Take a Bow Ornament Cards
Take a Bow Ornament Cards Here is an idea for easy Christmas/Holiday card making! All you need is a circle punch or die and some pretty designer paper. I used the Take a Bow 6″x6″ Designer Series paper in red, white, and green Christmas colors! This idea is a great way to use up paper […]
Simply Zinnia Matchbook Card
Simply Zinnia Matchbook Card Sometimes an “oops” can be adapted to make another creation! This was the case with this Simply Zinnia Matchbook Card. I was cleaning up my paper scraps and came across a Basic White card base that I had scored incorrectly. Instead of scoring it at 5 1/2″, I scored it at […]
Circle Punch Trees
Circle Punch Trees for quick and easy Christmas or winter-themed cards Use your circle punches or dies to create trees made with layering circles. Circle Punch Trees How To: Punch or die-cut circles out of designer paper (Shining Christmas DSP): 2 each using 1 1/4″, 1 3/8″, 2″, and 2 3/8″ circle punches or […]
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 […]
Floating Strips Background Technique-Sunrise Part 2
Floating Strips Background Technique Sunrise Part 2 I used the left-over piece from my Floating Strips Sunrise card HERE to create another Floating Strips Background card. I paired the sunrise background with a Meadow Die cut out of Early Espresso card stock. The greeting is from Pansy Patch. Floating Strips Background Technique How To: Cut […]
Floating Strips Sunrise
Floating Strips Sunrise inspired by a recent sunrise here at my home in the mountains of Southern Colorado. The Floating Strips technique is easy to do and is a great way to use up paper scraps. All you need is long, narrow pieces of card stock scraps, and a window sheet or transparency sheet. Floating […]
Using Paper Scraps-Meadow Die Butterflies
Using Paper Scraps Meadow Die Butterflies meets Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper Recently, I was cleaning up my paper-cutting space and came across this Hues of Happiness DSP scrap. I die-cut butterflies out of it for another project using the Meadow Die, leaving a perfect-sized piece for another project. I attached the piece to […]
Paper Strips Christmas Tree-Use Up Those Scraps
Paper Strips Christmas Tree A great way to use up paper scraps! After a flurry of Christmas card crafting, I had a collection of scrap pieces of Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper in my stash. I made a Christmas Tree card using some of the paper strips using this easy-to-follow pattern. You can also […]
Paper Scraps-Corner DSP Cards
Paper Scraps Use your paper scraps by creating easy Corner Designer Series Paper (DSP) Cards. I used pieces of Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper to create these cards. Easy to create! Cut a piece of designer paper 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and then cut along the diagonal. Then, attach to a card base, stamp […]
Floating Strips Stencil Card
Floating Strips Stencil Card Remember my Floating Strips card here? After punching out the Floating Strips circle, I was left with this piece. This was too good of a piece to just throw away. So, I decided to incorporate it into a Floating Strips Stencil Card! Here’s How: Cut a piece for inside the circle. […]
Floating Strips Technique Using Stampin’ Pastels
Floating Strips Technique Create the look of floating strips in your cardmaking! This is an easy technique, perfect for using up paper scraps. I decided to combine the Floating Strips Technique with Soft Pastels. It’s been a while since I’ve used the Pastels, and this technique is a perfect venue for creating narrow, pastel-colored strips! […]
Use Up Those Paper Scraps-May Fresh Ideas Newsletter
Use Up Those Paper Scraps! We all have scraps of designer paper and card stock in our stash, right? This easy idea for using up scraps will be featured in my May Fresh Ideas Newsletter, which will arrive in email inboxes at 9:00 am (MST) on May 17. I used the retired designer paper Pansy […]
Faux Flocking Technique
Faux Flocking Technique The Faux Flocking Technique is a great way to add texture and interest to your cardmaking, plus it’s a great way to use up paper scraps. You can see more of my Faux Flocking cards Here I paired the Faux Flocking Technique with the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a pretty […]
Paper Weaving Tecnique-April Fresh Ideas
Paper Weaving Technique Paper Weaving Technique is easy to create and is a great way to use up paper scraps The Paper Weaving Technique will be featured in my April Fresh Ideas Newsletter, which will arrive in email inboxes at 9:00 am (MST) on April 19. I am featuring two paper weaving card ideas. The […]
New Horizons DSP-Using Scraps to Create Mini Cards
New Horizons DSP Here are some more of my little works of art that I created using scraps of the New Horizons DSP. You can see more of my creations HERE Once again, I let the size of the scraps determine the size of the finished card. They are all smaller than a regular 5 […]