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Ink Blending & Silhouette Stamping

Hello to my fellow creators! It has been a difficult week for me. I am so glad you have stopped by to take a look at what I created this week. I have been very busy trying to meet my goals this month, all while trying to recover from this horrible virus. I have onlyContinue reading “Ink Blending & Silhouette Stamping”

Smash That 6×6 Honey Bee Paper Pad

Hello to my fellow creators! It has been a difficult week for me. I have been trying to recover from this horrid virus and it has not been easy. I did manage to record this video though. I am still trying to smash my stash of 6×6 paper so I pulled out some Honey BeeContinue reading “Smash That 6×6 Honey Bee Paper Pad”

Show Us Your Sheetload – February 2021

Hello to my fellow creators! I have decided to follow along with Alicia of Call me Crafty Al each month and do a video/blog post using her monthly Sheetload of Cards sketches. I used this month’s sketch to make some general thinking of you cards. I pulled in some paper from a Michael’s hot buyContinue reading “Show Us Your Sheetload – February 2021”

Sympathy Cards

This week I chose to make a few sympathy cards to add to my stash. It is never easy to create a sympathy card on demand so I thought I should make a few to have handy. Sure enough, the day after I made these cards, I needed to use one. I used some 6×6Continue reading “Sympathy Cards”

Making a Watermark with a Stencil

I am continuing to use supplies from my stash. This week, I pulled out some stencils that I purchased from Amazon that were still in their original packages, just waiting to be used. I used some Canson Watercolor paper and did some ink blending using Distress Oxide inks from my stash (Aged Mahogany, Festive Berries,Continue reading “Making a Watermark with a Stencil”

In This Together

This week I decided to use up some of my stash. I used a few sheets of 6×6 paper, some scraps of colored card stock and some images I had previously colored. I used the 6×6 One Sheet Wonder Template #2 by @jess.crafts (jesscrafts.com) to make these cards. I pulled out a little bucket ofContinue reading “In This Together”

Show Us Your Sheetload – January 2021

Hello to my fellow creators! I have decided to follow along with Alica of Call me Crafty Al each month and do a video/blog post using her monthly Sheetload sketches. This month’s sketch I used to make some masculine birthday cards since I am always on short supply for masculine cards. I pulled in someContinue reading “Show Us Your Sheetload – January 2021”

Playing with Embossing Folders

Happy New Year and welcome back to my Blog. For my first video of 2021 I made four cards using embossing folders. I was lucky enough to get new embossing folders as a birthday gift from my sister. As I was admiring the folders, she asked me if I knew how to use them andContinue reading “Playing with Embossing Folders”

Doodlebug – Night Before Christmas

For today’s video I made a quick card using Simon Says Stamp’s Limited Edition Holiday Card Kit WE BELIEVE, which included some adorable Doodlebug “Night Before Christmas” stickers and paper. I also used the polka dot stencil and two SSS inks that were included in the kit. I happened to purchase the Doodlebug Night BeforeContinue reading “Doodlebug – Night Before Christmas”

Show Us Your Sheetload – December 2020

I had fun using the December 2020 Sheetload of Cards sketch by Call Me Crafty Al. Her monthly sketches are available for download to her subscribers so go over to her channel (https://www.youtube.com/callmecraftyal) and subscribe for some creative fun. I completed the 300 cards I needed for this year’s annual donation to seniors so IContinue reading “Show Us Your Sheetload – December 2020”