Today’s blog post nearly didn’t happen! We’ve had 24 hours of strong gusty winds and unsurprisingly the power has gone out several times since yesterday. Thankfully the wind has now eased and we’re being treated to a lovely sunny day, albeit a little on the fresh side. So as today is the first Wednesday in the month it means it’s time for another IDEAS Blog Hop. This month our theme is Christmas Crafting and I decided to use the fun Christmas Crew Stamp Set and coordinating dies to make my ... VIEW POST
IDEAS Blog Hop: Christmas Crew
IDEAS Blog Hop: Relaxing Inspiration
This month the IDEAS team has a theme we've not used before. It's called Inspiration and we're sharing how we find inspiration for our projects. It's a question I'm asked quite regularly and the simple answer is it can come from all sorts of places, not just from other people's cards. However that's exactly where I got my inspiration this time, and while the layers on the original card are gorgeous, it was actually the colour scheme that caught my eye. In fact it was over a year ago that I ... VIEW POST
Artisan Sketched By Request
Last weekend I was working at a local bazaar that sells home baking and handcrafted items. It’s where I sell a lot of my finished cards and projects and get to meet the lovely people who purchase them. Although I try to keep a good variety of cards in stock, I wasn’t able to help a lady looking for a simple anniversary card (I only had ones for silver and golden anniversaries). So today I decided to remedy that by making this floral card using the Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper ... VIEW POST
Cutest Dogs
Can you believe we’re almost a third of the way through August already! While it’s still very hot here in Nova Scotia there are subtle signs that autumn is not that far away. That means I need to start working on projects for the various craft fairs I’ll be attending. Each time I receive a request for something with a particular theme, sentiment, or focal image I always make a note. Common requests are for animals and the Cutest Crew Stamp Set is going to be the perfect addition for that. I ... VIEW POST
Relaxing Day
One of my favourite things to do when I’m colouring is to combine watercoloured or brushed ink with Stampin’ Blends. There’s something quite magical about seeing the Stampin’ Blends image pop against the more subtle background. Sometimes I’ll stamp and mask an image before adding the brushed ink. Today however I decided to make the most of the Relaxing Waterside Dies to cut out this striking Adirondack chair. It also gives me an opportunity to share a quick tip with you for making a die-cut ... VIEW POST
Fussy-Cut Flora
As a papercrafter I love trying out new techniques like the coloured embossing I demonstrated in my blog post Stone & Vine Magic. But as I discover these new ideas it’s all too easy to forget favourite ones from the past. One of these is ‘paper piecing’ or ‘paper tole’ (depending on where you’re from). It’s a great way to add colour and depth to a stamped image and needs nothing more than a good pair of scissors. This flower image from the Fern & Flora Stamp Set demonstrates it ... VIEW POST
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