After finishing all my gift box ideas, I’ve been playing with my new BigShot dies from Stampin’ Up! (since I finally got my big order!). This is another of those quick and easy cards that has been bouncing around my head just waiting for my Botanical Builder dies. A Whisper white card base, a piece […]
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“Love” for FMS250 challenge
I finally got my back-ordered Sunshine Wishes thinlit dies, so I could create this card, using the FMS250 sketch, that has been floating in my imagination all week. It was so simple, quick (under 5 minutes, tops!) and I love the way it looks. A stockpile card for my sweetie for the next occasion when I […]
Flirty Flamingo flower box ready for treats
It’s that time of year for me – time to stock up on my boxes and bags for upcoming birthdays, anniversaries, babies and other celebrations! This past week I worked on creating a variety of gift box and bag ideas. I’ll also use them for my upcoming class on “Gift Boxes & Bags Ideas.” The Stampin’ […]
You’re the Best Friendly Wishes
Another challenge template for my “You’re the Best” card to thank someone for what they do. Hopping back another week, I looked up Connie Stewart’s SGGWW 7-22-16 challenge template. Using templates makes card design so much easier, all you have to do is pick your favorite papers and colors combinations. I love B&W with a pop […]
Swirly Scribbles and Artsy Geometrics
As I said Monday, I was really productive this past weekend! After finishing my 8-5-16 SGGWW challenge card (if you missed it, see it here), I went back a week to look at the 7-29-16 challenge. Oh, oh…another great template but this time for the Swirly Scribbles thinlet dies I just got. A couple of […]
What a sad week
I was so excited when I created two versions of a B&W cards (see here). I was going to add them to my stash so whenever I needed an anniversary or sympathy card I’d be ready. Little did I know that I’d need not just one, but 4 sympathy cards within a span of 3 days last week. […]
Flourishing Phrases – a tutorial just for you
One of the beautiful, new stamp sets in the annual Stampin’ Up! catalog is Flourishing Phrases. Its a wonderfully versatile set that cover many, many card giving occasions, with just one stamp set! And you can get it bundled with the matching thinlet dies (and save 10%), making your card creation possibilities endless. Just look at these three […]
Thoughtful Branches for beautiful, thoughtful cards
Look at this beautiful stamp set and the coordinating dies that becomes available August 2! Think of all the incredible cards you can make using this set for all year round occasions. For a limited time, you can get this exclusive Thoughtful Branches bundle which includes this stamp set and matching thinlet dies!. You will be able […]
Roses, roses…what? More flowers on the horizon!
You know I love a good challenge and flowers are my current one. I might even have to try my hand at planting some real flowers in my garden since our Texas weather has been incredibly beautiful this year, the flowers are blooming all around me. Okay, back to my flower crafting challenge. In this year’s […]