are such ghoul friends!
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Ghosts and Goblins!
Spooks Galore!
Scary Werewolves,
At your Door!
Jack o' Lanterns shining Bright
Wishing you a Haunting Night!
These little monsters are just way too adorable to be truly frightening! I'm sharing a tip in this video on how to stack these three fellows with ease!
Spooks Galore!
Scary Werewolves,
At your Door!
Jack o' Lanterns shining Bright
Wishing you a Haunting Night!
These little monsters are just way too adorable to be truly frightening! I'm sharing a tip in this video on how to stack these three fellows with ease!
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
It's not that long until
It's Halloween! Now is the time to start thinking of cards and crafts if you want to be ready by the end of October!
This is the first of my Halloween cards and it's wicked good if I do say so myself! I used a spider-webby font for the inside sentiment that I found on the website 1001freefonts.com
Yes, they do have at least 1001 free fonts there! You can find the Halloween Spider font here!
It's Halloween! Now is the time to start thinking of cards and crafts if you want to be ready by the end of October!
This is the first of my Halloween cards and it's wicked good if I do say so myself! I used a spider-webby font for the inside sentiment that I found on the website 1001freefonts.com
Yes, they do have at least 1001 free fonts there! You can find the Halloween Spider font here!
To view the video Click Here!
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
With summer coming to a close...
I had to do an ocean themed card! I used some techniques I learned from a couple of wonderful women on this card. The first is the background, that lovely, bubbly background! That came from a copic/prismacolor class I took with Amy Shulke. Right now she has a FB page, a Patreon page. and a website but will soon have everything combined into one website. I'll update this post when the new site is up and running! Here are a few examples of my work from her classes.
I had to do an ocean themed card! I used some techniques I learned from a couple of wonderful women on this card. The first is the background, that lovely, bubbly background! That came from a copic/prismacolor class I took with Amy Shulke. Right now she has a FB page, a Patreon page. and a website but will soon have everything combined into one website. I'll update this post when the new site is up and running! Here are a few examples of my work from her classes.
Recognize the background?
The multilevel card front I saw on a video from Elena Cazares. She is new to card crafting videos and if you like to do coloring book pages or digital images she has some great ideas on how to use them for cards! No more "this was fun but what do I do with it now?" !
Anyways... Here's my card for the week! I also came up with a technique to make translucent seaweed!
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Do you have a friend...
Of a certain age with a birthday coming up? Boy, oh boy, do I have a card for you to make for them! I get the biggest kick out of the Young at Heart stamp set! I made this card with 3 dancing divas (of a certain age!) having the best time with their glasses of wine!
I altered the stamp a bit by giving all 3 "girls" a wine glass! Can't have only one drinking by their lone self! And I tried out the jumbo sponge dauber that I got from scrapbook.com and I liked it very much! It's nice and wide with a small pored sponge that makes it great for blending in large areas! And the handle on it is very comfortable to use!
Of a certain age with a birthday coming up? Boy, oh boy, do I have a card for you to make for them! I get the biggest kick out of the Young at Heart stamp set! I made this card with 3 dancing divas (of a certain age!) having the best time with their glasses of wine!
I altered the stamp a bit by giving all 3 "girls" a wine glass! Can't have only one drinking by their lone self! And I tried out the jumbo sponge dauber that I got from scrapbook.com and I liked it very much! It's nice and wide with a small pored sponge that makes it great for blending in large areas! And the handle on it is very comfortable to use!
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Do y'all know the song...
Cracklin' Rosie by Neil Diamond? Or am I showing my age? lol
This card was inspired by that song and I couldn't keep it out of my head while making this card!
I used the Crackle background stamp from Stampin' Up! to provide the texture on the roses and the new this year, very cool Woven Heirloom bundle. The bundle comes with 3 components, a stamp set, a cutting die for the frames AND an embossing folder to emboss the frames!
Cracklin' Rosie by Neil Diamond? Or am I showing my age? lol
This card was inspired by that song and I couldn't keep it out of my head while making this card!
I used the Crackle background stamp from Stampin' Up! to provide the texture on the roses and the new this year, very cool Woven Heirloom bundle. The bundle comes with 3 components, a stamp set, a cutting die for the frames AND an embossing folder to emboss the frames!
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Anyone know a good plummer?
LOL I bet you can guess how my day has been going. And to top it off, the leak HAD to be in a pipe going to my kitchen sink.
The card for this week uses some printable digital papers I found at Granny Enchanted. The great thing about printing your own designer style paper is that you can print only what you like and what you need for the project you're working on. No worries about where to store all those leftover papers from that expensive paper pack you bought. The papers I used are in this paper pack (<- click here 😃 ).
LOL I bet you can guess how my day has been going. And to top it off, the leak HAD to be in a pipe going to my kitchen sink.
The card for this week uses some printable digital papers I found at Granny Enchanted. The great thing about printing your own designer style paper is that you can print only what you like and what you need for the project you're working on. No worries about where to store all those leftover papers from that expensive paper pack you bought. The papers I used are in this paper pack (<- click here 😃 ).
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Well ... another month gone!
Where does the time go? It feels like it was just Christmas time (and not Christmas in July)!
This weeks card is a little shabby, a little sparkly and a whole lot of fun to make!
Where does the time go? It feels like it was just Christmas time (and not Christmas in July)!
This weeks card is a little shabby, a little sparkly and a whole lot of fun to make!
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Peacock...
That's all I'm going to say! If it has a peacock it must be good, right? I got the stamp and die set I used on aliexpress.com. It's nowhere nearly as good as the Stampin' Up! sets and it's a good bit smaller. The store I got mine from no longer has it but if you go to the website and do a search on Royal Peacock several choices should pop up.
I got that one to use until I could get the Royal Peacock bundle from Stampin' Up! and thought it would make a nice addition to the "real" one. A lot of people must have liked the Royal Peacock set because I tried to order it several times and couldn't get it and I'm a DEMONSTRATOR! I finally got it on this last order and even now I wasn't sure I would get it - they said it was "low inventory".
Now if I could only get a Purple Posy ink pad I'll be a happy camper!
That's all I'm going to say! If it has a peacock it must be good, right? I got the stamp and die set I used on aliexpress.com. It's nowhere nearly as good as the Stampin' Up! sets and it's a good bit smaller. The store I got mine from no longer has it but if you go to the website and do a search on Royal Peacock several choices should pop up.
I got that one to use until I could get the Royal Peacock bundle from Stampin' Up! and thought it would make a nice addition to the "real" one. A lot of people must have liked the Royal Peacock set because I tried to order it several times and couldn't get it and I'm a DEMONSTRATOR! I finally got it on this last order and even now I wasn't sure I would get it - they said it was "low inventory".
Now if I could only get a Purple Posy ink pad I'll be a happy camper!
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
I'm back to doing flowers & lace!
This weeks card is a very feminine card with pastel colors. I used that beautiful watercolor look floral branch from Butterfly Wishes as the focal point of the card. In the video I show how I did the multicolor stamping of it! And keeping with the pastel theme my lace is die cut from the new colored vellum from Stampin' Up!
This weeks card is a very feminine card with pastel colors. I used that beautiful watercolor look floral branch from Butterfly Wishes as the focal point of the card. In the video I show how I did the multicolor stamping of it! And keeping with the pastel theme my lace is die cut from the new colored vellum from Stampin' Up!
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Good Morning Magnolia!
I know, I know it's not morning! We WILL be using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set from Stampin' Up! though! I recommend getting the bundle, you'll save a bit when you get the stamp set & the coordinating die set at the same time.
Before I show you the card, I wanted to talk about how I clean my silicone mats. I've found that a damp paper towel or a baby wipe works best for everything from inks to glitter! I've seen people swear by swiffer dusting cloths for glitter and it works great on a table top but not so good on the silicone (it kinds sticks to it). So that's it! That's why I love the silicone mats so much, they are just so low maintenance!
And here's this week's card! I talk about a few ways to do this card in the video. You can stamp it, you can use black embossing powder or you can max it up like I did and use the Shimmer Black Stampin' Emboss Powder that Stampin' Up! has just come out with!
I know, I know it's not morning! We WILL be using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set from Stampin' Up! though! I recommend getting the bundle, you'll save a bit when you get the stamp set & the coordinating die set at the same time.
Before I show you the card, I wanted to talk about how I clean my silicone mats. I've found that a damp paper towel or a baby wipe works best for everything from inks to glitter! I've seen people swear by swiffer dusting cloths for glitter and it works great on a table top but not so good on the silicone (it kinds sticks to it). So that's it! That's why I love the silicone mats so much, they are just so low maintenance!
And here's this week's card! I talk about a few ways to do this card in the video. You can stamp it, you can use black embossing powder or you can max it up like I did and use the Shimmer Black Stampin' Emboss Powder that Stampin' Up! has just come out with!
To watch the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
I got a new crafting mat!
Whoo hoo! Actually I have 2 new ones, they came as a 2 pack! And they're clear, well almost clear anyway. If you follow my videos you know I've been using a pink silicone baker's mat and that has lasted for well over 2 years but my kitties use it as a landing pad to get onto my table and the claw slits have started adding up. It makes my craft area look so much neater! I found them HERE on Amazon and they're a nice big 25" x 17" size.
Oh, you want to see this weeks card? Ok! We'll be playing with some Magnolia things today! This will be one of the last videos with that old pink mat!
Whoo hoo! Actually I have 2 new ones, they came as a 2 pack! And they're clear, well almost clear anyway. If you follow my videos you know I've been using a pink silicone baker's mat and that has lasted for well over 2 years but my kitties use it as a landing pad to get onto my table and the claw slits have started adding up. It makes my craft area look so much neater! I found them HERE on Amazon and they're a nice big 25" x 17" size.
Oh, you want to see this weeks card? Ok! We'll be playing with some Magnolia things today! This will be one of the last videos with that old pink mat!
To see the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
This Wednesday's card...
Has a slightly surprised looking cat pop up with balloons and a happy birthday greeting!
When I first saw how to make the mechanism for the pop up, I thought "how in the world is that going to work?" But it does!
Has a slightly surprised looking cat pop up with balloons and a happy birthday greeting!
When I first saw how to make the mechanism for the pop up, I thought "how in the world is that going to work?" But it does!
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
This week I was in a watercolor mood!
Maybe because so much water is falling from the sky! I am seriously over thunderstorms! Anyways... we'll be using our Stampin' Up! inkpads to do a watercolor effect card with the To A Wild Rose stamp set! And to keep all that water corralled some nice gold heat embossing adds some sparkle too!
Maybe because so much water is falling from the sky! I am seriously over thunderstorms! Anyways... we'll be using our Stampin' Up! inkpads to do a watercolor effect card with the To A Wild Rose stamp set! And to keep all that water corralled some nice gold heat embossing adds some sparkle too!
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
This week.....
We're tossing the templates and doing a lattice edged card using just a ruler. pencil, eraser and a paper scrap!
I've seen a lot of videos that require that you download a raggedy looking template, try to hold it in place on your card base and snip thru both the template and the card! That just seems like a recipe for disaster to me (!) so I found a way around it 😃. Since we'll be concentrating on the lattice I *cheated* and used premade flowers that I got from scrap-flowers.com! And, Hey! if you liked that sentiment & tag set I used, you can find that HERE!
We're tossing the templates and doing a lattice edged card using just a ruler. pencil, eraser and a paper scrap!
I've seen a lot of videos that require that you download a raggedy looking template, try to hold it in place on your card base and snip thru both the template and the card! That just seems like a recipe for disaster to me (!) so I found a way around it 😃. Since we'll be concentrating on the lattice I *cheated* and used premade flowers that I got from scrap-flowers.com! And, Hey! if you liked that sentiment & tag set I used, you can find that HERE!
To view the video CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
I'm keeping with my New Years Resolution...
And using some of my beautiful precious patterned papers! I got out some of my older papers from Heartfelt Creations and added a coordinating rose from the To a Wild Rose bundle from Stampin' Up! and made not one but three all occasion cards in different colorways!
They are very simple and quick to put together but still look beautiful and will go thru the mail easily! It will probably take longer to pick out your papers if you are anything like me!
And using some of my beautiful precious patterned papers! I got out some of my older papers from Heartfelt Creations and added a coordinating rose from the To a Wild Rose bundle from Stampin' Up! and made not one but three all occasion cards in different colorways!
They are very simple and quick to put together but still look beautiful and will go thru the mail easily! It will probably take longer to pick out your papers if you are anything like me!
To view the Video CLICK HERE!
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Woo Hoo! Today is the day!
Drum roll please! The new 2019-2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog is now live! CLICK HERE for the PDF!
Drum roll please! The new 2019-2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog is now live! CLICK HERE for the PDF!
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
It's getting close .....
To new annual catalog time with Stampin' Up! I can't tell you much about it right now (shhhhh it's a secret! lol) but I found lots of good stuff to be happy about 😃 and some retiring items to be sad about 😢. Check here on June 4th for the PDF of the catalog so you can see what's happening in SU land as soon as it goes live!
This Father's Day day is a 2 plus 2! I'm using A Good Man stamp set and it has some GREAT images in it! We'll be using the boy or girl version (that's the first 2) and then I'll show you how to get a watercolor effect using actual watercolors (who'd have thought? lol) and your SU dye-based ink pads. If you want to give watercolors a try I highly recommend the Prima Confections Watercolor sets. They aren't what I would call "artist grade" but on the plus side, they aren't very expensive, you can lay down good color with them, they provide a good color range and they are a wonderful way to see if you like that sort of thing for under $20! I have the Tropical Set and the Classic Set!
To new annual catalog time with Stampin' Up! I can't tell you much about it right now (shhhhh it's a secret! lol) but I found lots of good stuff to be happy about 😃 and some retiring items to be sad about 😢. Check here on June 4th for the PDF of the catalog so you can see what's happening in SU land as soon as it goes live!
This Father's Day day is a 2 plus 2! I'm using A Good Man stamp set and it has some GREAT images in it! We'll be using the boy or girl version (that's the first 2) and then I'll show you how to get a watercolor effect using actual watercolors (who'd have thought? lol) and your SU dye-based ink pads. If you want to give watercolors a try I highly recommend the Prima Confections Watercolor sets. They aren't what I would call "artist grade" but on the plus side, they aren't very expensive, you can lay down good color with them, they provide a good color range and they are a wonderful way to see if you like that sort of thing for under $20! I have the Tropical Set and the Classic Set!
For the video how-to Click Here!
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
A friend and I...
went to see the movie "Poms" today! What a good movie! Diane Keaton was great, as I expected she would be. I laughed and I cried! If you want to see a chic flick I highly recommend this one!
This weeks card is another fisherman Father's Day card. Our fisherman is out at the crack of dawn hoping to catch the big one!
went to see the movie "Poms" today! What a good movie! Diane Keaton was great, as I expected she would be. I laughed and I cried! If you want to see a chic flick I highly recommend this one!
This weeks card is another fisherman Father's Day card. Our fisherman is out at the crack of dawn hoping to catch the big one!
To see the video click here!
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
It's raining! It's pouring!
We're kicking off the rainy season here in south Florida in grand style this year! I do believe it's raining weed seeds in with all the raindrops! Boy, do I have a lot of gardening to do in between rain storms!
This weeks Father's day card celebrates all the car enthusiasts! Here's a fun card using the Stampin' Up! Geared Up Garage bundle!
We're kicking off the rainy season here in south Florida in grand style this year! I do believe it's raining weed seeds in with all the raindrops! Boy, do I have a lot of gardening to do in between rain storms!
This weeks Father's day card celebrates all the car enthusiasts! Here's a fun card using the Stampin' Up! Geared Up Garage bundle!
To watch the video click here!
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