Jun
14
2011
This morning I took the time to do something I’ve wanted to do since first setting eyes on this particular piece of lace by May Arts. I envisioned it gathered up the center with a strip of 1/8″ Velvet placed over the gathering stitches — so that was today’s mission — MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!! Here’s my [...]
Dec
12
2010
Here’s a quick trio of cards making use of fun paper for this gift set to give in a Clear Box. Pixi-licious paper by Cosmo Cricket — FUN colors and prints! Very cheerful!!! All ribbon is the 3/4″ Striped Twill. The fun sentiment is from I’m So Glad by Wordsworth, cut with a Rectangle Nestie. I [...]
Aug
28
2010
I love my Kaisercraft products! I have a card to show you today made with a new pad I recently got and I’m running a short sale on all Kaisercraft products I have in stock. My husband says I have too much *stuff* — I just say I don’t have enough room!!! LOL!!! Let me show you [...]
Aug
19
2010
Pleated Ribbon – Pleated ribbon seems to be all the rage of late, so today we are going to make creations with pleated ribbon. You may use purchased pleated ribbon, you may pleat your own by hand or on a sewing machine or with tape. Whatever you can dream up — let’s just see some [...]
Aug
16
2010
Prima Roses, Spellbinders Leaves and lovely little trees in autumn and Christmas themed 6×6 pads by Imaginisce, plus a few other goodies as well. Let’s start with the card I made using Apple Cider, a 6×6 pad with darling, small-scaled images. And it was the small scale of the images/patterns in these pads by Imaginisce [...]
Aug
07
2010
Halloween in Wonderland, this year’s Halloween offering by Graphic 45 is available in a fun 8×8 pad! I chose it for my Halloween paper this year as I loved the colors it offered — rich hues of purples, blues, greens and rusty oranges. Another thing I really liked about this pad is that though many of [...]
Aug
03
2010
Lots to cover today — let’s begin with the card I made this afternoon for this week’s House and Home challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room. A fun challenge requiring the use of soft blues, creams, whites and browns and/or a house image. Here’s my try: All items used are available at The Stamp [...]
Jul
29
2010
A Color Challenge – As I say time and time again, color is my personal favorite for a challenge! This week’s colors are Green and Yellow, with either White OR Ivory as your neutral, and adding a little Black to make it POP is always a favorite of mine! I think we’ll see some striking [...]
Jul
15
2010
A CAS Sketch – Today I prepared a Clean and Simple Sketch for you to follow. I love to see the different looks achieved by using the same basic sketch — and that said, you can go CAS if you prefer OR you can dress up this basic sketch as much as you like! It’ll be fun to [...]
Jul
13
2010
Welcome to the monthly Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Blog Hop. This month we are focusing on Words Worth Remembering. You know all those great quote stamps — fun to use either as your focal point, a card front sentiment or on the inside of your card — they are SO versatile and today we have [...]