After yesterday's Post-It Note® project I wanted to create something much more colourful today. As luck would have it, over the weekend I received an e-mail from the Paper Players with their latest design challenge. Their Color Challenge PP558 included some of my favourite colours that reminded me of the Blackberry Beauty Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP). So with the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set added to my desk I set to work creating this elegant birthday card. BLACKBERRY BEAUTY ... VIEW POST
With Playful Alphabet Anything Seems Possible
Not having access to all the tools and materials in my craft studio recently has given me a new appreciation for how fortunate I am as a crafter. It's also forced me to think outside the box to get even more from the tools I do have at my disposal. For today's project it was the Playful Alphabet Dies that came to the rescue once again. I discovered that one half of the equals sign makes a lovely ribbon slot for my bookmark. Yay! HAND-PENNED SUITE My project began with a pretty floral ... VIEW POST
Thank You For Being Kind And Other Sentiments
I'm a sucker for a good sentiment and right now I appear to be spoiled for choice. When looking at sentiments in new stamp sets I consider a number of things. First up, do I already have that sentiment? That's not as easy as it sounds because I have lots of some like "happy birthday" and "thank you". But I might be looking for a larger one, or smaller one. With multi-word sentiments I also like to have the option of all the words on a single line, or the words over several lines. Even the ... VIEW POST
Layering A Sentiment In Reverse
When I first began cardmaking I really didn't understand layers. Why would someone use more product than they needed to create a card? It took a while for me to realise that sometimes adding layers makes the card more interesting. That doesn't mean that simple one-layer cards can't be beautiful, but it's nice to have other options. Normally when I think of layers I think in terms of 'adding', for example layering DSP onto a slightly larger card mat. Or adding a sentiment onto a background ... VIEW POST
