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  • Empathetic Kittens
    August 12, 2024

    Empathetic Kittens

    I created these cards using Bibi Cameron’s Cheerful Kittens Die Set and leftover die cuts from recent projects.

  • Berry Best Friend
    August 11, 2024

    Berry Best Friend

    I created a strawberry card with gold accents.

  • Stencil All the Things
    August 10, 2024

    Stencil All the Things

    My idea for this card is to create a floral wreath out of white cardstock and vellum. I’ve seen other designers do that and I always love the results!

  • Birthday Wreath
    August 5, 2024

    Birthday Wreath

    Except for the berries, I cut everything out of colored cardstock at least twice. I also cut the wreath twice out of vellum.

  • Spoopy 💜 Season
    August 3, 2024

    Spoopy 💜 Season

    The first thing I did when I got my influencer haul from Kat Scrappiness, was to play with the black glitter mousse and the Hats & Bats stencil.

  • First Influencer Haul
    July 29, 2024

    First Influencer Haul

    These are the Kat Scrappiness products I bought to serve as a foundation for my fall and winter crafting as an official influencer of the brand.

  • Get Your Skates On
    July 28, 2024

    Get Your Skates On

    The skates are really easy to put together, with no fiddly bits. There’s a base layer, that shows up as the tongue of the boot and part of the heel.

  • This is a Test Card
    July 23, 2024

    This is a Test Card

    I really like when the color of the shaker bits and the frame match. I have a couple of confetti dies, but most of them are no-name brands.

  • Kat Scrappiness Influencer
    July 22, 2024

    Kat Scrappiness Influencer

    About a month ago I applied to join the Kat Scrappiness Influencer Team. I’m super happy to report that I was accepted!

  • Spellbinders Xmas in July Haul
    July 17, 2024

    Spellbinders Xmas in July Haul

    These are the Spellbinders products I received in my Christmas in July haul.

  • Trinity July Haul
    July 16, 2024

    Trinity July Haul

    My haul from Trinity Stamp’s Birthday Sale. I went mostly for Baby and Halloween products this time.

  • Paradise Birthday
    July 12, 2024

    Paradise Birthday

    Stamping with white pigment ink and heat embossing in white gives a wonderfully crisp and fresh result.

  • Pinkfresh Ink Swatches
    July 10, 2024

    Pinkfresh Ink Swatches

    Download the free PDF for Pinkfresh Ink Swatches here!

  • Fintastic Sharks
    July 9, 2024

    Fintastic Sharks

    The shark and friends are from a Lawn Fawn Stamp and Die Set called Shark Duh-Nuh Flip Flop. I colored them with my Distress Watercolor Pencils.

  • Orchid Cupcakes
    July 8, 2024

    Orchid Cupcakes

    The starting point for today’s card was a fall-themed cupcake die set from Spellbinders. It was the Large Die of the Month for September 2023.

  • Summer Lantern
    June 29, 2024

    Summer Lantern

    The inks I chose for my summer sunset blend were Pinkfresh inks in the colors Sunshine, Candy Violet and Stargazer.

  • Watercolor Envelope
    June 26, 2024

    Watercolor Envelope

    To go with my wobbling reindeer card, I’m making an envelope. The envelope dies I use are by Trinity Stamps. It’s a big die set, but you only need three of the dies to create a regular A2 envelope.

  • Spellbinders Scout
    June 25, 2024

    Spellbinders Scout

    When Spellbinders announced their new, small-format die cutting machine, I immediately pre-ordered it. They released a special edition in Lilac Shimmer.

  • Tea-riffic Birthday
    June 23, 2024

    Tea-riffic Birthday

    This is the card I’m creating in today’s video. It has this fun, wobbling effect, created with an action wobbler.

  • Distress Watercolor Pencils
    June 21, 2024

    Distress Watercolor Pencils

    When I got the new Distress Watercolor Pencils, I took them all out of their boxes and rearranged them according to the order on the Ranger web site.

  • Waffle Flower Sneak Peek July
    June 18, 2024

    Waffle Flower Sneak Peek July

    I repeatedly dipped the sentiment in Versamark and heat embossed it with the same silver as I used on the ornaments.

  • Haul from Kat Scrappiness
    June 16, 2024

    Haul from Kat Scrappiness

    Kat Scrappiness had a Memorial Day Sale and I stocked up on her own brand of shaker card dies and sentiments.

  • Pinkfresh Side Slider
    June 12, 2024

    Pinkfresh Side Slider

    Turn the project over and test the Slider by gently tugging on the Tab. The Slider should glide up and down along the slit in the Slitted Panel.

  • Tropical Birthday
    June 8, 2024

    Tropical Birthday

    ‘Things With Wings’ is the theme for my June 2024 YouTube cardmaking video hop. My starting point was the Spellbinders die set Tropical Friends.

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