men, boys, teen
One of the things that I have tried to pass on to Mark’s kids and the grandkids is a love of the outdoors. It’s such a healthy outlet and completely foreign to these screen-addicted couch potatoes, that they look at me amazed that I can do things like catch and gut a fish, identify birds,…
Use of color makes for quick and easy masculine cards for all occasions. In this card, I’ve depended on a few of the newest In Colors, and a quick strip of Designer Series Paper. I needed a sympathy card for a family that lost both mother and father in a car accident this month, and…
This months stamp set and the challenge of making it masculine was actually more fun than I thought it would be! I’m challenging myself to go through the entire month using this stamp set to offer options and inspiration for Card Ministry cards, and making 4 cards in just 30 minutes. When you’re ready to…
Save time and money, and still get beautiful cards? Yes! The whole key to this is in the stamp sets you choose to use. Don’t let the task of coloring images be your hold-back from making beautiful cards. You don’t have to color, and I’m going to show you what else you can do to…
As the temperatures continue to soar, I’m sure that Back to School means that it’s autumn somewhere, right? I couldn’t wait to make another card with Soft Seedlings stamp set because I LOVE distINKtive stamps, and I love Autumn. I knew I wanted to use the Leaf embossing folder, and then was challenged to come…
My backyard is the song bird sanctuary I always hoped it would be. Our lovely unknown tree specie has recovered from Snowmagedon 2021, and we’re sure it will live now. Flower beds are cleaned out and ready for October plantings of Black-Eyed Susan and Veronica. “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for…
As I have mentioned in a few blog posts, we are building a new home and I'm weeding through YEARS of stamps, but this is my Number One Favorite Stamp Set. How do I decide? I need a stamp set that is worth its weight in gold. I want a lot of value in anything…
Whenever I open the floor to student requests, they are pretty quick to tell me they need Masculine and Teenager Card Ideas. I have the same issue with the boys outnumbering us girls, but take a look at the DARLING T-shirt sets available! In this 10% OFF bundle, you will get Custom Tee stamp set…
I'd like to talk today about The Card Corsage Technique: How I Invented It. I have always loved the simple elegance of a Clean and Simple (CAS) card, but felt the need to add more layers and embellishments for the longest time. Many of the cards we made decades ago were hour-long processes, much like…
