Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! We’re so glad you’re here. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. This month we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Pals Blog Hop with “Critters” from the…
I learned a fun technique today that I thought you might be interested in! I dry embossed with my heart stencil to Welcome Baby Girl! My main goal was to create a fun platform on which to attach this cute stamp from Witty-cisms. I was drawn to this stamp set…
If this card doesn’t wake you up, nothing will! I have a bright one for you today!! Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper provides the color, and Love What You Do provides the sweet sentiment. I will share what I love to do with this free Designer Series Paper (get it…
Every card you create is a mini work-of-art! Have you thought about it that way? It’s true…whether we feel like an artist or not, when we put beautiful elements onto paper and make a card for someone, we are sending them a tiny work of art! And I find that…
Good Monday Morning! First Monday in March! March is my birthday month, so I think I’ll be focusing on birthday cards this month. To start things off, I have a “Masculine on Monday” card for you. To me, “masculine” means CAS (clean and simple), with some great color and low…
Did you know that in Hawaii, the pineapple is the symbol for “Welcome”? This Tropical Oasis Pineapple welcomes you with an incredible amount of texture. It literally invites you to touch it! My photo doesn’t show it very well, but this pineapple die embosses as well as cuts all the…
I have a Tropical Oasis birthday card for you today. It gives the impression of being quilted, as I ran it through the Big Shot with the Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder. I chose four prints from the Tropical Oasis DSP that had similar colors in them, cut each square…
Welcome to Karen’s Stamping Habit! Today I’m sharing a card that I’ve made to welcome Wave. Wave is the new granddaughter of a friend of mine. I started thinking about a card that I could send the new Grandma and this paper from See A Silhouette came to mind. Doesn’t…
Today I’m CASEing – myself! – with the layout that I showed you on Wednesday. It’s a simple and fun layout that you can do so many different things with. On this card I’ve used Beauty Abounds. My background paper is another beauty from Best Dressed 6″x 6″ DSP. I…
Welcome to CASEing Coast to Coast, February! This month I’m featuring a stamp from Beautiful You and adding some paper piecing. Here is my card ~ I used Best Dressed 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper to dress the girl and carried it through to the layer behind her. The Art…
As I was looking through my Best Dressed DSP, I found this light purple and mint piece that looks a little like daisies. So Daisy Lane came out of the closet and today we are welcoming Spring (I know… wishful thinking!) Here is Daisy Lane & Best Dressed together~ Pretty…
Happy Valentine’s Day to each of you! Hearts, flowers, and sweet wishes to all my peeps! When I was young, one of my favorite crafts was to make Valentine cards for all my friends. When I was a kindergarten teacher, it was also a favorite activity to do with my…
Here is a pretty little card that only takes a few minutes to make. Dare I say, 10 minutes? Yep! “Your friendship is a blessing” is such a beautiful sentiment from So Sentimental that can be used for many an occasion. Quick Stats: Lovely Lipstick Cardstock ~ 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored…
When I saw the color palette for the TGIF Challenge this week, I immediately thought of Lovely Lily Pad and Lily Impressions DSP. Here is my card ~ ~and here is the TGIF banner that inspired my creativity ~ Smoky Slate became my base color. The Pool Party and Melon…
Any great celebration calls for confetti, right? Super Bowl…America’s Got Talent…your retirement…your birthday… This calls for confetti! Not to mention, a few balloons! This toucan and the confetti come with the Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper. I’ve cut out three similarly round balloons and popped them up with Dimensionals over…
