I have a friend who makes over a hundred handmade Christmas cards by August of every year. She is always ready to mail hers out as soon as the turkey has left the table on Thanksgiving night. I admire that sort of preparedness in others, but I’m definitely the kind of girl who’s still making […]
Winter
Easy & Elegant Cards With The Glimmer Hot Foil System
Foiled accents have been a huge trend in the papercraft industry for several years now. And while there are several ways to get the look, the most stunning (and my personal favorite) is with a hot foil machine. I’ve shared a few projects recently using this method, but wanted to share a few more today […]
Divinity Designs October Release Roundup
Today I’m stopping by again with one more look at the October release from Divinity Designs and a couple of new ideas to use some of the fun products. I love how the Loads of Love stamp and die set includes images and sentiments for the entire year, so I used it here to make […]
Divinity Designs October Release
Have you seen the fun new Christmas products from Divinity Designs this month? The rustic feel of the stamps, dies, and paper is right up my alley, so I couldn’t wait to dive into October’s release. This card features the super detailed Pickup Truck Dies (check out the woodgrain texture on that tiny die-cut!) that […]
Easy Plaid Christmas Cards
I know we’re only just easing into autumn lately, but today I wanted to share a quick tutorial to help you get started early on quick and easy Christmas cards using lots of new stencils from the Clear Scraps shop. These are a great solution if you have tons of Christmas cards to make or […]
Cross Stitch Winter Snow Card
I’m embarrassed to admit that there are many, many stamp sets in my craft room that have never seen ink. I sometimes breathe a sigh of relief when an older set of mine finally gets used, so it can feel like I’ve hit the jackpot when I think of multiple ways to use the same […]
Foiled Floating Snow Globe Ornament
I promise that I tried to hold off on the holiday crafts for as long as I could, but there are a ton of new Christmas stamps and dies for sale during the 24-hour Craft Event on HSN today, so it would be unkind not to show you one of the ways I chose to […]
Quick Christmas Gift Tags with Inlaid Die-Cutting
In continuation of my focus on quick holiday gift tags this week, today I wanted to share these elegant inlaid die-cut tags made with shimmery Stardream Metallic Cardstocks from CutCardStock.com. With a few simple dies and some tiny sentiment stamps, these can come together in minutes and will add a pretty, personalized flair to your packages. Start by […]