In my book, 4 Cards in 30 Minutes, the photos show all the measurements in card base plus stamped panel. There was a purpose for that and what I wanted to teach you was recognition of the measurements to instantly know you could create four of those cards in 30 minutes AND save your cardstock!…
Have you ever wondered what to say a few months down the road when someone experiences a loss? I know how you feel! We’ve all known someone to experience a death and we might reach out at the time, but then falter as to what to say months down the road. You know they are…
Without including stamp sets or the punches/dies that may coordinate, I’m grinning that it’s only 15 basic products to get started on this “band wagon” of making 20 Note Cards on the 25th. I had my Coffee and a Card group make three Note Cards & Envelopes each this week. Do you remember this one?…
I see it every time I make an A2 Clean and Simple (CAS) card, and ask myself, “can this be made even more cute on a Note Card? In my last post of an A2 card, Clean and Simple, and using Nature’s Prints stamp set, I left it laying out on the work table to…
In the spirit of making some beautiful cards quickly, have you tried two-step stamping? Two-step stamping is done with a stamp set with line drawn images, and then a solid image to stamp the color into place. In this instance, it happens to be a distINKtive stamp, and you know how I love THAT! Take…
Rather than be intimidated by the amount of coloring with some of the new florals, let me show you how to make graceful cards with Cottage Rose stamp set. Maximize the etching! Let the lines show you where to place shading, or in this case, any of the color at all. This beautiful card was…
Going out to my email subscribers, I’m giving a few hints to make these 4 Cards in 30 Minutes. Sympathy cards don’t even need sentiments on the front of the card, so I made these very quiet, and possible for many occasions. If you’re already a customer of mine, you’ve been given access to an…
Sympathy, or even a Thinking of You, are cards to have on hand for that quick “out the door” mailing when the need arrises. Inside, the sentiments and your hand writing are all the loved ones need right away. You have time to gather your thoughts and resources to follow up the grief storm, but…
I recently heard there’s a superstition to having Sympathy cards on hand. Have you heard that, too? Well, if you avoid having them on hand, here’s a quick and beautiful card to make when you need it. STAMPS: Flowing Flowers, Kindness and Compassion (retired) INK: Gray Granite PAPER: Basic White thick, Gray Granite, Basic White…
