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
