Living where I do in Nova Scotia it was inevitable that I'd get the By The Bay Stamp Set. It's a Sale-A-Bration set that can only be obtained for free. Simply place an order for $60 CAD before shipping and taxes and then you can select this set as your free gift. After yesterday's elaborate gift tag I decided By The Bay would be the perfect set for today's Simple Sunday project. What's more, to make things even simpler I broke a few rules with my Stampin' Blends too. BY THE BAY I ... VIEW POST
Too Much Tufted Fun
Today I start with an apology for the lateness of my blog. I've no excuse other than I was having too much fun creating today's project and forgot about the time. So hopefully better late than never, here's a gift tag using the Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. LUXURIOUSLY TUFTED BASE I started this project with a vague idea for a really luxurious looking base. So I cut a 2" x 4-1/4" piece of Merry Merlot Card and dampened it with clean water using a Stampin' ... VIEW POST
Daisy Delight (and an Ice Storm)
So today all the schools in the area are closed due to a forecast ice storm. It's very cloudy right now and we can't see across the bay, but apart from that it doesn't look like much. Mind you the 'damp' deck is coated in a sheet of crystal clear ice. In fact, everything is coated in a layer of ice. It inspired me to get out my clear embossing powder for today's Daisy Delight thank you card. A QUICK START I started by using my Stampin' Trimmer to cut and score a piece of Thick Very ... VIEW POST
Strong & Beautiful (and unstoppable)
One of the problems with greetings cards is, what happens to them after the occasion has ended? I mean, you can only keep a birthday card on display for so long, no matter how nice it is. That's why sometimes what starts out as a card ends up being something else entirely. Like this decorated notepad with an altered sentiment from the Strong & Beautiful Stamp Set. SIMPLE START I began this project very simply with a 5" x 8" notepad and a piece from the Nature's Poem 12" x 12" ... VIEW POST
Shades of Green (with a pop of red)
I'm not sure what's going on, but today is apparently my day for internet issues. So I'd better make this post a quick one. Basically I was experimenting with different colour combinations and ended up using three shades of green for a thank you card. SHADES OF GREEN The three shades of green I put together were Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron and Call Me Clover. Soft Sea Foam was used for the card base that I embossed using the Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing ... VIEW POST
#SimpleStamping Birthday
Have you ever heard the phrase 'less is more'? Sometimes as papercrafters we find that a difficult concept to grasp. I remember when I first started making cards wondering why people bothered to add layers, or ribbon and other embellishments. We are definitely influenced by what we see others doing, and tools or materials they're using. Before long we're doing it too. While there's nothing wrong in that, it is good to get back to basics now and again. So today I have another #SimpleStamping ... VIEW POST
Lovely Lattice for #WWYS205
Many years ago when I first started papercrafting I was introduced to the 'blockfill technique'. Basically I would create a colourful image and then partially surround it with a block of really dark colour, usually black. The beauty of the technique is in the contrast between the two areas. The challenge was getting the dark colour without telltale streaks, but the new Basic Black Stampin' Blends now makes this possible. So as soon as I saw the Lovely Lattice Stamp Set I was determined to ... VIEW POST
Perennial Birthday #SimpleStamping
It's Sunday again and we had a lot of snow overnight. Still, the sky has cleared and it's a gorgeous sunny morning here in Nova Scotia. I love how the sun shines off freshly fallen snow, I just don't like shovelling it. Especially since it's currently minus 12C right now. I'd rather stay in and craft and that means a Simple Sunday project. Today I'm combining that with the Stampin' Up! #simplestamping challenge. The brief for February is simple - use stamps, ink and paper with the bonus ... VIEW POST
It’s Groundhog Day
Today's Groundhog Day and our local weather prognosticator, Shubenacadie Sam has just predicted another six weeks of winter. Gee thanks Sam! I woke up with a scratchy throat and what could be the beginnings of earache, so not a great start to Superbowl weekend. For my project I decided to revisit a favourite colour combination, pink and grey to make a really simple but elegant thank you card. ANIMAL EXPEDITION WITH NO ANIMALS It all began with the Animal Expedition 12" x 12" ... VIEW POST
The Icing On The Cupcake
My regular blog readers will know that I love it when there's dies or punches that coordinate with stamp images. I'm sure I'm not the only one. But if push comes to shove I'm not afraid of a little fussy cutting. That's exactly what I needed to do on today's cupcake tag project, but not for much longer... ONE FOR THE BOYS Today I decided to use the free Hello Cupcake Stamp Set from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure to make a tag that would be suitable for the boys. The Hello Cupcake Stamp Set ... VIEW POST
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