— Birthday, Craft, DIY, Handmade greeting cards, Paper crafts, Sketching, Technique, Theme, Watercolor —

Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 1

January 17, 2019

Hi friends, one of the goals I set for myself for 2019 is to draw / sketch more and also play more with watercolors. I used to love all sketching when I was in college and wanted to get back into it a little more. Here’s my first card: I wanted to keep it simple… Read More Hand drawn flowers and Ooku watercolors – card idea 1

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Spellbinders Small Die of the month – Ballerina :-)

January 14, 2019

Hi there! I have a super cute and fun ballerina card to share with you today. My friend’s daughter takes ballet lessons. She had a performance a few months ago and her picture is what inspired this project. To make this doll, I used the Small die of the month kit from Spellbinders for Jan… Read More Spellbinders Small Die of the month – Ballerina :-)

— Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Encouragement, Everyday, Friendship, Handmade greeting cards, Paper crafts, Stamping, Technique, Theme —

Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 3

January 11, 2019

Hello friends, ready for one more idea using the SOTM club from Spellbinders + FSJ? (Here are couple more ideas that I shared earlier.) Today’s card is special though – it did not turn out as per my first thought, but I absolutely love it. Love the color scheme, love the delicate accents and everything… Read More Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 3

— Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Everyday, Friendship, Handmade greeting cards, Layering paper shapes, Love, Paper crafts, Stamping, Technique, Theme, Valentine's Day —

Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 2

January 7, 2019

Hi friends, have you checked out the new Stamp of the Month from Fun Stampers Journey (Spellbinders) yet? It is just so beautiful. You can check out my earlier post using this month’s kit here. For today’s card, I used a key and a lock image with a matching sentiment and combined these images with… Read More Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 2

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Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 1

January 1, 2019

Hello friends! Wish you all a very happy new year 2019!! Hope all your crafty dreams come true this year :-) Today Spellbinders + FSJ is coming up with a Stamp of the Month club kit. I will be sharing several card ideas through out this month using stamps from this month’s kit and today… Read More Spellbinders + FSJ – Stamp of the month club – card idea 1

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Spellbinders December 2018 Card Kit | Be Festive

December 24, 2018

Hi friends – it’s day 15 and I am here to share my last card for Christmas 2018. I used Spellbinders December 2018 card kit for it today. I combined the stamp set with two circle dies from Small Die of the month club and a hemstitch rectangle die. The hemstitch rectangle with the patterned… Read More Spellbinders December 2018 Card Kit | Be Festive

— Christmas and New Year, Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Enhancing background, Handmade greeting cards, Ink Blending, Paper crafts, Setting up a scene, Technique, Theme —

Hello bluebird | All is calm…

December 23, 2018

It’s Day 14 – my second last post for this year’s Christmas cards / Season’s Greetings. I am just so excited. Hi friends, today I used several stamp images from Hello Bluebird Quite Christmas and Littles Holiday Extras sets to create this card in non-traditional Christmas colors. Stamp, color, die-cut / fussy-cut and layer the… Read More Hello bluebird | All is calm…

— Christmas and New Year, Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Enhancing background, Handmade greeting cards, Layering paper shapes, Layering Paper Shapes, Minimal Stamping, Paper crafts, Series, Technique, Theme, Winter —

Hello Bluebird | Snowflakes cards

December 22, 2018

Hi friends, I could not let this card making season go by without making a few snowflake cards. So today I used the cute snowflake dies from Hello Bluebird to create two cards. I started by die cutting a whole bunch of snowflakes – used a lot of scrap glitter / mirrored cardstock in… Read More Hello Bluebird | Snowflakes cards

— Christmas and New Year, Coloring with Spectrum Noir, Craft, Die cutting, DIY, Handmade greeting cards, Paper crafts, Setting up a scene, Technique, Theme, Winter —

Pretty Pink Posh | Holidays Pals and Winter Woodland

December 21, 2018

Hi friends, today I had so much fun with a couple stamp sets from Pretty Pink Posh. I used the critters and the berry branch from Winter Woodland stamp set and added some extra holiday things like a santa hat, a cute little bow and a couple gifts from the Holiday Pals stamp set. I… Read More Pretty Pink Posh | Holidays Pals and Winter Woodland

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Spellbinders November 2018 card kit | Christmas cards – Day 10 | Instagram Giveaway

December 20, 2018

Alright folks – today is the 10th and last card for this series. For this one I used patterned papers and just one die from the card kit dies. I cut out a bunch of Christmas trees and adhered them – some flat, and some with foam tape. The paper I used for the first… Read More Spellbinders November 2018 card kit | Christmas cards – Day 10 | Instagram Giveaway

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Spellbinders November 2018 card kit | Christmas cards – Day 9 | Instagram Giveaway

December 19, 2018

Hello friends, today I combined the wreath ephemera piece and ‘warmest wishes’ sticker with a die cut piece. For the base panel, I die cut one of the patterned papers from the kit with Memory Box Wrapped Stitch rectangle die. A generous sprinkling of gems on this one and that was the card :-) Instagram… Read More Spellbinders November 2018 card kit | Christmas cards – Day 9 | Instagram Giveaway

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Pretty Pink Posh | Happy Holidays

December 18, 2018

Hi friends, in the middle of our series for Spellbinders card kit cards, I do have something slightly different – a few fun cards with supplies from Pretty Pink Posh and Hello Bluebird stamps. Today’s card is made using Pretty Pink Posh stamps and dies. I started by taking a black card base and dry… Read More Pretty Pink Posh | Happy Holidays

— Christmas and New Year, Craft, DIY, Dry Embossing, Handmade greeting cards, Layering paper shapes, Paper crafts, Technique, Theme —

Spellbinders November 2018 card kit | Christmas cards – Day 8 | Instagram Giveaway

December 18, 2018

Hi friends, today I combined the blistered embossing folder from Tammy Tutterow designs from Spellbinders with ephemera pieces from the card kit. A few gems, sequins and a glitter gold tape on one side completed this card. Yes, on this one even the sentiment is part of ephemera. Instagram Giveaway I am running a giveaway… Read More Spellbinders November 2018 card kit | Christmas cards – Day 8 | Instagram Giveaway

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Spellbinders November 2018 card kit | Christmas cards – Day 7 | Instagram Giveaway

December 17, 2018

Hi there! We are still exploring several card idea using Spellbinders November 2018 card kit. Today’s card uses all supplies – card base, ephemera pieces, stickers and even adhesive from the card kit ! Need I say more? This kit got sold out, but here’s your link to subscribe to this club so you can get all the… Read More Spellbinders November 2018 card kit | Christmas cards – Day 7 | Instagram Giveaway

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Spellbinders November 2018 card kit | Christmas cards – Day 6 | Instagram Giveaway

December 16, 2018

Hello people, one more card in the series – this uses all supplies from the kit except a glitter paper, Great joy stamp set from Pinkfresh Studio and a couple inks. I started by assembling the ephemera pieces and figuring out where I wanted the snow banks to go. Then I used MISTI to do… Read More Spellbinders November 2018 card kit | Christmas cards – Day 6 | Instagram Giveaway