Metallic embossed die cuts
A few months ago, my sister and I went to a paper crafting mega meet and took a couple of classes and did a bit of shopping. I picked up a set of entwined circle dies from…
Using sentiment stamps to create a custom background.
Hello again! In spite of the crazy life September brings, I manage to continue to carve out time to create things. Part of the reason I started making my own cards was purely because I could tailor…
Quick and simple sympathy card
Sometimes it is amazing what a difference a week makes. A week ago, we were under heat advisories, celebrating birthdays, and I was enjoying my last couple of days before school resumed. Now, I am cold and…
His and hers (complementary) cards
I don’t know about you, but we have a few couples in our family who celebrate birthdays fairly close (actually, my parents’ birthdays are within three days of each other, so quite close) to each other. I…
Subtlety versus contrast simply by changing one step.
I was playing with Distress Oxide inks one day making some backgrounds and I decided to see what would happen when I simply changed the order that I did my steps in. It was an interesting to…
Ink blending
Hello again! I hope your August is going well. So this last week, I worked through another Altenew class, easy ink blending techniques. Here is my journey! The first class was on creating a basic ink-blended background.…
Vintage Christmas Cards
Vintage Style Christmas Cards Last year one of my crafting angels (pig) bought a DCWV paper pad “Oh what fun” to make ornaments with me over one of our weekends together. We made several but…
Die cutting
Hello again! I can’t believe it’s the end of July already. This post was delayed slightly as my husband and I went out of town for a weekend. We had a wonderful couple of days filled with…
A beginning water color journey
This spring I registered for a few Altenew classes, and since summer is about moving out of my comfort zone, I tackled a watercolor class last week. Some of the techniques, I have already tried in the…
Father’s Day Cards: Inlaid Die Cut
Hello again! Recently, I bought a new die from Elizabeth craft designs and I couldn’t wait to sit down and try it! I decided to pick out a few shades of neutral card stock and create backgrounds…