Sale-A-Brate Designer Paper With Herringbone Technique

The Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper from the Sale-A-Bration flyer is hands-down one of my favorites to work with right now!  I love all of the unique colors, and the designs coordinate so nicely!  So, when I saw Dawn Olchefske create a card at Leadership using the Herringbone technique, I knew I had to try …

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In Color Shimmering Butterflies

I love to find inspiration from the Idea Book & Catalog—it's a fabulous resource!  When I need to create some cards to have on hand, it's easy to simply find a card I like in the Idea Book, and copy! Take a look at the card on page 141 in the current Idea Book, and …

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Kissed Impressions Elegant Bouquet Card

I love a good background!  Oh yes, I do!  Especially when there are lots of textures and patterns and layers involved.  And, I love experimenting with different background techniques and combining them whenever possible for even more possible effects.  So, the other day, I discovered a unique way to combine Sizzix Impressions Embossing Folders with …

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Blossom Petals Simple Punched Flower

I enjoyed the look of dry embossing on vellum from yesterday's post, so I thought I'd take a more traditional route with the Blossom Petals Punch today!    Sometimes I have trouble keeping it simple when it comes to my cards, but this one is very simple and clean looking!  I'm proud of myself!  Teehee!  …

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Love, Love, Love…

All you need is LOVE! I had a fantastic time at my monthly Stamp Club last night!  We had several guests and I appreciated everyone who came, and braved the slippery roads, to participate in our ladies night out!  Our projects for the event had a "Love" theme in honor of Valentine's Day.  Here's the …

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French Foliage Frenzy!

   Here's another quick card created with the French Foliage stamp set.  It's easy to get a little carried away with this set—you can't make a mistake!  The images layer together so well!  I found myself trying out all kinds of color combinations and every background I stamped looked awesome—like beautiful decorative paper! Color Combo: …

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