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Don’t you just smell the fall in the air? People are craving everything pumpkin and I am feeling the need to make fall cards. It’s the perfect time to get started…as orange, brown and gold card stock are on sale this month at CutCardStock.com. YAY! Another interesting little tidbit…I was able to do water color…
According to the calendar, the official first day of fall will be here on Friday, September 22nd, so I thought it would be fun to plunge right in to Halloween. Today’s project is easy to make and so fun to give! How about some spooky-cute treat bag toppers to give to all the little ghosts…
A quick backlog of this card. We have a squirrel that is digging up our yard obsessively getting ready for winter. The kids and I have named him Hammy after the squirrel from ‘Over the Hedge’. The sentiment from this card is one of his from the movie. So when I set out to make…
It’s September and time for sunflowers and spiced pumpkin. I love this time of year with all the colors. This card is inspired by the darker colored sunflowers. CutCardstock had the perfect colors. I chose Pop Tone in Hot Fudge (4.24″ x 5.5″ and 3.25″ x 3.75) and Tangy Orange (3 3/8″ x 3 7/8″ and 4.25″ x…
Looking for an easy and inexpensive way to start decorating for autumn? This paper hoop piece comes together quickly with items you probably already have in your stash and gorgeous cardstocks from CutCardStock. Start by turning a piece of patterned paper over to its backside and tracing around the outside of the inner piece of…
Happy September 1st to you! Are you ready for autumn to make its entrance? I sure am! I love the cooler weather here in Texas; it reminds me of summer back in Canada 😃 Today I thought I would use this post to officially make the switch from my rainbow summer palette to the warm,…
Did you see the ABC Primer in my last post? I’ve added a cover, and today I’ll show you how. Plus, if you’ve noticed that tiny little book, it’s made the exact same way, only, well, tiny! More pics of that later . . . Supplies for the bigger book’s cover: mat board PVA glue…
Hi everyone…have you ever used a stencil to heat emboss? I tried it and it was so easy and gave an excellent result-LOVE! I used Natural and white card stock together from CutCardStock.com-don’t forget the sale that’s going on right now! Thanks for stopping by…Lee-Ann from Snappy Scraps **pan down to check out all the…
Houston Flooding and Impacts from Hurricane Harvey Houston is facing unprecedented flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, and the entire Texas Gulf Coast continues to be severely impacted. This catastrophic disaster hits close to home for one of our CutCardStock team members, Drew Conklin, who is based in Houston, TX. She recently shared some…
Recently we had a surprise birthday/retirement party for my dad. Can you guess the theme?! Using three sheets of the metallic paper and one sheet of white, I got started. I had some gold paper lying around as well so I threw that in the mix. The white paper makes for a really good print…
I love working with just plain white cardstock, don’t you? It’s like a blank canvas – there are so many techniques you can use to make projects uniquely your own. One of my favorite techniques is applying ink through a stencil, which is what I did to make the background for today’s anniversary card. I…
Happy Birthday to you…. I needed a few more birthday cards for birthdays that are approaching fast. I started with a A2 Card base of Curious Metallic Cryogen White Cardstock. I used the new colors of Tim Holtz’s Distress Oxides to create a colorful background. I love how the shimmer shows through. I used a…