Country Road Happy Birthday
Country Road Happy Birthday Country Road, one of the new stamp sets in the 2018-2018 Stampin’ Up! Catalog really spoke to me. The old wagon wheel, metal star, and weedy foliage images in the set look like they came right out of the landscape here in the mountain and ranching community I live in. When […]
Marbled Happy Birthday-Night of Navy and Highland Heather
Highland Heather Marbled Background Happy Birthday Here’s another quick and easy Happy Birthday card made using the Marbled Background and Happy Birthday Thinlits Die. For this card, I used Night of Navy paired with Highland Heather, one of the new colors found in the Subtles Collection which will be available in the new Stampin’ Up! […]
A Little Wild Paper Clips-A Quick Gift Idea
A Little Wild Paper Clips Are you ever in need of a quick gift idea? How about making a set of these adorable paper clips using the A Little Wild stamp set and coordinating Little Loves Framelits Dies? They are sure to bring a smile! And, they are so easy to create. Here’s how: Stamp […]
Definitely Dahlia Eclipse Card
Definitely Dahlia Eclipse Card Eclipse Cards are all the rage! Cut out a shape using punches or dies, then layer the pieces back into the negative space creating dimension. It’s like working a puzzle! I decided to create this card using the Eclipse Technique paired with the retiring stamp set Definitely Dahlia. Here’s How: Ink […]
Bold Butterfly Paper Towel Background
Bold Butterfly Paper Towel Background You can see more of my Paper Towel Background Projects Here I often incorporate the paper towel that I have used to clean stamps, ink pad covers or ink refill bottles into my crafting. This was the case after I used this paper towel to wipe off the tops of […]
Waterfront Paper Towel Background
I always have a baby wipe or paper towel (sometimes both!) nearby when I’m crafting. It’s always good to have something to clean inky fingers, wipe off excess ink from a clear block, or clean up the edges around an inked stamp. A mix of colors that leads to the interesting background possibilities! Set them […]
Waterfront Baby Wipe Background
I always have a baby wipe or paper towel (sometimes both!) nearby when I’m crafting. It’s always good to have something to clean inky fingers, wipe off excess ink from a clear block, or clean up the edges around an inked stamp. A mix of colors that leads to the interesting background possibilities! Set them […]
Sheet Music and Embossing Paste Hearts for Valentine’s Day
I needed a quick and easy idea for Valentine’s Day cards this year. I had my heart punch on my crafting table, left over from the Party Panda card I created HERE, so I thought, why not combine it with the embossing paste found in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. The embossing paste is so […]
Matchbook Chocolate Holders for Valentine’s Day!
Matchbook Chocolate Holders for Valentine’s Day! Just in time for Valentine’s Day! Here’s a quick and easy gift-giving idea. Perfect for holding chocolate favors. I made these to hold Ghiradelli Chocolate Squares, but you could easily change the size to accommodate smaller or larger candies. Here’s how: Start with a piece of card stock measuring […]
Swirly Snowflakes Painted Rocks
719 Rocks! (719 is our area code) There’s a big craze going on here in southern Colorado (and maybe in your area too). We find rocks, paint them, then place them back out in public spaces for people to find and hopefully brighten their day. They can then re-hid the rocks or keep them for […]
719 Rocks Inspired by Stampin’ Up!
719 Rocks Inspired by Stampin’ Up! 719 Rocks! (719 is our area code) You can see more of my Painted Rock Projects HERE There’s a big craze going on here in southern Colorado (and maybe in your area too). We find rocks, paint them, then place them back out in public spaces for people to […]
Tissue Paper Photo Tiles
Left to right: Marie and Rowley Frick Pease (my Great-Grandparents), Dorothy and Alvin Abraham on their wedding day (my Grandparents), Emily (Herr) Abraham (my Great-Grandmother on my Grandfather’s side) After posting my Beautiful You Ceramic Tile Coasters HERE, I started thinking back to some of my favorite projects using ceramic tiles that I’ve used […]
Pencil Eraser Art-Jar Full of Candy
Nothing beats a jar filled with colorful candy! The candy in this jar was created using a pencil eraser! This is an easy and fun technique using an everyday item! I bet you have a pencil with an eraser sitting on your desk or near your crafting table. So, pick it up, and let’s […]
Tie Dye Background Santa Part 2
Here’s one more tie dye background paired with Santa cut out of Night of Navy card stock using the Big Shot and Detailed Santa Thinlits Die. See my Melon Mambo/Tempting Turquoise die dye Santa here Colors for the background are Marina Mist, Island Indigo and Wisteria Wonder. Inks were dabbed onto my clear block “E”, […]
Rose Red Stenciled Santa’s Sleigh Reindeer
Here’s another stenciled reindeer using left over pieces from Santa’s Sleigh cut outs see posting from 12/6). The reindeer is Rose Red and the background is the clear block watercolor technique using Rose Red, Mint Macaron and Cucumber Crush inks. This stenciled reindeer makes me smile! Supplies Used: Stamp Set: Christmas Pines Ink: Rose Red, […]