Ornament Keepsakes Shadow Box Card

I've been resisting a Shadow Box type of card for years.  I'm not sure why.  It just looked like too much work.  But, like most stamping projects, it's not difficult at all once you have someone show you how! CASEd from Connie Ann Stewart at Simply Simple Stamping. With a few score lines, some folding, …

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Quick & Easy Wicked Cool Googly Ghouls

Here's the final card design for my "Last Thursdays" card class tomorrow…a quick & easy Halloween card featuring the Googly Ghouls stamp set and those cute Googlies Eyes! CASEd from Diana Eichfeld at Stampin' Fun With Diana. Don't throw away your scraps!  I used some left-over scraps of the Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper …

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Core’dinations Floral Frames & Delicate Doilies Blossom

One of my favorite things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is having access to all kinds of fabulous stamping ideas through their demo-exclusive Stampin' Connection website and monthly Stampin' Success magazine.  The embellishment for today's project comes directly from our magazine… The blossom embellishment features lots of layers using the Floral Frames Framelits and …

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Field Flowers Mask & Sanded Core’dinations Background

Sometimes I like my own projects.  Sometimes I don't.  But, sometimes I really, really LOVE a project I create…and this is one of those projects! I love the colors and the textures and the images and the techniques and the details…I just LOVE these two cool cards!  The cards feature the Field Flowers stamp set …

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Howlstooth & Scaringbone Double Fancy Favor Box

I've made plenty of boxes with the Fancy Favor XL Die before, but I'd never tried the Double Fancy Favor Box, so I thought I'd give it a go!  Plus, I thought it would make a fabulous project for my Stamp Club event this Friday night!  With the fantastic striped and checked patterns of the …

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Sunset Inspired Toxic Treats Halloween Bag

Sometimes, I get creative inspiration from nature and that's just what happened over the past weekend.  We had a storm blow through right before sunset and it left the sky a creepy shade of orange-ish pink… To the East, I caught the tail end of a full rainbow that had all kinds of cool lightening …

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