I’ll be honest…I usually spend all my time focusing on creating a card and forget to pay attention to much else. When a friend is going through a rough time though, I like to think about ways to send a little extra love. Coordinating envelopes are a fun way to amp up a simple card…
That’s a Wrap! While most are finished shopping for Christmas, many haven’t wrapped the fruits of their shopping labor just yet. As a self-professed paper snob, wrapping gifts (albeit last minute) is one of the joys I have during the Christmas season. It is a time for me to unwind and reflect on each recipient…
Destination WEDDING Hola! Welcome to my Destination Wedding Blog Post! I have been honored to create wedding invitation suites for clients all over the US and abroad for brides from foreign countries to those traveling to foreign countries for their nuptials. I currently have the pleasure of creating an invitation suite for a client getting…
This is Lisa M. here today with step card just in time for Christmas. Is there someone on your list that tries hard to be good, but just may not make it? Here is a card just for them. I started with an A2 cardbase from Curious Metallic in Ice Gold. I scored it at…
It’s the time of the year again, holidays crafting has officially started! I’m here to share a water-colored Christmas card with you all. The color scheme this month is red, green and white so here is what I came up with… I colored the image and background with Gansai Tambi watercolors – love it! Directions:…
Hello wonderful Cardstock fans! It is Lisa here with you today and I have a cute, fun and sparkly Christmas card to share with you. So let’s get started… 1. To create this card I used the following card stock as seen in the picture above: Curious Metallic Cardstock (Botanic, Chocolate, Ice Silver, and Super…
With fall just beginning, I am thinking back to the times when our daughter would help her dad with the raking of the the leaves. I am sure she thought it was fun, although it was a lot of work. Her dad enjoyed it when she would help. I created this page using a variety…
Hi all! Fall is one of my favorite seasons, love the strong breeze and the colors of fall foliage. So I created this fall card today to share with you, a thank you card perfect for this thanks-giving season. I love the shimmering curious metallic super gold cardstock with the gold foil, orange and yellow…
Hello! It is Lisa Lahiff here with you today and I have a fun fall card to share that I’ve created with a mix of Curious Metallic and Bright Gold Foil Card stock… For my card I chose to work with Curious Metallic card stock in White Gold,Cognac, Mandarin, and Chocolate. As well as Bright…
5 Tips for Proper Envelope Addressing As a professional calligrapher, a large percent of my job consists of envelope addressing for formal events. With over fifteen years of experience, and sending out thousands of envelopes literally, there are several questions about addressing which come up time and time again. Below are a…
Hello crafty friends! It is Lisa Lahiff here today and I’m excited to share a quick and easy home decor item that I’ve made with various card stocks and my Cricut® Explore Machine… I chose to work with Curious Metallic Mandarin, Bright Goil Foil, and Basis Brown Card stock. Next, I chose my cuts from…
As a former teacher, I decided to create a set of thank you cards for a current teacher. There are times when a special thank you note needs to be written, what better way than to use a hand crafted card. I started by die cutting a peck of apples from Esse Pearl Latte Cardstock. I…