When I'm creating projects for the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Design Team, I'm always looking to do something a little different. Today's birthday card for #WWYS214 Piece of Cake, is a definitely a bit of a departure for me, but I'm very happy with how it turned out. I started by cutting and scoring a piece of Thick Very Vanilla Card on my Stampin' Trimmer. I folded the card along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder to crease my card base. Then on the front I ... VIEW POST
Sweet Baby & Onesie Tip
The other day I made a really simple congratulations card using the Sweet Baby Stamp Set. It was actually one of two cards I made during that session. This second card is a little more elaborate but I have a tip for adding the cute patterned onesie. FIRST THINGS FIRST To start my project I cut and scored a piece of Powder Pink Card using my Stampin' Trimmer. Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder to create the card base. Using ... VIEW POST
Fighting Butterflies
I'm having one of those days and it's only just past 8am. I was trying to decide what to make and had in mind a feminine gift tag. The problem was that I've been a little fixated on the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set just recently. As well as making a variety of projects for my blog I've also been working on an article for Inspiration Canada. This is a monthly newsletter that's sent out to every Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and I've been part of the writing team for almost 5 years. Anyway, in the ... VIEW POST
Double-inked embossing technique
I'm always looking for ways to showcase great Stampin' Up! products that might otherwise be overlooked. The Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder is one such item. The photograph in the 2018/2019 Annual Catalogue simply doesn't do it justice. This is, hands-down, my favorite embossing folder and I can't seem to stop playing with it. Today I bring you a new idea with this folder, double-inked embossing. Create a background, add a simple sentiment, a die, doily and some ... VIEW POST
Window Box Thinlits Thank You
It will soon be the second Monday in October, and here in Nova Scotia that means Thanksgiving. Follow that with Halloween and then Christmas and there's a lot of 'giving' on the way. So today I thought I would play with a great box option from the Stampin' Up! 2018/2019 Annual Catalogue, the Window Box Thinlits. WINDOW BOX THINLITS Despite it's name the box doesn't look like a window (that's a reference to the oter dies in the set designed to cut pieces from box. Actually the ... VIEW POST
Tea Room Specialty DSP
Over the years I've learned to appreciate patterned papers. I've tried various brands but I've not found any quite like Stampin' Up! Their normal Designer Series Paper (often referred to as DSP) is fairly thick with designs on both sides. Sometimes though they'll create 'Specialty DSP' like Joyous Noel with foil accents in some of the designs. The Tea Room Specialty DSP is different again as it's much thinner than their normal DSP, more like copy paper. While it's not suitable for making ... VIEW POST
