Welcome to the Families First Pals Blog Hop for April 2017. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our 2017 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month we are featuring projects that are all about our families. This is a great time of year to think about…
Today is the day that Stampin’ Up! is going to publish their 2017 Retiring List, which means you will get to find out which stamp sets, etc., are going away on May 31. I want to caution you to grab while you can. I mean, especially all things with the…
I received my Cupcakes & Carousels DSP Stack in the mail today and got right to making a card with these fun Bermuda Bay and So Saffron sheets. I love the vintage feel of these prints. They are…subtle and bright at the same time. Does that even make sense? Subtly…
I was inspired by Linda Heller to make this card ~ This fun and simple layout can be used with many different combinations of Designer Series Papers. Here I’ve used one of the specialty papers from Affectionately Yours and Copper Foil on a base of Night of Navy. To start,…
If you’re like me, you have gobs of unused Washi Tape in your drawer! Sound familiar? Here is a fun tip that will help you to use up that tape and decorate your envelopes! After making a card, find a Washi Tape that has the same colors in it. Tear…
Last month I posted a note card that I made with the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits. See it HERE. I made another for today’s post, with the same basic layout and the thinlit of 5 connecting dragonflies. Here is my card ~ I used the Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper called In…
Every month, Craft Project Central provides a Bonus Project for your purchase. Here is a fun project using the Botanical Builders Framelits, designed by Monika Davis. You might still have snow on the ground, but you will be bringing Spring into someone’s life. Make this bright and cheerful floral card…
Christy Fulk has designed a gorgeous trio of gift packaging using the Special Reason Bundle for Craft Project Central. Check it out ~ Spring is in the air, and you need some little gift packaging ideas to go along with it! This tutorial will teach you how to make a…
It’s St. Patrick’s Day and I’m thinking green….and then I made an Easter card! I guess I don’t know anyone who would appreciate a St. Pat’s Day card, altho I’m sure there are many of you out there! So to all of you Irish, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To make…
As a Guest Designer at Craft Project Central this month, I am posting photographs of projects that you may want to learn more about. Today’s Craft Project Central project is designed by Sue Lehrer. The Celebrate Each Year Memory Book contains 20 pages with photographs from birth to age 18. It is simple to create because it…
My assignment, should I choose to accept it (Who am I kidding?! Of course I will!) is to make a baby card for a baby shower. The baby is a boy and they are a very outdoorsy family — lots of camping and outdoor adventures. So the card should be…
Every month, Craft Project Central puts out a sketch challenge for everyone to play, and they title it Creating Pretty Cards. This month our sketch design comes from CPC Designer, Buffy. Here is her sketch ~ And here is my card that I’m entering ~ I layered Tip Top Taupe,…
Check out this pretty set by Meg Holland on Craft Project Central ~ In this tutorial you’ll learn how to easily make a pretty succulent garden frame and a matching card! This is a perfect gift for friends, teachers, neighbors, etc.! Make multiple sets and make sure to keep one…
Can you say “A-dor-a-ble!”? That’s what this Foxy Friends Bundle is! I may be a little late getting to this party, but I finally purchased this bundle and am having so much fun with it! Wait till you see my fox card ~ next week! A friend of mine is…
Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for March 2017. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our 2017 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month we are featuring Spring or Spring related projects. We hope you enjoy our creations. You may just be starting the Blog Hop…
