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…
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…
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…
Are you as happy it’s fall as I am? Toni here and this is my favorite season, hands down. But, that doesn’t mean I won’t use unconventional colors in my fall cards. Pretty is pretty after all! I started my card by creating the stylized wood plank front, cut from Cougar White cardstock and adhered…
Are your gardens blooming now that it’s glorious summer? Mine certainly is although I admit the percentage of weed to bloom might have tipped in the former’s favor this year. It’s Toni here! Why don’t we avert our eyes from my “garden” and take a gander at my latest floral card. The Floral Elements Using…
Have you ever dry-embossed vellum and had it crack or not just not show the pattern well? That’s not a problem with the Curious Translucent Clear cardstock used on this project. Toni here and I can honestly say this is the nicest vellum I have ever used and I’ve used a lot of different ones…
Is there such a thing as too much gold on a project? Normally, I’d say no way but I might have cut it close on this one. Toni with you today sharing my love of pink, gold and apparently more gold. The Card Front For the navy layer, I crossed my fingers and hot-foiled Classic…
Good morning, Sharon here, my kids are Potterheads and when I saw this free cutting file from Craft with Sarah I knew they would love it! Do you want to make it? Then download the file and I’ll show you how! The products I am using are Pop-Tone Cardstock in Black Licorice and Lemon Drop;…
Good morning! Sharon here, although the temps are in the upper 90’s I’m going to be talking about snow today! Hopefully my card will cool you down a little. I start my Christmas cards at the beginning of the year, making a few each month so come and follow along while I show you how…
Spring is in full swing here in the Pacific Northwest and that also means that it is finally the season of Farmers Markets. We love to wander through our local farmers market in search of yummy food, fresh produce, beautiful flowers and fun handmade goods. It is this family activity that has inspired my layout…
Stardream Metallic Cardstock is so beautiful it’s definitely a favorite of mine. It’s also the monthly special for December so it’s a good time to stock up. Today I’m going to show you two ways to use Stardream Metallic Cardstock for some over the top cards! Both cards are basically the same so I will…