It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I want to show you how to use an accent for a focal piece. In the new Mini Catalog on pages 8-9 there is a Valentine’s Day collection called Country Floral. I want to show you how the hearts in this set can be used with other sets (Adorable Owls inContinue reading “Using Accents for Focal Pieces”
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Making a Card from a Box
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! Today I want to show you in a very quick video how I used the parts from a box to create a card. These parts were from this month’s Paper Pumpkin. Here is the link to the video, https://youtu.be/sIPMqRy4poc. HappyContinue reading “Making a Card from a Box”
Use a Kit!
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today is more of a tip than an actual technique. Do you know how life gets hectic and then, instead of making a handmade card, you don’t send anything? Am I the only one? Please comment and let me know I am not alone in this. So how do you solve this?Continue reading “Use a Kit!”
Floating Cards
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today I want to show you how to create a floating card. Here are the measurements. Floating Tree Card Thick White Card Stock cut with the Paper Trimmer to 5 ½” X 8 ½”. Scored on the 8 ½” side at 4 ¼”. This is your card base. Take scrap of BrushedContinue reading “Floating Cards”
Messy Embossing
It’s Technique Tuesday! I bet you have seen all of the elegant and sophisticated embossed cards for Christmas. But have you seen the messy one? I’ve included a short video on how to create this card for you. Go to https://youtu.be/zrxYkCkU3cU to see how this is done. Happy Crafting! With inky fingers, Joni 🙂
Masked Pearlized Penguins
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today I want to show you how to create a mask, emboss resist, and pearlize penguins. Yes, all today. All right now! Let’s go! Cut the Thick Basic White Card Stock to 4 1/4″ X 11″ with the Paper Trimmer. On the 11″ side score at 5 1/2″. This is your cardContinue reading “Masked Pearlized Penguins”
Stack Your Card Stock
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today is more of a tip than a technique. When you are doing multiple projects remember that you can stack your card stock. Instead of only scoring one piece at a time do as many as will fit in the Paper Trimmer. Make sure to use the lines going down to ensureContinue reading “Stack Your Card Stock”
Christmas Favors
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today I want to show you how to make a favor or bag without needing to order them. Now the other two bags are ones you will need to order. Below is the list of needed supplies for each project and the measurements for cutting. Embossed Treat Bag 4 ½” square fromContinue reading “Christmas Favors”
Yellow Snow
It’s Technique Tuesday! To use the Snowfall Accents Puff Paint you will need a Heat Tool. You put the paint over what you have stamped or not. It just needs to be where you want snow. Then you heat it slowly to create a 3D effect. Now, here’s the funny part…take your Daffodil Delight Stampin’Continue reading “Yellow Snow”
Three Z-Fold Cards
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today I want to give you the measurements for three similar cards. They all have some sort of “z-fold” to them. The first card I am calling the regular z-fold. For the card base you will need to cut a piece of card stock with the Paper Trimmer to 8 ½” XContinue reading “Three Z-Fold Cards”
