Origami Birds

Origami Birds

A while ago I created a card for a gift certificate that featured a glossy looking diecut word, and the recipient was very curious how in the world I created that. I learned the trick from the interwebz, and I decided to show the South Burlington stamp club group the...
Sale-A-Bration Coordination

Sale-A-Bration Coordination

Stampin’ Up! has just released (a few hours ago) some items that are designed to coordinate with the Sale-A-Bration products that you’ve been enjoying for a couple of months. There are some Big Shot dies, a punch and a new stamp set with greetings that...
Cupcake Wishes

Cupcake Wishes

I designed this card for two reasons. First, I needed to figure out the next card for the birthday card ministry for our church. I try to design cards that a small group can assemble quickly. I typically do the stamping in advance to speed up the process. This time, I...
Tea Anyone?

Tea Anyone?

I decided to show the Essex stamp club the hinged die-cut technique as well this month. This time I featured the tea set from the Occasions catalog and the Ovals dies. I have to confess that I went a little crazy with coloring projects this month, but this pretty tea...
Hummingbird Glory

Hummingbird Glory

This was the “simpler” card that we made at the Essex stamp club this month. I went a little crazy with the coloring this month and both of the cards we made required the Stampin’ Blends. I was happy to pull out this pretty stamp set and the...
Amazing Blooms

Amazing Blooms

I designed this card for the South Burlington stamp club group. I wanted to take the opportunity to showcase a stamp set from the Occasions catalog. I actually received the pretty floral set at the November OnStage event, and this is the first time that I inked it up....