Sharing handmade cards
Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing a cheesy Christmas card featuring the Merry Cheesemas stamp set and the Say Cheese Cover Plate Die. I love that I was able to use a non-traditional Christmas colour for the background of this project! I began with watercolour paper and a mix of Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw, and Rusty... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! Today’s card celebrates my youngest niece, who just received her driver’s license! This exciting milestone definitely calls for a congratulations card, and the Adventure Awaits stamp set was perfect for the occasion. To create the background, I painted a light wash of blue, purple, and pink watercolors on watercolor paper. Once it was... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! I’m excited to share a beautiful winter scene mini slimline card I created using the Seasons Tweetings and Merry Cheesemas stamp sets from Time For Tea Designs. I love extending the use of these Christmas stamp sets by creating winter cards. For the background, I started with mixed-media paper trimmed to 3 inches... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday and Happy New Year! For my first card of 2025, I am excited to share a bright, colourful card, wishing you a vibrant start to the new year! I created the rainbow card panel using Distress Watercolor Pencils in the following colours: Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, and... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! I'm excited to share my last Christmas card of the year, a colourful shaker featuring the It's Penguin-ing to Look A Lot Like Christmas stamp set from Time For Tea Designs. I started with watercolour paper and die-cut using the Stars Stitched Cover Die. Then, I sprayed the die-cut panel with Mermaid Lagoon... Continue Reading →
Happy last Friday before Christmas! I want to share my favourite Christmas card of the year featuring two adorable birds from the Seasons Tweetings stamp set visiting a lovely Christmas market. I applied Evergreen Bough and Peacock Feathers Distress Paint to my glass mat and sprayed it with water to create the background panel. I... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! I used the new Sweet Christmas stamp set from Time For Tea Designs to create a pastel pink Christmas card. I really enjoyed incorporating non-traditional Christmas colours into this project. To begin, I die-cut Distress White Heavy cardstock by Ranger using the Wonky Window Cover Die. I then ran it through my Big... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! Today's project features the new A6 stamp set, Seasons Tweetings. This adorable set is my favourite from the brand-new release by Time For Tea Designs, as it includes cute birds dressed up for winter—one even holds a take-out coffee cup! To begin, I ink-blended Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide, Festive Berries Distress Ink, and... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! I’m excited to share a fun Christmas card featuring the new stamp set, Santa’s Nice List, along with beautiful patterned paper from Time For Tea Designs. I die-cut a 5 1/8-inch square of striped paper from the Winter Wonderland Paper Pad (6x6") using the Simple Square Nesting Dies. I adhered this square to... Continue Reading →
Happy New Release Day! I’m excited to share my first Christmas card of the year, featuring the adorable Merry Cheesemas stamp set from Time For Tea Designs. I sprayed Weathered Wood Distress Oxide Spray through the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil onto watercolour cardstock and then pressed it onto watercolour paper using my fingers. I... Continue Reading →
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