Sharing handmade cards
Happy Friday! Today’s card is perfect for celebrating someone who has recently purchased a new home. I still remember when my husband and I bought our first home over 20 years ago; it was such an exciting milestone, but also a little scary! To create the card, I adhered blue cardstock to a 5¾" × 4⅛" card base using liquid glue. Next, I die-cut a frame with the Stitched Window Cover Die and adhered it to the card... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! Today, I’m sharing a soft pastel watercolour scene that would make a beautiful engagement or anniversary card. For this card, I used the You’re Engaged Stamp Set, Distress Watercolour Pencils, and a scene die from my stash. To begin, I cut an A2 card panel from Distress Watercolour Paper and coloured the sky... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! Today, I’m sharing a fun interactive spring card featuring the Rain or Shine Mice A4 Printed Cardstock and coordinating dies from Time For Tea Designs. For the background, I used patterned paper from my stash. I’m not sure why, but I’m always hesitant to use patterned paper that I really love! I die-cut... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing a fun interactive card featuring the I Really Dig You Printed Cardstock and coordinating dies from Time For Tea Designs. I love the way the mole pops out from his hole! For the background, I used papers from the Pretty Pastels 6x6 Paper Pad. I die-cut the patterned paper using... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing a spring scene featuring a Distress Oxide watercoloured background and the Rain or Shine Mice A4 Printed Cardstock from Time For Tea Designs. I love how this rainy-day card turned out. To create the background, I used Stormy Sky and Peeled Paint Distress Oxides on watercolour paper. I smooshed each... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! Today I’m sharing a spring birthday card I created using the Ewe are Moovellous A4 Printed Cardstock from Time For Tea Designs. These beautifully colored images, printed on high-quality cardstock, make it easy to create eye-catching cards. I started by ink-blending Salvaged Patina Distress Ink over the Scene Builder 6x6 Stencil onto an... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday, everyone! Today I’m sharing a sweet Christmas scene I created using the Gingerbread Family - Our House to Yours stamp set from Time For Tea Designs. To build the background, I started with watercolour paper and layered Picked Raspberry, Salvaged Patina, and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Sprays. I applied the colours, heat-setting between layers... Continue Reading →
Hello! I love finding creative ways to use my supplies beyond their intended purposes. For my bookmark project, I did just that with the Five Windows Cover Die. First, I die-cut white cardstock using the Stitched Quilted Cover Die. Then, I placed the Bookmark Dies diagonally over this panel and ran it through my die-cutting... Continue Reading →
Halloween is next week, so I am finishing my spooky card series with a cute purple card. Once again, I used the versatile Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection. I paired this with two die sets and enamel dots from Time For Tea Designs. For the background, I ink-blended spun sugar, shaded lilac and villainous... Continue Reading →
Happy new release day! I am sharing my first card featuring the latest stamp and die sets from Time For Tea Designs! I used two new stamp sets and two new dies for today's card. I LOVE this new release; it is perfect for all your summer cards! For the background panel, I ink blended... Continue Reading →
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