Everyone loves shaker cards but I wanted to shake things up a bit for National Card Making Day. I cut a piece of black cardstock in half to 4 1/4″ x 11″ and folded it. Using a Dashed Circle die, I die cut a circle in the front of the card. This also gave me […]
Magic Castle Power Pack Light Up Card
I was so excited to be asked to participate in a MEGA blog hop using the new Power Pack Kit by Pearblossom Press. The Power Pack is a tiny switch with a battery that lights up small LED stickers to add lights to a card or other projects. Be sure to read to the end […]
Card in a Box, Flower Basket Tutorial
I am so excited about my new Card in a Box, Flower Basket die by Sizzix. It is a 3D card that folds flat for mailing. Here is my video tutorial showing how to make this card. This is my first time ever using Final Cut Pro so here goes! People have been asking for a […]
Partial Die Cut Card Technique
Here is another way to use the partial die cut butterfly wings from my Butterflies and Cross Favor Box die by Sizzix. The separate butterfly wings die can die cut a partial area on the front of a card to create dimensional wings. Supplies needed: Butterflies and Cross Favor box die and Big Shot machine, […]
A Sizzix Thank You Gift Card Holder
So much has been going on behind the scenes recently. The big news is that my new Gift and Gather Collection of dies and stamps by Sizzix is now available. I wanted this collection to be perfect for the winter holiday gift-giving season but I also wanted it to be used throughout the year for […]
Tropical Flip-it Birthday Card
Here’s a fun mix of a Stephanie Barnard Flip-it card with shapes from my Tropicool Vibes collection of dies, stamps and paper to create a laid-back birthday card. Start by gathering your supplies: You will also need a BigShot die cutting machine. Die cut the following: a card base from green cardstock, two side layers […]
Tropicool Vibes Toucan Card
What do you get when you combine a tiny toucan and mini frames… a tropi-cool card of course! I used an Instax photo frame from my Photo Frame, Seasonal Borders die set and stamps and dies from my Toucan Sentiments set to create a mixed media friendship card. I started with a piece of watercolor […]
Tropicool Slider Card – Basic Tutorial
My new Tropicool Vibes Collection is now available in many local retail shops so I created a quick tutorial on how to assemble my Tropicool Slider Card. This is just a basic assembly video so have fun embellishing the card using the toucan, leaves and phrases. Hope you enjoy this quick and simple […]
St. Patrick’s Day Card
On St. Patrick’s Day, we’re all a little Irish if only as an excuse to wear a little green. Since green is my favorite color, I had a little fun making a card celebrating the Irish in all of us. I designed the words to be printed out two times so you can make two […]
Faux-Watercolor Tutorial Using Distress Inks
Have you ever wanted to try watercoloring but held back because you just weren’t quite sure of the technique? Well, here is a quick and simple tutorial that will give you a faux-watercolor look using my Elegant Succulent Textured Impressions embossing folder and Tim Holtz Distress Inks. Below are the step-by-step details. Supplies needed: Big […]