Start with this: And turn it into this This […]