Messy Desk…and Free Shipping
Hello friends. I am busy at work because my Paper Pumpkin kit showed up today! I don't know about you but I find so much joy in that moment when I know my box has arrived. I spend a lot of time working on alternate designs to the kit so that I am ready for my zoom meeting each month with my peeps where we put the cards together and make some alternate designs as well. If you're not a paper pumpkin subscriber yet - just click here to sign up. You can start or stop the subscription at any [...]
Life Update: Building Dreams and Crafting Memories
Dear friends - I hope this message finds you well and surrounded by creativity! I wanted to take a moment to share with you a little bit about where I've been and why I’ve been absent from our wonderful card making community for the past few months. In October 2023 I embarked on an exciting journey that has kept me busy and filled with joy. I purchased a charming lake house right next door to my parents' home in Michigan. The proximity to family has been a blessing, and I've cherished the time spent with everyone especially over the recent [...]
Big News!!!
Today I am excited to announce that I have signed up with Stampin' Up and will now be a full time Stampin' Up demonstrator. What does that mean? Well...I'm still learning this program, but what it means is that I will be able to show off and demonstrate for you how to craft with Stampin' Up's full line of products. This will happen in the form of online workshops, video tutorials and in person workshops once it is safe to gather again. I am so excited to be able to represent Stampin' Up and to bring you inspiration for all [...]
Card Design Boo Boos – To fix or not to fix?
Knowing when to scrap a project and start over versus spending the extra time in trying to fix a mistake is a constant struggle for me. Especially in cases where there is quite a lot of effort put into the project leading up to the dreaded mistake or design flaw. For example, the image below shows a couple of practice cards where I was playing with the layout and how I wanted the card designed. If you are familiar with the masking technique, you already know that it can be a bit tedious and planning is super important. You have [...]
An experiment gone good…
Don’t you love it when an experiment turns out beautifully? I was messing around with embossing some dies that I had and ran across this cute tea cup die from PoppyStamps.com. Instead of die cutting it, I embossed it onto water color card stock and used […]