Do you ever just experiment with your craft supplies? It's something I do quite a lot. Sometimes my experiments work and sometimes they leave me a little disappointed, but it's never time wasted. Occasionally I'll start experimenting simply because I'm struggling with a project. At times I find doing something totally different can spark an idea, like when I was playing with my Watercolor Pencils recently. BLACK MAGIC PENCILS I was actually using Basic Black Card to create layers for ... VIEW POST
Curvy Scene For My Last Subtle Embossed Card
Of all the products being retired by Stampin' Up! the one I will miss the most is the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. This has been a staple in my craft studio ever since its release and I can't imagine ever getting rid of it. Like all other retiring products it's now only available while stocks last. So I decided to use it on one final project and pair it with the Quite Curvy Stamp Set and coordinating Curvy Dies. WHITE START I began by using my Paper Trimmer to cut and score some Thick ... VIEW POST
Hooray For Some Quick Inspiration
I love papercrafting but sometimes I worry that I'm running out of interesting ideas. So every now and then I find it helpful to just sit down grab a whole bunch of different products and simply experiment. It was during one of these sessions that I came up with the idea for today's "Hooray for you" gift tag. Hooray indeed! BLACK AND WHITE My project began with a 3" x 6" piece of Basic Black Card, scored on the long side at 3". After folding it along the scored line I sharpened the ... VIEW POST
When The Word Million Looks Wrong
Today's project is one I designed a little while ago as part of an article for Inspiration Canada. This is a newsletter that's e-mailed to all Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in Canada every month. Designing this project using the new Quite Curvy Stamp Set was fun, but created an unusual problem. By the time I'd finished working on the card and the article I was convinced that the word "million" was spelled wrong! I've checked the dictionary and it's fine, so with that reassurance I am happy to ... VIEW POST
