SHAPING-up for the Holidays

Since we're half-way to Christmas, the Jingle Belles thought it was time we started SHAPING-up for the Holidays.  We're asking you to create a SHAPED card (anything other than square or rectangle will do). I shopped my stash and found this Crafter's Companion Jolly Santa Die Cut Set that was still sealed-up in the packaging … Read more

Abstract Masculine Gift Card Set

I had fun using stamps, stencils & die cuts to create a masculine gift card set.  I used several trios of ink from the Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink Collection. I started with the Ink Trio 18 together with Taylored Expressions Abstract Accents Stencils & Stamps together with stamps from Taylored Expressions Field Notes … Read more

Diamond Tiles Gift Set

This afternoon I die cut the entire Simon Says Stamp Diamond Tiles Die Set twice from 3 different colors of Cardstock (grey, light blue and golden yellow).  Then I set down with white card bases and began to play creating a gift set of cards by piecing the cardstock together. The first one paired 8 … Read more

Pop Rocks Happiness

Today I am Guest Designing at the Jaded Blossom Blog with products from their new "I Love the 80's" release.     I wanted to play with the blending properties of some new Distress Archival Inks and the Jaded Blossom 80's Stencil … I love the inky tie-dye effect of blending these colors using Alcohol. … Read more