I hosted a super-fun Notecards Workshop at my house on Wednesday. It was a small affair, but we had big fun. We had one table with Christmas cards and one with Thank You cards – the perfect combination for this time of year, no? The cards are as simple as simple can be so that the participants could sit down, stamp, snip, stamp, glue, fold and walk out with a stack of awesome cards. Here…
After I posted Pam’s Triple Time Stamped Convention Swap last week (you can see it here), I was asked by one of my blog readers to provide a step-by-step tutorial of this technique. What a fun challenge! This is just for you, Sonny! Before I begin my step-by-step tutorial, here’s a card I created with this wonderful stamping technique: I love how the images seamlessly spill over into the other layers in this pretty awesome…
After a long and wonderful weekend at my Mom’s house in Charleston, SC, I was traveling back to Atlanta all day today. Because my time is so limited, I am sharing a sweet and simple card I made for a workshop last week. This card features one of the most popular stamp-and-punch combinations with my customers, Mixed Bunch and Blossom punch. This gorgeous set has an amazing assortment of flowers and a delicate medallion. Three…
Sometimes you just need a cheery and bright card. That’s where Mixed Bunch comes into play. Here’s a quick and easy card I made to brighten anyone’s day. Of course the sentiment is replacable with almost any greeting – “hello”, “happy birthday” or “feed the cat” would work just as well here. Here’s my card: I learned this “sunlight” technique from a stamping blogger. It’s really easy, and makes quite an impact. I held a…
Easel cards have been all the rage for quite some time, but I have never done one. Why not now? Easel cards look like a regular card at first pass, but they prop up as a wonderful display for your little piece of art. I had several ideas for how my fancy easel card would look and finally decided Mixed Bunch would be a lovely topper. On a piece of Whisper White paper, I stamped…
Today, I challenged myself to use Betsy’s Blossoms in a cool, unique way. This stamp set, debuting in the 2012-2013 Idea Book and Catalog, features a cool bird, some small flowers, some leaves and an oversized, detailed flower. The flower makes a great feature image on a card or is perfect for a background cover. After playing around with the flower and punching it in various fashions (I had all my punches laid out on…
