On Trend: Pineapples

Hi there. Thanks so much for joining me today. I’ll admit that I’m not much of a trend follower but the pineapple trend has stolen my heart! THIS die from Hero Arts was so fun to play with that I decided to make multiple cards… The die is actually a Paper Layering Die, which means that it has special cut and score lines adding dimension to your project. However, I used it a different...

Inspired by Pinterest

Hi. I don’t know about you but I could pin on Pinterest for hours! (You can find me HERE on Pinterest.) I’m so inspired. I recently came across this picture… …and thought it would be a great source of inspiration for a Little Tangles Challenge. Isn’t it gorgeous!? I love summer and this picture makes me want to relax by the pool.  Here’s the card I created for the Challenge inspired by the picture...

Second Generation Embossing

Hello. Thanks for joining me today. I apologize for the lack of posting this past week. My computer was acting up and I had to take it in to get fixed. Boy, I didn’t realize how much I needed it until it was gone! Anyway, today I wanted to share a technique I like to call, “Second Generation Embossing”. I found this by accident when I went to emboss with my die-cutting machine and...

“Smeared” heat embossing technique

Hi friends. Today I’m sharing a fun technique that came by accident. I was doing some heat embossing on a card a few days ago when I accidentally smeared it while it was still hot. At first, I wasn’t happy I just ruined my project, but then I thought the look was kinda cool. I knew it would be the perfect technique for the candles in THIS stamp set… Here is my card… So...

SSS Wednesday Challenge Blog- Guest Designer (Week 2)

 Hi and welcome. Today I’m sharing my project for the second week of my guest designing spot over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog. The challenge this week is “Things that Fly” featuring American Crafts products. I decided to do a new spin on a technique that Jennifer McGuire shared HERE. She shared a technique where you ink up a wood embellishment and emboss it, creating a faux letterpress. I decided to...

Inspired by OCC- Card #2

Hello! As promised, I’m back today with another card inspired by Clean and Simple 4.  Jennifer McGuire taught an embossing technique on Day 7 that was so clever. Here is my take on it… I used some of THIS yummy cardstock as my base and used THIS die to create a scalloped frame. I heat embossed THIS sentiment in the center using THIS awesome embossing powder. I die-cut three balloons from THIS die using...

Stretching Holiday Stamps

You might have noticed that I’ve been MIA lately. I spent some much needed down time with my family and also have had a major creative block lately. However, I managed to make a couple of cards that showcase how to stretch those holiday stamps. I used THIS snowflake stamp set from Paper Smooches and created a thank you and birthday card… I laid out all of the snowflake images on my card and...

Wishing You Peace (plus Giveaway)…

Hello friends. Today I’m sharing our Christmas card…. To create my card, I inked up THIS snowflake die from Hero Arts with silver ink and ran it through my die-cut machine with THIS embossing mat. This allows it to only emboss the image and not cut through all the way. I heat embossed a sentiment from THIS stamp set in Gold. I die-cut the panel using THIS die to achieve the stitched frame and added...

Super Hugs…

Hello! You might remember THESE cards I made recently using a favorite stamp set of mine. I actually created those cards with a friend of mine’s stamp set. I couldn’t purchase it because it was a limited edition and sold out. I just loved the set and she knew it….so what does my sweet friend do? She sends me hers! She is a gem and I wanted to make a thank you card for...

Easy Mulit-Colored Embossing

Hello! Today’s new challenge over on the Little Tangles Blog  is all about Embossing! I have a great tip to share for multi-colored embossing. First, here is my card for the challenge…  …and this is the background image I used from Neat and Tangled… Neat and Tangled’s Tiny Triangles Stamp This stamp works perfectly for this technique because of the solid and open areas in the stamp. So to create the multi-colored silver and gold...