Hello, friends! Toni here and I’ve entertained the idea of keeping a bird as a pet but will stick with cats. However, birds are such characters, aren’t they? I created a tropical backdrop for this adorable and absolutely fabulous-in-pink bird birthday card. Creating the jungle backdrop To begin, I started the card by sponging a…
Hello, friends! Are any of you fellow gardeners? Toni here and I love this time of year. My early spring flowers are popping up and my summer ones are starting to think about it. For this spring birthday card, I had planned to cut the seed packet from Cougar White cardstock. However, my eye was…
Hello, friends! Toni here sharing a cute spring card inspired by the proverb “April showers bring May flowers.” Although I realize it’s only mid-March, I couldn’t help myself as my early daffodils and hyacinth started blooming in February. I love the pops of color in my garden! april showers Firstly, I diecut a Pop Tone…
Hello, friends! Spring is well on its way so I’ve been adding all sorts of color to my projects. Are you doing the same? Toni with you today sharing a cheerful duo of mixed media eater birthday cards. I wanted LOTS of color on the Easter eggs but wanted them to feel randomly colored too….
Hello, friends! I think as papercrafters we all have difficulty parting with scraps of paper. When does a piece of cardstock become too small to keep? Toni here to show you how I used up a bunch of my scraps on my Smile, Cutie! Valentine card. To create the background of the card, I gathered…
Are you a fan of interactive cards? Toni here and I certainly am! Indeed, who doesn’t like being able to pull, push, or open a card for a little surprise? The Interactive mechanism For this quirky Valentine card, I used a set of Lawn Fawn dies to create a pull and slide card that pops…
Now that the holidays are over, are you still creating holiday/winter cards or have you moved on to Valentines and such? Toni here and, personally, I find the cold weather the perfect inspiration to make cards with snowflakes and wintery critters. But, how could I best capture the beauty of snow? I wondered whether I…
Every year I make a handful of multi-purpose holiday/winter/Valentine cards just in case the mail is slow or I am in the mailing. Consequently, even if the card arrives late to the recipient, it’s still appropriate to the season. Do you do the same? Toni here and let’s jump right in to see how I…
Have you every decorated a cake? As in, fancy decorated one with special frosting tips and all that? Toni here and I have but it’s so not my thing. I’d much rather decorate a paper cake like I did here. I’ll even share my “recipe” with you! The card base To begin, I 3D embossed…
Do you like to add a bit of glitter and bling onto your holiday cards? Or, maybe you’re like me and decide to add a bit and then even more! Toni here with you and let’s don our sunglasses to take a look at my glittery cards which are sure to make the holidays merry…
I don’t think there’s a papercrafter out there who hasn’t started a project and then watched it snowball into a PROJECT, do you? For example, maybe you had a simple design in mind but then halfway through realized you want to add embossing or the like. Toni here with you today. In my case, I…
Hello, friends! Are you as big a fan of texture on your papercrafting projects as I am? Toni here with you today sharing the results of my experiments with letterpressing using cardstocks from CutCardStock. Used for letterpressing I tried a few varieties, including the Savoy 100% Cotton Brilliant White 236# Double Thick Letter Press cardstock…