I hope you enjoyed this weekend’s Birthday Technique Blog Hop and that you came away with lots of fresh and new ideas for birthday cards and projects…

I used the Paper Piecing technique which is a great way to fill in those images you otherwise would need to color and also a great way [...]

A warm welcome to stop no. 9 on the Stampin’ Addicts Sale-a-bration Blog Hop!  You have just arrived from Kim at Stitchin n Stampin on Paper where she showed you beautiful items using the fun Faux Flocking technique.

Every stop on this hop is showcasing birthday ideas using a different [...]

Today I made another card using my two favorite sets…have I convinced you that you need them yet?!

For this card I stepped a little outside my comfort zone and headed into the bright pink Melon Mambo arena – I rarely use this color as it is very bold but I have lots of [...]

I have two favorite stamp sets in the Occasions Mini Catalog…both are fabulously priced and if you are on a budget, these are sets for you…Bold Blossom and You’re a Gem – you can create many cards for many occasions year round using these two treasures…

Why do I say that?  Well for [...]

Yesterday’s blue and brown card to create a matching Thank You card & gift combo!

I loved using blue and brown so much yesterday that when it came time to decorate my Long Nugget Box that I made for my tutorial today, I decided to use those colors again to decorate it to use [...]

One of my favorite color combos to use is brown and blue which I love to use with floral themes – those colors just work together so well…

Today I decided to show you a striking yet clean and simple card that you can make on a budget using just 3 colors and 1 [...]

You can still use holiday stamp sets featuring trees for all sorts of occasions!  Now today’s card is a little bit out there but I love how it turned out…

In my last Stampin’ Up! order I chose Holiday Happiness as one of my free Sale-a-bration items – I’ve been wanting this little set [...]

I spent some time scrapbooking last evening and forgot just how much I enjoy playing with patterned papers…and so today I decided to make a card using papers…no stamps or inks…just beautiful papers.

And so I choose to use some from the Botanical Gazette pack of Designer Series Papers that you can find in [...]

With a view of delicious goodies!

Such an unassuming and sweet little box that you can make to fit any occasion…I have themed mine for Easter to hold some little chocolate eggs but they would make beautiful wedding & party favors…imagine how gorgeous they would be at each place setting at a wedding or [...]

Firstly, Happy Valentine’s Day!  I hope your day is filled with fun, love and of course chocolate & candy…yum!

I was trying to think of some last minute candy wrappers to make that would be quick, easy and elegant…nothing sprang to mind…I think my brain is still on vacation!

And so I did a [...]