Hi, crafty friends. Today’s technique shares how to create two backgrounds from one technique. I love time savers like this one. I created both of these cards in under fifteen minutes. It’s a great technique when you’re short on time and want to make multiple cards… For the first card, I inked up THIS gorgeous stencil with a rainbow of Distress Oxide Inks (all our listed below in the supply list). I made sure...
Hi, crafty friends. Today’s project features THIS February Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp. Instead of creating card examples, I wanted to share how you can decorate your envelopes… I really like that the card kit comes with three envelopes. For the first envelope… I stamped the images in the card kit’s stamp set on the flap of the envelope using THIS ink for a tone-on-tone look. I also stamped a sentiment underneath. Now...
Hello, crafty friends. Happy New Year! I decided to make the switch from Blogger to WordPress and I thought we could celebrate my with my first blog post. (More on that in a bit.) First, I want to share a new card design… Just because the holiday season is over, it doesn’t mean the giving has to stop. I created a gift card holder using THIS polar bear die. It works perfectly since the...
Hello. I’m excited to finally announce something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile. I’ve set up a Facebook album called, Cards for Kindness and uploaded photographs of cards I created that are for sale.Click HERE to see the available cards. There is no specific price for each card. It is by donation. All money given will go directly to some type of kindness. Right now, I’m focusing on the Texas victims of Hurricane...
Hello. Thanks for stopping by today. Sometimes when I cook (which rarely happens!), I like to make a big meal so we eat the leftovers for the next day. I decided to use that same concept and create a card from the “leftovers”. Here’s what was left from some tags I recently made (and will share on the blog soon)… I did a lot of distress ink blending on a piece of THIS cardstock...
Hello there. One of my favorite things about creating cards is that I can send them to put a smile on someone’s face. I love this hobby and one of my favorite things to do is spread kindness. My sweet friend, Jennifer McGuire is asking for cards to be sent in for a Cincinnati school that was recently vandalized. She wants to deliver cards for the staff and teachers along with some treats. This...
Hello there. I’m back today with a shaker card… To create this card, I die-cut THIS heart from the center of a white cardstock panel and from a piece of fun foam. I applied four different colors of distress ink on top in rainbow order (Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, and Cracked Pistachio). I adhered a piece of acetate behind the heart opening to serve as a window for the sequins. I wanted...
Today I want to share some cards I created for the Lasting Hearts Card Drive. Lasting Hearts help mothers who have lost a child. The goal is to have doctors give a handmade card and book (“You’re the Mothers of all Mothers” by Angela Miller) to parents who have just lost a child via miscarriage. Having experienced two miscarriages during my infertility journey, this cause is so special to me and I wanted to...
Hi there. I have several cards to share for the Card Shower that Jennifer McGuire is hosting for Emily and Xander (two amazing kids that are battling cancer). You find all the information about the card shower HERE. You may have seen on my Instagram HERE that I found a stash of Doodlebug products that I’ve been hoarding…I mean collecting. I will admit that I’m a sucker for Doodlebug. I think their products are...
Hello. As the Share Handmade Kindness Challenge is winding down, I want to share some exciting news to continue the kindness. I’ve had the pleasure of helping Jennifer with this challenge and when we sent out goodie boxes to tell people about the challenge, these quote cards were a hit… A little bit about these cards… These playful “Random Quotes of Kindness” are intended for just that: sharing a bit of unexpected kindness…anywhere and...
