Papercrafting Inspiration Starts Here!
I received this beautiful birdcage die today and after cutting it out of a piece of Mirror Gold cardstock, just had to use it in a card. I used the gold die cut and my Brother Scan-n-Cut to cut out a background for the bird cage from some watercolor paper. I also cut out two …
This card was inspired by summer and a stamp set from the Simon Says Stamp July 2015 Monthly Card Kit. The name of the stamp set is “Sailing” and you can still find it at Simon Says Stamp. Using a stencil also from Simon Says Stamp called “Waves” , I created this fun background for the …
Lacy Thanks … Lace and Texture Inspired this Lacy card.
A few weeks ago, I created this embossed design on a piece of glitter paper using a stencil and some metallic texture paste, but then couldn’t decide what to do with it. It was really too large for an A2 size card and at first I thought I would try to create a larger …
Today’s card is inspired by Julie Nutting’s stamp set Dog Treats and another stamp set from Inkadinkdo that had the sentiment “Having a Rrruff Day?”. I stamped the dog with Memento black ink, cut it out with my Brother Scan-n-cut and then colored with copic markers. I ended up not using the Julie Nutting Doll …
It’s been raining all morning and I decided to make a card using my new Sun and Rainbow die set. I wasn’t sure when I purchased the rainbow die if it would cut as a single piece or multiple pieces, so I was super excited to find out that it cut out in six …
Just finished my last project for the Sparkle & Shine class. No matter how hard I try, I can’t stay organized while I’m working. I think sometimes that I spend more time cleaning up then I do crafting. Not sure if anyone has any tips for keeping things tidy as you work, but if you …
Last day of class and I’m so sad. This was the last day of videos to watch but I’ve still got lots of projects lined up (so that makes me happy!). The last day of class was all about Embossing. I love embossing and it’s something that I do all the time so I really …
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I’ve really been enjoying the class but it’s been a little difficult to keep up. There are so many things that I want to try from the past 4 days but I’ve now moved on to Day 5. Day 5 in the Sparkle & Shine class is all about techniques with Paste and Mousse. I …
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