Love love love the pretty shrub rose image in the Healing Hugs stamp set. It's one of the new DistINKtive style photo-realistic stamps and the detail is really cool. My favorite part about this card is the color scheme, however! So calming. The new lavender color (Purple Posy, coming June 4th) is a great addition …
It may sound goofy to use a set called To A Wild Rose for masculine cards, but leaf and nature images are a staple of cardmaking for guys, so it works! I made this sample swap for our local demonstrator gathering this month, for a men's cards theme. I love the calming color combo of …
I don't know about you, but I LOVE a good tip for using up patterned paper strips, because I generate a ton of them! When you cut six 4 x 5.25 inch background pieces from a sheet of 12×12, it leaves a 1.5 inch wide strip of paper. The other day as I was sorting …
We're in the middle of completely redoing the outside of our house, and coupled with the end of year school activities for both kids and hubby, it's been crazy busy lately. But I did take a minute to try the rubber band stamping technique my friend Cathie showed me earlier this month. It was a …
I love making cards customized to my friends' likes and interests. Who wouldn't want a custom card that said, "I see you! I get it!?" Pulling together colors for my friend's big orange striped kitty or snuggly soft golden retriever is super satisfying. Pets work their way into our hearts, and it's great to have …
I got this card in the mail this week from my darling friend Cathie Lester and had to know how it was done! Can you guess? It's rubber band stamping! All you do is take a large clear block, wrap rubber bands around it over lapping in all directions, and use it like a stamp. …