Santa Sends His Love by Dana Kirby
Hi Creative Friends, We are welcoming Dana Kirby back to our blog today. As many of you know, she has quite an eye for color and composition so her projects are always awesome! We love her cheerful little Santas and the adorable mini scenes she has created. What a terrific way to send a gift…first the handmade card, then delightful matching gift tags! Be sure to catch […]
Winter Forest
Hi Creative Friends, I have a sweet Holiday card design using the new Looking Glass Winter Forest die set by Hero Arts. You can use it for a single ‘looking glass’ window or you can make a series to create a complete scene as I did here.
Autumn Harvest Wishes
Hi Creative Friends, We are skipping our way toward the first days of Autumn and what better way to celebrate than a card design filled with festive pumpkins and an Autumn scene. I have always loved the Autumn Entrance stamp set (I am a sucker for quaint doors!) by Penny Black so when I saw a project by Mimi Jourdain, I had to try my own version. […]
Mosaic Happy Birthday
Hi Creative Friends, A week or so ago I shared a ‘love you’ card with a colorful mosaic background. Since I had cut out the mosaic pattern from each of the colors used, I had oodles of pieces leftover! So, in an effort to be tidy and also use some of these pieces, I made another mosaic background. This time, it is a colorful and cheerful birthday […]
English Garden For A Friend
Hi Creative Friends, I am starting out the week with a lovely floral card design using a beautiful stamp and die set from Pinkfresh Studio called English Garden. There are so many charming floral motifs and sentiments packed in this set that it makes it a set you will reach for time and time again!
Beautiful Harvest Wreaths by Dana Kirby
Hi Creative Friends, Dana Kirby, our lovely and talented friend, is sharing two awesome card designs using the new turnabout, Harvest Wreath by Concord & 9th. She has used a beautiful and unexpected array of colors to complete these designs. Read everything about them below, then pop over to Dana’s blog or Instagram to see oodles more inspiration.
Stunning Gouache Wreath and video
Hello Dear Friends, We are just so lucky to have lovely and super talented friends like Heather Telford! She was kind enough to share some of her artistic secrets with us today. This time she is exploring gouache, an opaque watercolor medium and all you can do with it. To help to see all the true beauty and the ins and outs Heather has graciously shared her […]
Stunning Autumn Leaves by Dana Kirby
Hi Crafty Friends, We are soooo happy to welcome Dana Kirby. She is sharing two amazing projects, both using the awesome Triple-Step Autumn Leaf stamp and die set by Concord & 9th. Dana shows you how you can change the occasion just by altering your color scheme – brilliant! After you soak up all the loveliness from Dana here, be sure to pop over to her blog […]
Love You Like Crazy
Hi Crafty Friends, Today we are sharing a colorful and modern card design. It features the Modern Mosiac die by Concord & 9th and the fabulous Big On You stamp and die set.
Heartfelt Blossoms in Dramatic Color
Hi Everyone, I can’t seem to get enough of the awesome Heartfelt Blossoms stamp and die set by Concord & 9th. The floral border and the beautiful ‘Thinking of You” make for a stunning but easy card design and there are so many ways you can paint or color it. Yesterday, I shared a watercolor version using a real fav of mine, the Karin Watercolor Brushmarkers. Today […]