Have you seen embossed printed paper flowers? I have noticed some postings recently and decided to give it a try. I started with several sheets from Jen Hadfield’s DIY 6 inch paper pad in peach, brown and blues. I started by embossing brown prints for the leaves using Altenew’s Wallpaper Art stamp set. I embossed […]

Using dark card stock offers a great opportunity to highlight many different techniques. For today’s project, I’m using the beautifully textured Royal Sundance Midnight Blue card stock as a backdrop for a birthday greeting. This is a rich navy with a slight cross-hatch texture to it. To bring that texture out, I started off by […]

Happy Inktober! To participate in the Inktober Tangles 2019 challenge, I decided to make a few Zentangle cards. This one features the Zentangle® pattern arukus on Royal Sundance Kraft cardstock. YouTube Tutorial | Inktober Tangles 2019 Arukus Watch this video to learn how to make this Inktober Tangles 2019 card. Learn to draw the arukus […]

Hi crafty friends! Happy Monday! My weekend was busy with Band events, a football game on Friday night, and a band competition on Saturday. The weather is crazy – we went from the 80s to needing to turn the heat on. Today, I have a thank you card to share with you all. I feel […]

With Holiday gatherings coming up these name placement treat bags are perfect. Simple to make and you can fill these up with yummy treats! For the Paper bags I used Curious Metallic Card Stock in Poison Ivory and I used a template from Cricut Design Space called treat boxes and resized it to 8 by […]

Most of time when I sit down to make a card with a new stamp set or die, I just play with the supplies until they inspire me. But occasionally, I’ll have a very specific layout or color scheme in mind from the start and I’ll end up trying a few different ways to execute […]

Greetings crafty friends! Need a fun gift? How about a set of cards with a coordinating gift box! I had too much fun making this set for CutCardStock! I started with Curious Metallic Mandarin Cardstock. What a yummy color! I stamped the image with Gina K Amalgam ink and heat dried before coloring with fall-inspired […]

Even though Fall is close, I still like my bright, cheerful floral cards. For today’s project, it’s all about cute thank you cards that are easy to replicate. For my card bases, I used Ice Blue Royal Sundance Fiber Card Stock. This is a very light, blue with bits of darker blue speckles on it. […]

It’s fall my favorite time of the year. I love the cool crisp air the colors just everything about fall. I love that I can live in jeans and sweat shirts. Now the weather needs to cool down where I love so it actually feels like fall. Today I have a card to share to […]