Doily Snowflake Stitched Stockings Card

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 …

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Gently Falling Clear Mount Block Stamping

Have you ever used your Clear Mount Blocks to stamp a background?  It's really a beautiful effect!  Check out my Two Cool cards using this technique…   I CASEd this design from Ann Clemmer at her StamperDog blog. Clear Block Stamping: See those three square backgrounds behind the Gently Falling leaves?  Those are made with …

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My Friend Card & Stupid Tendonitis

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 …

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Simplifying—Razzleberry Striped Gently Falling Card

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 …

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Michelle’s Flower Class Projects – Part 2

Yesterday, we looked at five of the fabulous flower projects that my Demo Team member Michelle Hoover showcased at one of her recent classes.  You can see those projects here. Today, we're looking at the five remaining projects!  Bird Punch Sunflower Use the Bird Punch to punch out 15 of the bird wings to create …

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Too Cool Demos – Christmas Stocking Showcase

We had a friendly little competition at our Demo meeting on Monday…a Christmas Stocking Decorating Contest with the new Sizzix Holiday Stocking Die from the Holiday Mini Catalog. There were no real guidelines, so everyone was free to be as creative as they wanted.  Let's take a look at the entries! Created by Connie Forrester.  …

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