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 […]
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 […]
I hope people still appreciate thank you notes. It seems a bit of a lost art. I enjoy making and giving handmade thank you notes because I sincerely feel gratitude for the thoughtfulness of others. I made a handful of these little cards and it took me longer to write the sentiment inside than it […]
Ever have one of those craft-related “ah-ha!” moments? I was busy organizing my studio and suddenly came up with the thought that my Barrel Cactus 3D die actually creates a container that could be filled with treats. So I stopped working on my studio and tested out my idea and here is the result. Here […]
Here’s another way to use your Sizzix Succulents 2-D & 3-D dies for a totally different look. They look like succulents if you add the spines but, if created without the spines, they make great pumpkin decor just in time for the Autumn holidays. Begin by die cutting ten barrel cactus shapes from the Succulent […]
Super simple project using my Flat Fold Box by Sizzix. This little gift box can hold gift cards, business cards and Fujifilm Instax Mini photos which makes it perfect for sharing. And you can make several of these ahead of time and store them flat until ready to use. Supplies used: Sizzix Big Shot Machine […]
This Tiny Succulent Terrarium was created using my Geometric Holder die and Succulent 2D & 3D dies from Sizzix. This was the first time I had ever used Shrinky Dinks. I must be the only crafty adult that has never played with Shrinky Dinks as a child. To make the Geometric Holder, I die cut […]
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 […]
Welcome to the Designer Crafts Connection project for March featuring my Blanket Stitch Binding Mini Book video tutorial. I made two different mini books for this post. One is a Sizzix video tutorial of a pink and aqua mini book version to show how to do the blanket stitch binding and die cut trifold pages. The […]
Since I won last month’s 12 Tags of 2016 challenge, I am determined to participate each month. So here is my tag for the Tim Holtz, 12 Tags of 2016 – April Challenge. I decided to reverse Tim’s techniques a bit and make the tag a mosaic and the bird a textured piece. The bird was a total […]
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