I love to give out sets of cards as gifts and today's project is perfect for a quick and thoughful present. We created it at the Creative Convention I attended a few weeks ago. This is the whole ensemble: four matching cards with different sentiments, and a pretty holder. The front cover of the …
I'm putting together a Stitched Stockings Class for November, so stay tuned for more details. One of the cards I'll be featuring is this adorable, little 4×4" card we made at Ronda Wade's convention. Super cute and super easy! My favorite part is the white doily, which looks like a snowflake! We used used …
Another pretty card we made at the Creative Convention last weekend… Talk about simple and pretty! The leaves on this card are die-cut from Spice Cake Designer Series Paper with the Leaves #2 Die. I crumpled them up, then tacked them down with some SNAIL in a few places to keep them very textured. …
It is not easy to type when you can't move your wrists…Stupid Tendonitis! LEFT RIGHT I totally overdid it yesterday trying to go through my mom's items from storage, and now my slight tendonitis is a full-fledge, throbbing mess! Looks like I'll be taking it easy for a while. You never really realize …
It's really a preference…more or less. Many of you know that I don't do "simple" very well, because of my OCED—Obsessive Compulsive Embellishment Disorder. There's always one more thing that my project needs for it to "look right" for me. I find it difficult to stop! Today's card is one of the make & takes …
Sometimes the simplest techniques can be simply stunning! Take the simple backgrounds on these Two Cool cards, created with the flourish image from the Creative Elements stamp set. I used the Pewter Embossing Powder on Basic Grey card stock, then colored in the image with Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, and Always Artichoke markers. It …