Modern Christmas in elegant black & white

I do love a good monochromatic card! Especially when it’s black, white and GOLD! And wow, are the new Modern Christmas papers absolutely gleaming with it. I did an entire hour’s presentation focused on the Modern Christmas suite at our most recent stamp camp (PDF available in My Layout Library!) and had to share a …

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Team Challenge: recreate a fabric!

Had to share this fun mystery stamping challenge we did last month with my Stampin’ Up demonstrator team! We have such a ball playing online together every 4th Monday of the month. Our challenge this month (I was the hostess, but it varies by volunteers) was to snap a picture of something made of fabric …

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What I made with my Countryside Inn Suite Sampler this month!

I had the MOST fun when I sat down to work with the new Countryside Inn collection from Stampin’ Up in preparation for the May 2023 Suite Sampler box. I couldn’t believe how fast the cards flew together! I made twelve in ONE session and still had paper left over. I made seven scrapbook pages, …

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Free Tutorial: Instant Color Soft Pastels with Versamark

I had so much fun with my new pastels the other day! But I forgot to photograph the cards before I went on vacation, and I just remembered to post them. You don't want to miss this new/old technique! In my video I share 4 card ideas you can do in just moments using regular …

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Make these great guy cards along with me!

I had such a good time at the Masculine cardmaking classes at the Studio this weekend! Everyone enjoyed the designs and discussed to whom they were going to give which one. After the last session, I popped online and made two of them live on Facebook so you can have a little taste, too! We …

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31 Pages in 31 Days: retro anniversary, Day Seventeen

31 Pages in 31 Days… is she crazy? Not yet! But close! I started 31 Pages in 31 Days because August was kind of a slow month for me when my kids were young. That has changed! I've discovered things have not gotten any less busy than when I had littles. It's a different busy …

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