Celebrating Advent

by | Dec 9, 2013 | Punches, Stamping

I designed this card for a friend who was looking to do some cards based on a single stamp set. The religious message for this stamp that is part of the More Merry Messages set seemed right up her alley. I just made some more of this card yesterday to send to some of...

A Purple Christmas

by | Dec 6, 2013 | Stamping

This card is super easy to make, and it is a very pretty non-traditional color combination. I enjoy making cards in color combinations that you don't think of as Christmas colors. Also, I have a few friends that absolutely love the color purple, so I designed this...

Christmas Grid

by | Dec 3, 2013 | Stamping, Tutorials

I love the look of a card or scrapbook page that has squares and rectangles that are laid out to create a larger rectangle (or square) overall design. It kind of reminds me of a printers type case. The Sharp family has several printers in their lineage, so I have an...

Oh so thankful

by | Nov 28, 2013 | Stamping

I am taking some time off this week to relax and prepare for the Thanksgiving festivities. I have been doing a number of different things to fill my time, and I was inspired to make a few Thanksgiving cards. I have never sent cards for this holiday, but I decided this...

Thanksgiving Z-Fold Card

by | Nov 26, 2013 | Reviews, Stamping

We made this card for the October meeting of stamp club. It features many things from the Holiday catalog – the Expressions Thinlets die, the leaf stamp and the gorgeous patterned paper. This card is also a unique fold called a "Z-Fold". You fold the...

Unusual Fall Colors

by | Nov 25, 2013 | Color Combo, Stamping, Techniques

I made this card months ago as a sample for the Open House event that I had back in August. The theme is definitely fall/Thanksgiving, so I've been waiting to share it until the timing was just right. I broke out the Autumn Accents die that came out last year in...