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Reverse Stretched Canvas Shadowbox Tutorial
8 x 8 Stretched Canvas Turned Into A Shadowbox A couple of months ago I made a reverse canvas shadowbox for a photograph taken at my grandparent’s house in 1968. That post is here, if you would like to see it. At the time I knew that the only other photograph I have from that…
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New Tutorial – Making Faux Textured Cardstock
A couple of months ago I stated that I would share a video showing the techniques I used to change plain cardstock into something that appeared like textured cardstock. It has taken me a bit longer than I expected, but here it finally is: There are three different ways that I have used ink on…
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Frosted Designs Tuesday Card Sketch #16
Kraft Cardstock Base Stamped and Embossed With White Welcome to another Frosted Design’s Sketch Challenge! We are using another awesome sketch from Ann Bacon. In fact, I had so much with it that I made two cards this time! Ann Bacon’s Card Sketch For Frosted Designs I used the same SU! background stamp for the…
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Happy Spring On A Brown Background
Picket Fence Cut With Edge Punch and Whitewashed with Tim Holtz Distressed Stain Just a happy little card in browns, white and pink. Have a Happy Easter Weekend!
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Thinking Of You – Stamping On Vellum Layered Card
Card With Vellum Cover Vellum seems so elegant to use on a hand-crafted card. I love how what is layered underneath seems extra special. This card is very simple to create, but in person still has a wow factor. Vellum Adhered On The Fold Side This card uses a 12″ x 6″ piece of cardstock,…
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The Importance of Fun
Edited on 6/21/2012 – Reposted after having been removed for publication. 12 x 12 Layout One of my sisters helped me complete college by watching my dd1 on the weekends. I worked full-time, went to school full-time and was a single parent. I didn’t have time for fun. This was about twenty years ago. I…
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Happy Easter Card – Woven Paper Basket
Easter is my younger daughter’s favorite holiday. I made this card for her. As a seven year old girl, it has most of the components that someone of her peer group would like: Bunnies, a butterfly, pretty colors and Easter eggs. After weaving the paper, I rolled it down to make it look very similar…
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Organizing Stamps – Again! Downloadable List Posted
Table of Contents for My Stamp Catalog I have been doing an 8 week organizational challenge with a bunch of other scrapbookers and stampers. In a couple of weeks, we are going to have to catalog and organize our stamps and punches. My stamps are fairly tidy because I have them put away. However, they…
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Frosted Designs Tuesday Card Sketch #15
Digi Doodle Shop Digital Stamp Image Card Sketch by Ann Bacon Welcome to the Fifteenth Frosted Designs Card Sketch Challenge! Please visit FrostedDesigns.blogspot.com to view the other designer’s cards made with Ann Bacon’s sketch. Then please link up your own card to be eligible for the prize sponsored by DigiDoodleShop.com. Vintage Sewing Machine Digital Stamp…
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Making Paper Doilies With Punches
EK Success Corner Punch In Action Create your own doilies for scrapbook layouts and cardmaking out of any paper in your stash! Here is a tutorial video showing a variety of corner punches and the results of punching the same size circle with the various punches that are pictured below. The Martha Stewart Topiary Corner…
