I love the look of square cards, but square envelopes are harder to find. here is a quick and easy way to make them yourself with Simply Scared and the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate: Shop Online | Current Host Code: EUEGGNB7 RECEIVE A UNIQUE CARD TUTORIAL EACH WEEK! Please enable JavaScript in your browser to […]
Make Pleated Paper to Accent Your Handmade Cards
I wanted to think of a different border idea for this Six-Sided Sampler card so I came up with this pleated paper. Doesn’t that look fun? Its easy to do, too! There is a video tutorial below that will show you all the steps, but first, let me show you the design sketch that inspired […]
Tuesdays with Tim: Friday Night Out with Mom!
My 93rd year old mom asked me to take her to a bar for a concert that didn’t start until 9:30 at night. I rarely even go to events that late anymore! We went to Timothy O’Gara’s Bar in St Paul last Friday night to hear the band called Not Dead Yet. This event was […]
Fabulous Phrases for a Fabulous Birthday Card!
Only one stamp (“fabulous” from Fabulous Phrases) was used to make this fun 45th Birthday Card….and, of course, any birthday number could be used! When I saw these fun numbers on two of the papers in the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper I knew I wanted to use them for specific birthdays. Today’s Mojo Monday […]
Make a Gift Set of Simply Sketched Cards!
Simply Sketched is one of my favorite new stamp sets! Because it has three images and three words, I immediately saw the potential for using this set to make some nice little gifts! When you scroll to the bottom of this post, you will see the other two cards I made, (as well as a […]
Winning Stampin’ Up! Handmade Cards Tour!
At our Fine Line meeting of demonstrators this week, these were the top three favorites: Isn’t this a pretty card? Cathy Seal used the Blossom Party Originals Die and the Little Leaves Sizzlets along with the Boho Blossoms Punch and some Rhinestone Basic Jewels to make the three flowers. The background uses the Perfect Polka […]
MDS Digital Day: What Will You Celebrate?
Have you thought about trying a bit of digital scrapbooking, but won’t know where to start? Are you thinking it would be too difficult? Let me show you a fun, quick and easy project for a first scrapbook……… introducing my project using the Life Celebrated Swatchbook I made these swatchbooks for Christmas for our two […]
Tuesdays with Tim: My New Favorite Salad!
Back by popular demand: more recipes from me! (Thanks to those of you who asked!) Karen attended an annual reunion of old friends on Sunday and needed to bring a salad.(Of course, I would be making it!) She looks at recipes and picks out two or three for me to look at and then I […]