I love everything that themes around the Fall season! And here is an embossing folder that is just that ~ Fall beauty! It’s called Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder. It looks even more spectacular when you emboss it into foil. Take a look at my copper foil leaf fall card…
It’s a Sketch Challenge for CASEing Coast to Coast this month! Rosanne Mulhern from Pennsylvania and I, a California girl, collaborate once a month in our blogs to bring you a couple of different takes on similar designs. This month was Rosanne’s turn to pick a theme or card to…
I had a whim to do some coloring, and one of my favorite images to color is this little girl by My Favorite Things. She is swinging by with a “Hi” among the fall trees from Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper. The DSP is layered on a piece…
Did you pass over this one thinking there wasn’t much you could do with it? Take another look and you might change your mind! Textures & Frames is a free stamp set that you can order with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-bration. On this first card, I’ve used one of…
The best part of the Sheep Dies in Sale-a-bration is this cute fence die! Think of all the fun ways you could incorporate this fence into your designs! Today I’ve made it part of a pumpkin patch in a Fall scene. Inspiration: The TGIF Challenge #335 ~ Fall & Pumpkins…
Have you ever seen red pumpkins? No? Neither had I, until I saw an inspirational photo in the Mini Catalog that had Cherry Cobbler pumpkins on a card! It caught my eye, because it was so different! But the Cherry Cobbler against a neutral brown background is so striking! Here…
Last week, Rosanne Mulhern and I brought you a CASEing Coast to Coast with the theme of Paper Piecing. We each made a card with our personal take on the technique. See it HERE if you missed it. I showed you this alternate card using a different style of the…
It’s time for another CASEing Coast to Coast! Each month Rosanne Mulhern and I take turns CASEing (Copy And Selectively Edit) each other. Our theme this month is a technique. I’ve selected paper piecing for our challenge. So first up, here is my cute California couple. Read about them, then…
Welcome back to Camp Create 2021! It’s Day 4 of camp, and there is a fun challenge today. It’s all about backgrounds. I very recently made a card using die cuts for my background and I’m going to share that again today, as it fits perfectly with this challenge. When…
It’s Day 3 of MFT Camp Create! I’m loving summer camp this year and will definitely want to come back next year! Actually, it’s all online and everyone is welcome to join. You should try it! This camp is my kind of fun! That being said, I think today’s challenge…
Here’s another sneak peek at a bundle coming up on August 3 that is perfect for autumn cards. It’s called Time of Giving and has sentiments and images that will carry you from September through December and all the fall holidays. I immediately fell in love with the little leaf…
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day! I want to take a moment to tell you that I’m so grateful for you this year. Thank you for encouraging me to keep posting and sharing my craft. Thank you for buying my kits and Stampin’ Up! products, which in turn helps me to keep…
I don’t think it’s any secret that I love using Copper Foil on my Autumn cards. It is my most favorite paper to use in the Fall! Here is another example of my love of copper leaves craze: Make Your DSP Stretch This pretty card uses a minimal amount of…
I’m continuing to show some older products in new ways. I think these amazing sets get passed over quickly if we had them last year. New and shiny is always more attractive, right? Well what about old and shiny? Like this card I made and call Copper Woods… I took…
Today ends my Sketch Week #2. Did anyone try this sketch? I would love to see a photo if you did! Here is my first card and here is my second. This time I turned the sketch on its side, which gives it a whole new look! I used Love…
