Stenciled Santa’s Sleigh Reindeer
A couple of days ago, I posted a project I did using the Santa’s Sleigh Thinlits to cut out reindeer for Hershey Nugget boxes. I was left with this strip of silver glimmer reindeer: I turned it over and used the strip as a stencil to create the Elegant Eggplant reindeer above. Recycle and reuse, […]
Lovely as a Tree Fall Sunrise
The inspiration for this card was this morning’s sunrise! Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Marina Mist and Old Olive inks were dabbed onto clear block “H”, spritzed with water, then stamped onto my Whisper White card front. After the ink dried, I stamped Lovely as a Tree using Soft Suede ink. Supplies Used: Stamp Sets: Lovely […]
Thoughtful Branches Note of Thanks
Here is another clean and simple thank you card I created using the leaf from Thoughtful Branches along with the clear-block stamping technique. I simply dabbed Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Rich Razzleberry inks on to my clear block “H “. I spritzed it with water so the ink would pool and run, […]
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 […]
Feb Nacho Average Blog Hop-In the Meadow
Welcome to the February Nacho Average Blog Hop featuring stamp sets found in the Occasions Catalog! I chose to feature the stamp set In the Meadow. This stamp set is perfect for my surroundings here in the mountains of SW Colorado! So here’s my first project using Reflection and Masking Techniques: For this card, I […]
Flowering Flourishes Canning Jar Ring Coasters
Flowering Flourishes Canning Jar Ring Coasters I saw this idea recently on Pinterest and knew I had to give it a try since I had a lot of canning jar rings in my crafting stash. I made these to give as thank-you gifts for an upcoming class for the Wetmore Ladies. They are so easy […]
Chalkboard Bokeh-Nacho Average Sketch Challenge #135
This week, we have a sketch challenge over at the Nacho Average challenge site. Here’s my contribution: For some reason, I really struggled with this sketch. I just couldn’t seem to get the two horizontal strips of paper to look right. Everything I did just seemed forced. So, I took another route. I let the […]
Star Santa Claus
I’m in full Christmas card making mode, so I checked one of my favorite challenge sites, Merry Monday, for a little Christmas card inspiration. This challenge site helps get us in the Christmas spirit by offering weekly Christmas challenges all year long. This week’s challenge is “Santa”. Here’s my contribution: I do not own 1 […]
Masking/Painter’s Tape “Love”- Nacho Average Challenge #54
We have a color challenge this week over at the Nacho Average site: Here’s my contribution: For this card I tried the fun Masking or Painter’s Tape Technique. I used masking tape as that is what I had on hand. It is so simple to do. Here’s how: Apply SNAIL adhesive on a clear mount […]