CRAFTING DAILY DOSE

I played with the upcoming Pansy Petals Suite using Fresh Freesia, which I can tell is going to be a very popular new In Color! I love the layers and details on the Pansy dies. For the 2 larger back petals, I started with Fresh Freesia cardstock and used daubers to blend in Fresh Freesia ink just around the edges. Using tone-on-tone blending gives a pretty gradient that is guaranteed to match. For added contrast, I then outlined each petal by rubbing the edges against a Gorge

Welcome to the April 2021 Technique Squad Blog Hop! I’m excited to be part of this fun collaboration with fellow Stampin' Up Demonstrators. It’s a chance to explore new techniques and have fun experimenting. This month, we’re making stained glass cards. For my card, I used the beautiful cover die from the Potted Succulents set. To start, I created a standard card based from Basic White Thick cardstock: 8-1/2” x 5-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4" along the long side. I then trimmed a pi

On my new Facebook group, I asked members to help me choose between two retiring stamp sets for my weekend crafting. I love a fun challenge, so it seemed appropriate that the unanimous winner was Game On! For my first card, I chose a wiper mechanism so that the playing cards could fan out. Besides having interactive elements, I also love adding dimension to cards, so the chess pieces were elevated using bits of Foam Adhesive Sheets. I then stamped the chess image again and cu

The March Paper Pumpkin kit had supplies to make 8 celebratory cards. It also included 4 stencils and a sponge as a bonus since March was Paper Pumpkin’s anniversary month. I love using the kit in different ways, and this time, I created a pop-up shadowbox card inspired by Jennifer McGuire and a pop-up frame card inspired by Bibi Cameron. I really enjoyed making these and hope you'll like them too! If you don’t already subscribe to Paper Pumpkin, check it out! The full March

I'm shaking things up with this month's Workshop! We're using the Sweet Ice Cream bundle and Ice Cream Corner Sprinkles to make 3 different types of shaker cards! Plus, there'll be 3 additional cards, including a fun-fold and a pop-up. Each month's workshop focuses on a curated collection of Stampin' Up products that I think are fun and versatile. You'll receive access to the tutorial videos and written measurements with the purchase of the featured products, or with any $50