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  • Creative House Mouse
    March 11, 2025

    Creative House Mouse

    The creative day sentiment and the cardmaking mouse are just perfect for my crafty giveaway cards!

  • Wedding Copperplate
    March 10, 2025

    Wedding Copperplate

    In this card, the beautiful calligraphy by Paul Antonio takes center stage. I foiled the BetterPress Plate ‘On Your Wedding Day’ in pale blue.

  • Sending Copperplate Love
    March 10, 2025

    Sending Copperplate Love

    I actually gasped when I removed the foil from the background! Light blue foil on vellum in this gorgeous pattern is just stunningly beautiful.

  • Gorgeous You
    March 10, 2025

    Gorgeous You

    This is such a fun, girly die set! It’s called Spellbinders Gorgeous You Makeup and it’s part of the Gorgeous You Collection.

  • Welcome Baby
    March 9, 2025

    Welcome Baby

    I almost created a leaky shaker window. But I caught myself in time.

  • 5 by 7 Giveaway
    March 2, 2025

    5 by 7 Giveaway

    For the focal point of this 5-by-7 card, I used Lisa Horton’s Viola 3D Embossing Folder and Die.

  • Cowboy Birthday Quokkas
    February 25, 2025

    Cowboy Birthday Quokkas

    I’m loving Kat Scrappiness Cowboy Quokka Ephemera. It makes it so easy to create a cute card very quickly.

  • Luxe Damask & Gilding Flakes
    February 24, 2025

    Luxe Damask & Gilding Flakes

    The Luxe Damask Press Plate Set comes with three sentiments: Thank You, Sending Easter Blessings and May Your Days Be As Bright as Spring Flowers.

  • Holiday Envelope
    February 22, 2025

    Holiday Envelope

    I like it because I can place a letter-sized piece of cardstock on my extended plates, plonk the three main envelope dies and then I have all the bits for my envelope in a few seconds.

  • Flower Cart
    February 21, 2025

    Flower Cart

    I selected palette 120 from the Color Cube Volume 1 and used the matching Ohuhu Alcohol Markers to color my white cardstock.

  • Pinkfresh Chrysanthemum
    February 18, 2025

    Pinkfresh Chrysanthemum

    Then I stenciled the flowers with Peach Fuzz, Cherry Blossom, Waterfall, Summer Shower, Sage and Eucalyptus Inks.

  • Congrats Hummingbird
    February 16, 2025

    Congrats Hummingbird

    First I applied Cherry Blossom and Begonia Inks through one of the stencils from the Pinkfresh Studio Brushed Sentiments Product Suite.

  • Sweet Hummingbird
    February 15, 2025

    Sweet Hummingbird

    I stamped the hummingbird, florals and sentiment from the Pure Joy Product Suite twice and heat embossed them in Gold.

  • 2024 Giveaway Summary
    February 15, 2025

    2024 Giveaway Summary

    My 2024 giveaway posts netted me 103 followers. I’m almost at 1,000 followers, so that’s 10%.

  • Counting Sheep
    February 10, 2025

    Counting Sheep

    When I first saw the Spellbinders Counting Sheep Stamp & Die Set, I knew I wanted to make the sheep out of felt.

  • Hextra Special Friend
    February 9, 2025

    Hextra Special Friend

    I’m starting today’s card by stamping this cute Witchcrafting scene from Trinity Stamps. It’s meant for Halloween, but I’m going to color it as a Galentine’s card.

  • Snowdrop Note
    February 7, 2025

    Snowdrop Note

    If this card looks familiar, you’d be right. The snowdrop panel is from December.

  • Sparkle & Shine Shaker
    January 26, 2025

    Sparkle & Shine Shaker

    Spellbinders Love on the Rocks is such a pretty die set! This is the second time I’m using it.

  • More Cowboy Quokkas
    January 25, 2025

    More Cowboy Quokkas

    This is the second card I created with the Kat Scrappiness Cowboy Quokka Ephemera Pack and 6 by 6″ Paper Pad.

  • Winnie & Piglet
    January 24, 2025

    Winnie & Piglet

    The second scene in Spellbinders Friendly Moments Press Plate Set depicts Winnie the Pooh and Piglet trudging through snow.

  • Cowboy Quokkas
    January 17, 2025

    Cowboy Quokkas

    Using ephemera for cards is quick and easy! I started by tracing around my two quokkas and cutting out some heavy, white cardstock.

  • Faceted Petals
    January 16, 2025

    Faceted Petals

    This card builds on a previous thank-you card. This one adds more layers, texture and colors.

  • Minimalist Sympathy Card
    January 11, 2025

    Minimalist Sympathy Card

    The theme of the January 2025 video hop is Minimalism and I’ve chosen to use the Spellbinders BetterPress of the Month for January for my card.

  • Vivid Blooms
    January 11, 2025

    Vivid Blooms

    I started out by studying the arrangement on the packaging. It uses one of each of the flowers and a couple of the smaller leaves. So that’s what I die cut from Hammermill cardstock.

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