I’ve been getting a head start on autumn and Halloween decorations lately, so when I saw this awesome haunted house SVG kit from SVGCuts.com I had to try to make my own version. I planned it for a day that the husband was away and I’d have the house to myself because I thought it would […]
Stampin’ Up
Silhouette Stamping Kit Card
When I heard that Silhouette was coming out with a Stamping Kit, I was beyond excited…but, naturally, still a little skeptical. I mean, how could I possibly get use out of a stamp that wasn’t “deeply-etched red rubber” or the “highest quality photopolymer”? I got a pretty good deal on my kit from an online […]
Elegant Honeycomb Card
I had been eyeing up hexagon and honeycomb stamp sets for a long time, but was having a hard time finding the right one for my style. A lot of the sets out there are kinda cutesy, and while I do like that style some of the time, they weren’t appealing to me in this […]
Circle Sketch Challenges
I’m playing catch up after a nice long vacation, but here is a birthday card I made inspired by two different sketches…one at the Silhouette Blog and one at Online Card Classes: I designed my own circle border similar to the one featured on the Silhouette blog last Thursday (here), but instead of filling the […]
Christmas in July, with Layered Embossed Vellum
Well…it’s like I had no choice…and the flood gates are now open. I spent the good part of an afternoon yesterday looking through all of my holiday stamps and salivating, and next thing I know one of the color schemes I’m given has red, green, black, and silver in it? It was too much, and […]
Plaid Stamping
I really wanted to make a shaker card today but I was short on time, so I chose my second favorite technique from the bunch – plaid stamping. I knew this would look great using the border stamp from “Cupcake Party” by Simon Says Stamp because I saw the video where Kristina used it on […]