It’s officially spring, and as expected it’s also snowing outside. Still, in my craft room it can be any season I want. Today it’s summer, and I decided to bring you a pair of birthday cards that I designed for our Canadian Demonstrator newsletter “Inspiration Canada”. I’ve been contributing project designs and articles for the newsletter for many years and was excited to create these slimline cards. Whether you fancy the pink version or the blue one they both use the Artfully Layered Stamp Set ... VIEW POST
Tropical Layers Spawned Ric-Rac Trim
One of the fun things about cutting dies and embossing folders is finding new ways to use them. Sometimes I’ll be inspired by something I’ve seen elsewhere. Sometimes it’s noticing interesting shapes formed by pieces discarded on the desk. Today’s project idea came about while I was designing some new cards as part of an article I was writing for Canadian Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. The project involved the Artfully Layered Stamp Set and coordinating Tropical Layers Dies. ... VIEW POST
Layers Of Green And Vanilla
Well it's been an eventful 36 hours. First, a winter storm that has left the driveway coated in very thick layers of ice and snow. Not a good situation when said driveway is also on a hill. Then yesterday evening our two 11 month-old granddaughters needed checking out at the hospital after almost two days of vomiting. They're both now on medication and hopefully on the mend. So after staying up until I knew they were all safely home I slept in. Hopefully my late project was worth waiting ... VIEW POST
