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…
You’ve been following me for a while and see that I’m going from Clean and Simple (CAS) to using a punch that coordinates with the stamp set … and you have questions. I get it. And I have answers. FIRST QUESTION: Not another flower stamp set, again? Well, as a gardener I’d have to say…
I couldn’t wait to get this set and easily made 3 different ways with the Petal Park Punch bundle. Through the end of April, it’s still priced as a bundle at 10 percent off, so don’t wait! Here’s why you need it: My first choice was to begin with a Note Card, and a card…
During the retreat last month, I made the 20 Card Ministry cards for April, from Splendid Thoughts (retired), shown below. Each time an order is placed, I mail a Thank You card with notes inside about earning Prized Blooms. I also use these cards in Card Ministry sent to my personal list of those I…
While I was making my mailing list out, I realized a couple things that make this annual card making session more important to me than making Christmas Cards: Plus, who doesn’t love getting an orange envelope in the mail, right? Colored envelopes and stamping a little something in that lower left corner is especially fun…
This time of year has been a favorite time of year for me. It wasn’t always that way, as I’m sure as it is for you, Christmas is a favorite. When my brother was killed just three months after my husband left, our entire family fractured. I didn’t see that at the time, but looking…
This year I have been experimenting around with taking a full card idea and turning them into Note Cards. It makes sense that what fits on that stamped panel we’ve been making should be able to translate to Note Cards, and they have! As I finished A2 cards for #mailitmonday I continued to stamp a…
In the Series of Saving Time and Money by Avoiding Coloring, I’m featuring Beauty of Friendship today. The first card here is one that uses an embossed layer, a piece of Designer Series Paper, and the stamped focal piece. DistINKtive Stamp Sets are simply inked and stamped directly to paper. There are no shading tools…
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…
