Hi there! Today I’m taking a little break from the holiday frenzy & sharing this project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Windows to My Heart die along with a few adorable Picture Book Animals: Monkey, Zebra & Chihuahua. The sentiment is from the Besties set.
Check out the full tutorial & video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
I also have a winner to announce from my Bold Beautiful post.
Congratulations Amy Cooley!!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! Today I’m sharing this fun birthday shaker over on the My Favorite Things YouTube channel featuring the Bold Beautiful die. I also added a sentiment from the Hello, Beautiful stamp set and die cut it using one of the new Essential Slanted Sentiment Strips dies.
My Favorite Things just released some amazing new products for December. You can see the fun new release HERE & you can watch my video tutorial HERE!
How about a giveaway?
I have a few My Favorite Things goodies to give away.
Leave me a comment telling me your favorite new products from the My Favorite Things December release and I’ll randomly pick a winner from the comments.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! Have you seen the latest You Are Loved release by Simon Says Stamp? So much fun stuff, great for Valentine’s Day and so much more! I have a project to share using the Ornate Love stamp & coordinating die set.
To begin I die cut the two hearts form the Ornate Love die set onto two separate panels of white cardstock and layered them onto a white card base for a fun, tone on tone background.
Then I embossed the block letters from Ornate Love in white. Each letter was embossed onto a different color. I used Doll Pink, Lipstick Red, Orange Peel and Sunshine. I also embossed the “you” from Ornate Love and used the coordinating dies to die cut everything out and pop up with foam tape.
Check out the You Are Loved releaseĀ HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! Today I’m sharing a couple of fun projects over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Mod Poinsettia Oval & Mod Leaf Oval dies. I created these simple Mod Shakers adding a couple of beautiful sentiments from the Sketched Flowers set. I love how the intricate die cuts pop on the neutral background of Fog & Ivory cardstock, too.
You can see the full post & video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
I also have a couple of winners to announce.
The winner from the Christmas Tree Stitching post is Lura!
The winner from the Gina K. class at The Paper Forest post is Connie G.!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! Laura here and today I’m excited to join Honey Bee Stamps for their Twelve Days of Christmas event! I have a festive red door shape card featuring the Threshold Card-Honey Cuts.
I love all the details that these dies give the door from the molding to the fancy doorknob. There’s even a fun word die included. It’s a great die set, and what I love most is that you don’t have to think too much. You just die cut all the pieces and adhere them together! You can customize the door for any season or occasion.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.
GIVEAWAY!!
I have a $25 gift certificate to Honey Bee Stamps to giveaway!
Leave me a comment for your chance to win!
Also, these Threshold Card-Honey Cuts are now on sale!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! Today I have something a little different than usual, but my local paper crafting store is hosting a couple of super fun classes this weekend, taught by the one and only, Gina K.! How exciting is that? I thought I’d just post it here for any locals that might be interested.
So the shop is called The Paper Forest and they are hosting Gina K. this weekend. Gina is going to Ā be making some Holiday Tags, a gift card holder and some last minute cards that sparkle.
About the class: The class is $60, 20 open seats for each of the sessions, classes are almost full! We may be able to add a few more. It will be the same class each session and all participants get an exclusive Gina K stamp set!
Friday, December 7th Classes:
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Saturday, December 8th Classes:
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
I know this is last minute and many of you are not local, but I thought I’d just give a shoutout because local stamp shops & Gina K. deserves it, right? I’m hoping I can stop by to see everyone who makes it out. Maybe one day I’ll muster up the courage to teach a class, tooš
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for theirĀ DieCemberĀ® release blog hop. I have a colorful project to share using a couple of the fun new dies from theĀ DieCemberĀ® release.
My project features the Spinning Circle die. I die cut eight different solid colored cardstocks, which allows you to make eight rainbow spinning circles. Ofcourse you could do any color combination that floats your boat. I’ve just been dying to try this with rainbow colors.
For the sentiment I used the You’re the Best die with White Glitter Cardstock and backed it with Island Blue.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.
Simon Says Stamp is having a fun promotion for DieCemberĀ®. Use the code DCMBR27 forĀ a free Nutty & Bright stamp set (while supplies last!) with any purchase.
GIVEAWAY!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop.
Winners will be chose over the weekend and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, December 12th.
HOP ORDER:
Simon Says StampĀ Blog
Cathy Zielske
Laura Bassenāyou are here!
Nina-Marie Trapani
Nichol Spohr
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Suzy Plantamura
Heather Ruwe
Lisa Addesa
Heather Hoffman
Barb Engler
Laurie Willison
Bibi Cameron
Hello & HappyĀ DieCemberĀ®! Simon Says Stamp just released a super fun & festiveĀ DieCemberĀ® collection. Around 44 fantastic new dies. I’ve been crankin’ my Big Shot like nobody’s bizzz! My arms are gonna be so fit for the holiday, ha!
I’ve got a couple of projects to share with you today featuring some of the newĀ DieCemberĀ® goodies. This card features the Santa Cat & Santa Pup dies. I framed them using the largest Stitched Ovals dies and added a sentiment from Coolest Yulest. The plaid background paper is by Lawn Fawn. I also added some highlights to the eyes using a gel pen.
Next up, my favorite this besides a rainbow or a shaker card is a shape card. This one is perfectly pandastic!
I used the Big Picture Book Panda die along with the Big Picture Book Medium body. I traced the outline of the head and body todether to make a simple card base and adhered everything to the base. Believe me when I tell you I scrounged my house like a mad woman to find something adorably delicious to tuck inside his hands, but came up with nothing! So a cute little puffy gold sticker it was. I think a mini candy cane would be perfection for this, too!
For the inside of the shape card I stamped a sentiment from Punny Animals. Oh, and by the way I found the perfect way to add a subtle rosy cheek to these picture book animals. I used a Detail Blending tool with Spun Sugar ink and it worked like a charm!
I’ll be back tomorrow for a fun blog hop featuring moreĀ DieCemberĀ® goodies! Check out the new release HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! Today I have such a super simple & sweet holiday card to share with you.
I used the Christmas Tree Stitching die and threaded some green embroidery floss, adding some random beads that I scrounged up from the bottom of our bead bin.
We have a crafty bead bin bursting with all kinds of cute beads. I had a weak moment a few months ago at my local craft store. I had all the kids with me. I was outnumbered. They talked me into buying a ton of cute beads. I might have started the whole thing. I lose my mind in the craft store. They swore they were gonna make beaded bracelets, sell them on etsy and become millionaires.
Needless to say, we’ve made a few personalized bracelets for gifts and here I am using them on my cards. But seriously, how cute is this? Might be one of my most favorite cards ever! I added a simple embossed sentiment using the Tiny Words Christmas stamp set.
Guess what? I have an extra Christmas Tree Stitching die to give away.
Leave me a comment telling me your biggest crafty weakness: stamps, dies, paper, beads, all of the above, etc.?
I’ll pick a random winner from the comments.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! Today I’m sharing this fun project over on the Mama Elephant blog featuring the Heart in Bloom set.
To begin I embossed the large heart image from Heart in Bloom in clear and blended distress inks for the color.
I created a shaker card by using the Heart in Bloom-Creative Cuts to die cut a window opening, backing it with acetate and filling with sequins & confetti.
For some fun on the inside of the card I used the Inside Pop-Box of Fun-Creative Cuts.
I added a sweet image from the Little Bear Agenda set to pop up inside the box.
Wouldn’t this be the cutest little wedding or engagement card? Wishing YOU love & laughter today! Thanks so much for stopping by!