Here's a quick Happy Spring Card I did this weekend in honor of the 1st day of Spring. This would also make a great Easter themed card! I used my Have A Tweet Day clear stamp set for this one. I LOVE the little nest stamp. If you look at the stamp set you'll see a little "bundle" of sticks. With this, you can make your nest as big or as small as you'd like. Just stamp it multiple times in an oval shape to get your nest! Or if you want a border, just stamp it around in the shape of a circle or square. (It's super easy to do because your stamp and the mounting block are clear so you can see right through everything to line it all … [Read more...]
Just Because…
Thank you everyone for all the suggestions, both comments and emails! There were lots of great ideas! I did a few this time, and next time I'll do the rest because I just couldn't narrow it down! For this download you get 4 cards! There are 2 blank square ones, and two rectangular ones that fit inside a standard sized envelope. Those two are Thinking of You and Just Because cards. I honestly can't tell you which one is my favorite because I like them all so much! Here's what the sheet looks like printed out: All you will need is white cardstock, paper trimmer, and a either an x-acto knife or sharp pointed scissors. The sheet will … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday – Quick Birthday Cards
Alright, so don't even bother pulling out your stamps and ink this time! Just stick some white cardstock in the printer and print out these pre-made sentiments for yourself! Then, just cut, tape with foam tape to your card, add a little embellishment and you've got 4 birthday cards just like that! Download the PDF by clicking on the preview image below. For added effect, cut out around the shaped ones to make a slightly scalloped edge! Happy Crafting! … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday-Simple Birthday Cards
One of my news years resolutions was to make sure I didn't miss ANY family birthdays. I did really good the first part of last year, but petered off towards the end. (I always called them, it's just that getting a card made and sent out sometimes was a little much.) So, I spent a Friday night and made birthday cards for everyone in one night. Now I just need to put them into envelopes and I'll be ready for an entire year of birthdays! Below are two of the ones I did. To keep it simple I used the same layout and just switched the papers depending on who it was for. I used a layout from my Project Recipe Book. You can read more … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday: Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had a most wonderful Christmas! I'm still trying to fight off this cold that I got the day after Christmas. At least it waited until after Christmas to show it's ugly face! Anyway, I'm super excited about next weeks tutorial. Think home decor! So until next week, here's a printable calendar for you! Here's the preview below. You can download the PDF by clicking here. Just print it on cardstock without scaling or fitting to page. If you trim the page in half you'll have two calendars. One to keep and one to give to a friend. You could also print it onto fabric like this and border it in a coordinating fabric and … [Read more...]
Glittered Brads and Great Gift Boxes
I started with this: 2 silver brads, glitter, and a glue pad Just tap the glue pad on the tops of the brads and sprinkle with glitter! Now I have glitter brads! I made them to put onto this gift box...but I decided to just go with a red velvet ribbon instead.... You can download the template here. It's my little pizza box template from last year! If you print it slightly larger than 100% it will fit a gift card! Also great for jewelry or one cookie for a teacher or coworker gift! Happy Crafting! … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday: Holiday Cards plus Giveaway!
The holidays will be here before we know it, and if you're like me, you might just wait until the last minute to make those holiday and Christmas cards. Here's a few ideas I whipped up that look great, but take a minimal amount of supplies and time to create! For all the embossing I used my Cuttlebug. If you don't have an embosser, try paper that is already embossed, or just a nice pattern will work great also. The sentiment on all say: may every day of this new year bring you a reason to celebrate. I just printed these directly onto the cardstock with my printer. That way, you can create any sentiment you want, and aren't just limited … [Read more...]
Quick Glitter Card
It's been a while since I featured a card so here's a quick one for you: How did I get that fun green glitter accent you ask? I found this awesome tape at the craft store! It's CLEAR mounting tape. It's as strong as the foam mounting tape, but clear instead! To make the card I cut a overhead transparency in half, cut a piece of white cardstock slightly smaller, and ran the paper through the Cuttlebug to give it a little dotted texture. Isn't it cute! Then, just run a stripe of the clear tape up the front of the card, sprinkle on glitter, and your glitter border is done. It's that simple. Stamp the border and "Thanks" sentiment from … [Read more...]
Every Other Tuesday-Quick Sketchbook
So this one is super easy to whip up! Gather the following items: 1 sheet of colored/patterned cardstock for the outside 5 sheets of cardstock, or more if you use plain printer paper (just remember your stapler will have to go through them!) coordinating ribbon Cut the following: (2) 4" x 8" pieces for the outside of the notebook (10) 3 7/8" x 7 7/8" for the inside Now, just stack everything together and staple on the left-hand side. I then covered the staples with a piece of ribbon. You can embellish the cover however you want. Try a monogram, embossed stamp, felt stickers, or anything else you'd like. For mine, I used two … [Read more...]
Happy 100th Post!
Ok, so I promised something big... I hope you like it! I put together a book for you! It's the Project Recipe Book! I would have loved to have this book when I was first starting out with card making. It can be really hard to come up with different layouts for your cards. It's all black and white layouts which make it easier to add colors to your projects. Lots of times I'll look at a card and decide I don't like it. Being the designer I am, I then ask myself why I didn't like it. It's usually that the colors they used are not my favorite. When I look at it again I like the layout, just not the paper they used. So, this is why … [Read more...]
