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  • A Stitch in Time
    September 3, 2024

    A Stitch in Time

    I’m not normally one for vertical writing, but I love the stitched texture of this die. It’s also great for stitching on the go.

  • Fabulous Boots
    September 2, 2024

    Fabulous Boots

    I love the shape of the witch boots in the Kat Scrappiness Witches Brew Die Set, so I created a pattern from them.

  • Distress Embossing Glaze
    August 26, 2024

    Distress Embossing Glaze

    I designed round labels for all Distress Embossing Glaze colors. Download them here!

  • Candy Cane Carton
    August 24, 2024

    Candy Cane Carton

    This is going to be a holiday make, so I’m using the tree and the wreath. I also want to use the cute shingles on the roof.

  • Candy Cane Shaker
    August 17, 2024

    Candy Cane Shaker

    After I was done, I had lots of leftover strips of red, pink and white glitter cardstock. I didn’t want to just recycle it, so I made a shaker card.

  • 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.

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