If you’re a card maker you probably have memories of making handmade paper gifts going way back to grade school. This project has that simple feel but is still sophisticated with a woodgrain background and the added benefit of having 3D flowers for extra interest. …
Janet Axtman
Elegant Mother’s Day Hat & Box
Hello everyone! It’s Janet and I’m so excited to share this lovely easel hat card and matching box with you today! This is especially pretty using the beautiful Opulent Opal Silk Glitter Cardstock from CutCardstock. I love the crisp clean look of white with a …
Greatest Sympathies
It seems each year after the Christmas season, I seem to need more sympathy cards than usual. It is funny how seasons seem to play into it but perhaps this is the rhythm of life that our ancestors were partially referring to when that phrase …
Vintage Valentines
I bet most of us remember typewriters and rotary phones. It’s hard to believe but those things are now considered vintage. Does that mean I’m vintage too? Never mind. Don’t answer that! Today I have a pair of valentines featuring old fashioned machinery a lot …
Happy New Year Pop Up Card
I know it’s cliché but are you as surprised as I am that we are about to enter 2022? I’m not sure where the year went but it’s coming so we should embrace it with celebration. 2021 has been no picnic but I’m hopeful for …
Minty Fresh Red, Green & White! Reindeer Stackers Card
What sights and smells trigger your holiday traditions and memories? Peppermint candies always bring me back to holidays at my grandparent’s home. No Christmas went by without a bowl of peppermint candies on the table. Even though I don’t eat them, their smell and sight …
Copic Coloring on Kraft Cardstock
I don’t know about you but I really love Kraft cardstock! It’s so versatile and the soft neutral brown goes with every color and theme. It gives off a little rustic vibe but it can also be used on very sophisticated projects too. I personally …
Cute Ginger Tag – Cameo 4 Project
It’s Janet here and I am in the middle of a love affair for gingerbread tags for the holidays. I have been making them since August and I show no signs of stopping! Have you been obsessed by a certain topic or theme before? Today …
Paper Piecing with Cardstock and Cameo 4
After not doing paper piecing much for the past few years, I have been doing a lot more lately and rediscovering my love of it. I find it very relaxing and it has the extra bonus of it turning into something great when it’s done! …
Golden Stacked Teacup Card
Stencils are taking the stamping world by storm but I am drawn back to the idea that we have another option for beautiful patterns and colors. Background stamps! My project today is about dressing up white cardstock to add color and texture to simple shapes …
Summer Shadow Box Card
My name is Janet and I am a card maker! I don’t know why but I felt a need to confess that to you. Ha ha! Anyway, one of the things I appreciate most about card making is that there are so many styles and …
Paper Piecing Graduation Card
So it’s already mid-May and in my area they are getting ready for graduations across the District. I thought it would be fun to pull out my Cricut Explore Air 2 and make a card using Basis Cardstock sold by CutCardStock. The Basis line works …
