National Card Making Day

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 […]

Easy Halloween Candy Corn Banner

I don’t remember when or where I got this crazy inspiration to turn my Tropicool Banner die into candy corn as a Halloween home decor piece but I did and here it is. Just like last year when I turned my succulent cactus into a pumpkin HERE, I now turned my tropical banner into a […]

Mother’s Day Stamped Foil Card

Happy Mother’s Day! Today I’m sharing a technique tutorial showing how to stamp with glue and then adding gold foil. I’m using my Mother’s Day stamp by Sizzix for this card. Supplies: Mother’s Day stamps by Sizzix Nuvo glue pen by Tonic Gold foil transfer sheet Watercolor paints Watercolor paper Water brush Broad paint brush […]

Picture This! Lovely Valentine Card

Here is an extra-special kind of Valentine’s Day card for that extra-special person in your life. Simple, sweet and personalized with extra care. Here’s a quick video followed by step-by-step instructions. First gather all of your supplies: You will need my Lovely set of dies and stamps by Sizzix, SideKick {or BigShot} machine, Instax camera […]

Thank You Notes of Gratitude

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 […]

Christmas Tag with Free Printable Calendar

When I designed my new Picture This! Collection of stamps and dies, one thing that I really wanted was a tag die that was just the right size. It had to be large enough to hold an Instax Mini photo but it had to be small enough to not over power the size of the […]

SRM Planner Stickers

Welcome to the Designer Crafts Connection Blog Hop sponsored by SRM Stickers. These stickers are specifically designed to be used on planner pages but I discovered they can be more versatile. The stickers were supplied by the manufacturer but all opinions are my own. This post contains Affiliate Links, see details posted above. The small, […]

Succulent Serenity Collection Now Available

I am so excited to share this video announcing the official launch of my Succulent Serenity collection for Sizzix. My collection is now available at your local retailers. I had so much fun designing this collection of craft dies, clear stamps, paper pad and coloring book. Half of the fun is being able to combine […]

Mother’s Day Magic Card

In honor of Mother’s Day, I created a magical card using my Mother’s Day clear stamp set by Sizzix. The best way to explain the magic of this card is by sharing a little video. I’m rather new at this filming, editing, uploading process so I apologize for the quality but I think you can […]

Hoppy Easter Layered Card

Here’s a fun card that combines my Hoppy Easter stamps and my Photo Frame and Words die. I had so much fun using the bright marker colors by The Stamps of Life. I stamped the eggs and bunny on two sheets of watercolor paper and colored one on the bottom. Then I die cut the […]