It's a nice day for a white wedding... ! This card was quick, quick, quick! A Whisper White card with a 4 x 5 1/4 inch layer embossed with the Elegant Bouquet (#115964) Sizzix embossing folder and then the top layer cut with the *NEW* (coming June 1st) Apothecary Accents Sizzix Framelits dies (#127003) exclusively for Stampin' Up! The center was embossed with the Designer Frames folder ... View Post
Apothecary Art Designer Cut Birthday Card
I totally love this set (do you notice I am stuck on a roll with it)... and isn't the cardstock awesome?! The Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog has a new card and envelopes set 'Designer Cuts' which features four each of two stunning laser cut vanilla cards. My TOTAL favorite is this lacy bottom... I sponged it with Crumb Cake ink to give it an antique look. I did a video here on how to ... View Post
Apothecary Art Card
UPDATE: I have added a video on how I did the watercolor techniques:Parts appear blurry, but close ups are clear [iframe http://www.youtube.com/embed/x954JUm60Fk?rel=0 560 335] I just *love* the new Occasions Mini Catalog set 'Apothecary Art' (wood: #125525, clear: #125527) that so perfectly coordinates with our new Sizzix Framelits die set called 'Labels Collection' for the Big Shot. If ... View Post
The Sounding Joy Christmas Card
I just love these colors... Crumb Cake/Soft Suede/Black for a homespun Christmas card look. The 'metal' embossed look is achieved by inking the relief (or raised impression) side of the embossing folder with a Whisper White Crafters Ink pad before running it through the Sizzix die cutting machine. I have included the materials and measurements and have conveniently linked the materials to my ... View Post
Halloween Mummy Box (or Lollipop Cover)
This adorable 'pillow box' makes not only a nice Halloween treat box, but you can punch a hole in the bottom and make it a a lollipop cover! The 'box' is the Sizzix 'pillowbox' die and it is entirely Sahara Sand paper and torn Sahara Sand with sponged White Crafters ink. Of course the 'gravestone' is the large tag punch... and I inked the greeting from the new 'Delightful Dozen' stamp set ... View Post
SAB Stamp Festival Sneak Peek
There's less than a week left to register for my SAB Stamp Festival on March 5th in Elkton, Maryland, that features projects made with the 'Nature Walk' stamp set and my new favorite designer series paper from the Occasions Mini Catalog, 'Springtime Vintage'. I thought you might like a sneak peek at the projects for those of you on the fence... two cards, a pendant and a 'gift bag' card holder ... View Post
Tags Til Christmas Embossed Christmas Card
This layered and embossed Christmas card has a lot of detail but is deceptively easy to make assembly line style. Of course you need your Sizzix Big Shot... (I can't live without it) I used the new Northern Flurry embossing folder on the background vanilla and of course the jumbo snowflake die. And as a 'paper savings' trick, the gold strip above and below the designer paper down the middle, ... View Post
Classic Christmas Card
I love the 'tent' style cards... especially if you don't have much to say! Okay, just KIDDING! The 'base' of the card is 4 1/4 x 7 1/2 folded and a 3x4 inch piece of designer series paper covers the front of it. I used my favorite 'finial press' embossing folder as usual and that combined with the wide satin ribbon makes this very elegant. You can't see the fine lines of glitter along the ... View Post
Delightful Decorations Trio of Ornaments
I absolutely LOVE when punches match a stamp set, don't you?! The Delighful Decorations stamp set shown here is a new holiday set in the Holiday Mini Catalog on Page 24. The matching punch is on Page 25. This was one of my August Christmas Card Club cards you can still order by mail here. Altogether the supplies used are: #116517 Delightful Decorations stamp set $21.95 #116794 ... View Post
Egg-cellent Easter Card
An Egg-cellent Easter (#113196) from the new Occasions Mini Catalog. From April 1-30, when you buy $40 in products from the Occasions Mini or host a workshop totaling $150 or more, you’ll get one item from the “Under $10? page (p. 208) in the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog–FREE! See all current specials on my Specials page. This simple card was dressed up with the Stampin' Up! ... View Post