On Christmas Day my card featured a robin against a striking watercoloured scene from the amazing New Horizons 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (DSP). Sadly the project you saw was a do-over, as while cleaning up I'd dropped an open black ink pad onto the original card and ruined it. So that day I took the card apart and remade it with a new (but identical) background. However as I mentioned yesterday I hate wasting product, so here's the second part of my solution to use that damaged ... VIEW POST
Create A Hat For Any Occasion
Masculine cards are often perceived by many crafters as difficult to make. With feminine cards, if all else fails, add flowers and bows. For the men, not so simple (although lots of men like flowers!). Anyway, when Stampin' Up! brought out the Hats Off Stamp Set and coordinating Hat Builder Dies I could see an immediate need. Oddly enough my first hat card was a feminine one, just to prove a point. But when it came to my recent 24 cards in 24 hours marathon, I couldn't resist going in a ... VIEW POST
Hats Off To Enhanced Faux Stitching
I don't know what it is about Nova Scotia but it seems just about everyone (guys at least) wear hats. I friend showed me her husband's collection the other day and the closet reminded me of others I'd seen. So I suppose it was only fitting that I get the new Hats Off Stamp Set and Hat Builder Dies from Stampin' Up!. They've got lots amazing details but I thought I could step it up a notch with some enhanced faux stitching. HATS OFF TO THE DESIGNERS I began by choosing the small floral ... VIEW POST
