I lost one of the plates for my Glimmer Machine, so it's been a while since I've been able to do any foiling. Since Spellbinders told me I couldn't buy a replacement place, I was grateful for a crafty friend who owns all sorts of plates and a caliper to help me figure out a … Read more
I had a request for a large batch of fall-themed Thank You cards, so I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch and my collection of prints to make them all the same, but different. I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles Die Cut for the inner panel on a white cardstock card … Read more
When I saw the Simon Says Stamp Fun with Foil Challenge, I realized it had been a while since I had created with foiling. I had some foiled Pinkfresh Studio background in my stash from our stamping getaway (where we all spent a good part of the weekend foiling), so I decided to create a … Read more
The colors in this week's Color Throwdown are a really unique combination to me … and I love them. That scene looks like something I would combine in my home. I searched through my print drawer and found an Alcohol Ink Background that combined purple and red with touches of silver foil. I … Read more
The current Challenge at Seize the Birthday is to use your favorite technique. Seriously, how can I possibly pick just one … so I went with my current favorite technique that I'm enjoying and trying to master – hot foiling. I foiled the Spellbinders Tis the Season String Lights background (I didn't even … Read more
The current Unity Stamp Company Challenge is Summer Sweets. I went through my entire Unity Stamp Company collection, and the only summer sweet I could find was cake (which if you know me, is no big surprise). I went with a never-been-inked Cupcake from Unity's January 2014 Kit of the Month Be Your OWN Kind … Read more
This background was rejected for yesterday's Pinkfresh Studio card, but it was too pretty not to give it another try. I'm linking-up one more card for the May Spring Challenge at Pinkfresh Studio. I die cut the new Gazebo Die Cut we received at Pinkfresh Studio Create & Connect twice and layered them together for … Read more
At our retreat this weekend, Chris Dayton made us an adorable paper flower bouquet with a die cut sentiment that was *potted* in a collapsible CLIC & GO watercolor cup from Faber Castell (so cute). She asked that if we dis-assembled, to use the flower to make a card, so that's what I did this … Read more
This week at Shopping Our Stash we're getting Sketchy. I started by looking for a theme for my sketch and settled on the Just Us Girls Trend Week to use Foil on your Alcohol Ink. I remembered I had the scraps left from these fun Rainbow Alcohol Ink cards, so I pieced … Read more
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Full METAL Jacket – create a card featuring a metallic element. I went with Foil as my element and pulled out a piece I had made during Foil-a-palooza years ago with Lauren using Decofoil Transfer Gel, and the AlteNew Layered Kaleidoscope Stencil A and Gina … Read more