You would not believe the mess I have in my stamping studio right now! I have been creating scrapbook pages for 16 years and this weekend I suddenly decided it's time to get those pages sorted out and put into chronological order, and most of all, into books. Oh my! I have SO MANY pages! To put it in perspective, I currently have three scrapbooks filled for Ethan with enough to probably fill 3 more books just for him. That doesn't include the pages for Micah, Jaan, and all the other pages for my own books. Crazy! I hope my future daughters-in-law appreciate the bits of Continue reading
Warm Hugs to You All Season Long
It's time for a Christmas card! We made this one recently in class. If you like the look of white embossing powder on Real Red cardstock, you're going to like this card! Continue reading
Beautiful Moments Handmade Card
I have a simple card for you today made with the Beautiful Moments stamp set. This is one that is easy to duplicate and beautiful enough to want to. Continue reading
Simple Love of Leaves Card
I have a super simple card to share with you today. This one uses the Brushed Metallic Cardstock and the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP. These papers would make any card extra special! Continue reading
Plaid Tidings & Love of Leaves
I need to keep this short and sweet today, but I wanted to make sure I get this great fall card out for you to see. It's so fun with the plaid DSP and the leaves. Continue reading
Plush Poinsettia Christmas Card
Have you noticed the new Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper? It is so pretty! This is a vellum paper with flocked designs on it. We used it in our Christmas Cards II class. Check it out. Continue reading
Sweetest Time Christmas Stamp Set
I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to the Sweetest Time Stamp of the Month class! We've played with this set a little bit in Christmas Card classes, but I can't wait to REALLY use it for the stamp of the month. We're going to get to use it with a little more detail than we can pull off in our Christmas Card classes. We did use the candles and one of the sentiments recently for the Christmas Cards II class. Check it out. Continue reading
Forever Greenery & Love of Leaves
I'm not sure I would have thought to put the Forever Greenery DSP, Love of Leaves stamp set, and Stitched Leaves dies together before seeing them on a card. Normally I think I would get stuck on the fact that they are not the same kinds of leaves, but I really liked the card I saw and I wanted to make one! Check out my version. Continue reading
Celebrate Sunflowers in Gold Foil
We're having a great time with the Fancy Frills class as we step up some cards with extra glimmer and accessories. I wanted to full out the gold foil and use it with the sunflower die we have! Continue reading
Christmas Blessings Handmade Card
How does time get away so quickly! As our schedule gets more and more back to "normal" I'm remembering just how hard it is to keep up with everything. Yikes! Sorry for the lack of blog posts this week! I have a big ole' stack of projects to share with you as we've been very busy with classes around here. Today I thought I'd share a beautiful Christmas card with you. I think this is probably my favorite from our Christmas Cards II class. Continue reading
Simple Gilded Autumn Card
I have another simple card to share with you today. This is one we made in the Punchy Fun card class. We used the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP and a sentiment from the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set. Continue reading
Ornate Thanks & Ornate Garden
I have a simple card to share with you today. I used the Ornate Thanks stamp set, Ornate Garden DSP, and Ornate Layers dies. Continue reading