Hello crafty friends! We are back with a new card project that embraces the upcoming fall season. Here in Western NY, it has felt more like autumn than summer this past week so today’s card seems fitting. Focal Point: A stamping platform was used so that some of the images could be stamped multiple times. Starting with the pitcher, the first layer was stamped with a light teal…
Welcome! Have you experimented with alcohol inks to make fun colorful backgrounds? If so, how often do you actually put them to use in your cardmaking? Admittedly, we haven’t mastered that step yet, but we are trying! Today’s card is the result of using one of those backgrounds and we think it worked perfectly. Focal Point: Using the solid maple leaf die, cut one leaf from a Yupo…
Hello Friends! Have you ever tried the diecut inlay technique? It’s really just a fancy name for paper piecing, but we find it relaxing and enjoyable – somewhat like putting a jigsaw puzzle together. It’s definitely a great way to use up small scraps of cardstock. We have an autumn-themed birthday card to share with you today using this technique. Focal Point: We selected a rust-colored cardstock to…
Hello friends! Have you ever seen a new product release that just spoke to your soul and you knew that you just had to have it?? That’s how we felt about the Capturing Summer Collection from The Greetery and today we are sharing a card we made using many of the products from this collection. Is there any better setting for a welcome home card than a rocking…
Hello and welcome! We are happy that you stopped by. We recently bought several new stand-alone layering die sets from The Greetery and finally had time to play with them. We absolutely love how easy it is to create layered dimension with these beautiful products! Today we are sharing a card that we put together featuring a few of these new die sets. We are entering this card…
Welcome! We are grateful that you stopped by and hope you are well and staying safe. It was another beautiful autumn day here in Western New York so we thought it would be fun to play with the Pumpkin Patch stamp and die set from Honey Bee Stamps. Our post today is all about having fun with die cuts and while this was not a fast card to…
Hello and welcome! We are so happy that you stopped by. We used a bunch of new products to make today’s card and we are pleased with the results – what do you think? This pretty autumn branch was created using the Bittersweet Bouquet stamp set by The Greetery. The background was created using Tim Holtz’ new Crackling Campfire Distress Ink with a stencil we created using masking…
Hello and welcome! Thank you so much for stopping by today. It’s beginning to feel like autumn here in Western NY so it’s only fitting that today’s card has that fall feeling too. It features a beautiful image from the “Fall Leaves” digital stamp set from Rachel Vass Designs. When we first saw the image of 7 leaves hanging from a length of string, we instantly envisioned several…