Welcome again and today we’re making a mixed media reverse canvas using red, white, and green card stock for holiday themed decor. I started out by cutting pieces of Basis card stock in “dark red” – I made narrow strips just wide enough to collage over top of the staples on the back of an…
Red and Green-two words that scream Christmas…well a traditional Christmas…using colors from our childhoods. Lucky for you-all Red and green card stocks are on sale this month at CutCardStock.com…YAY! Just in time for the holidays! I have a card and treat to share that I made with heat embossing and die cutting-easy peasy…pan down to…
Christmas always seems to sneak up on me while I’m happily enjoying pumpkin-everything, so this year I’m making a real effort to stay on top of my handmade Christmas cards. This easy card mixes vintage images with bright and beautiful cardstocks on sale this month in the CutCardStock store. Start by trimming Neenah Classic Crest…
With the holidays fast approaching, and the great sale of red, white and green cardstock over at CutCardStock.com, it’s the perfect time to get a jump on holiday crafting. I love to have lots of handmade tags on hand during the holidays. Even as a last minute gift, it’s easy to add a handmade tag…
Happy Halloween, y’all! Since there are lots of posts filled with pumpkins and ghoulies going around this month, I thought I’d share an autumn floral card with you today. I have a great tip for you! When you can’t figure out how to color a bouquet, look up examples of flower arrangements on Google. That’s…
I have so many things to be grateful for, I wanted a pocket or purse size journal to record them in during November. I created a small (4.25″ x 5.5″) Gratitude Journal for recording what I am grateful for each day. It could be a simple saying or thought, a photograph with a short caption…
Hi everyone…I don’t know about you…but I am just drawn to gold and rich fall colors lately…I’m loving the Royal Sundance Linen card stock in Burgundy-it’s so rich and gorgeous…and all Royal Sundance card stock is on sale this month at CutCardStock.com…lucky you!!!! I just love this burgundy and gold together for a fall card…Thanks…
Hi Friends!! kel here today 🙂 Can you believe it’s only 2 short months until Christmas?!?! Every year I challenge myself to make thank you cards, but always end up buying them because it’s so much easier and faster. Well this year, I’m determined to send out some handmade thank you chards, so am experimenting with some…
My favorite part about fall is that I feel like drinking hot lattes again. So I thought some coffee-themed cards would be great to showcase for this time of year. I used a book of patterned paper from cutcardstock.com that has a lot of great graphic options and patterns. I also chose Basis cardstock in dark…
Warm days, cool nights and turning leaves have welcomed fall in abundance here in Maine! One of the things I love about fall and cooler weather is burning my favorite candles. Here’s a project using a battery operated candle, so it’s beautiful to look at and not a safety issue. Here’s a glimpse at some…
It’s pumpkin time here in the midwest. I created a card in honor of all the local pumpkin patches. It can be used for birthday, thinking of you or just to welcome spring. I cut a piece of Cougar White Super Smooth to 2.75″ x 4″, stamped the image and colored it with colored pencils. I…
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…