It’s always a good day when new stamps are released, so I thought I’d pop in and share a couple of quick cards! The new Cherry Green Designs stamps from Crafter’s Companion are super fun…with a mix of shoe, butterfly, floral, and feather images, I’d call them funky feminine. For the first card, I stamped […]
Spring
Simple Watercolor Card with Spectrum Aqua Markers
I am a sucker for beautifully illustrated floral images that I can quickly and easily watercolor. This gorgeous flowering branch is from one of the four new (giant!) Spectrum Noir Colorista Aqua stamp sets making their debut on HSN on August 16th (although you can order it now on their website!). Each set contains tons […]
Using Create-A-Flower Stamps and Dies for Decor and Cards
How about another sneak peek today at some new additions to the Create-A-Flower line from Crafter’s Companion debuting on HSN next Wednesday, August 16th? Create-A-Flower is a line of stamps and dies (and coordinating stencils) that can be used to cut and stamp single petals and leaves of different shapes and sizes. The petals can […]
Beautiful Bloom Wedding Card
Oversized florals are all the rage in the stamping world and today I’m giving you a sneak peek at a gorgeous new set coming to HSN on August 16th from Crafter’s Companion (you can get a look at the rest right here…Christmas goodies galore!). “Beautiful Bloom” is perfect for those who love to color and makes […]
Baby Shower Quilt Card
It seems like everyone around me is pregnant right now…so I was super glad that I already had the Little Angel Collection just waiting to be used for a project when the baby shower invitations started flowing in recently. (I’m also delighted to say that the little girl I made this card for was born […]
Hand Decorated Wedding Gift Bag
Weddings are the kind of occasion where I really like to personalize a gift…all the way down to the packaging. Decorating a plain kraft gift bag with a couple’s wedding colors or flowers is the perfect way to add a unique touch to that ordinary registry item. Start by trimming a piece of foiled patterned […]
Lace Butterfly Spring Fold Card
Ready for another Create-A-Card sneak peek? This pretty “Lacy Butterfly” die will be coming to HSN on July 11th from Crafter’s Companion and is perfect for all of your girliest projects. I chose to use my die-cut on a spring fold card base…the card folds flat for mailing, but will “spring” up when you remove […]
Floral Lattice Center Step Card
When I think of summertime and lattices, I always think of morning glories. Growing up, my parents had a pretty amazing vegetable garden with a lattice on one side for climbing cucumbers. I remember finding a pack of morning glory seeds once and just casually throwing them in the ground at the base of that […]