New Bohemian Designer Paper

The new Bohemian Designer Paper, with it’s bold patterns and dramatic color palette is perfect for making cards for either men or women.  I think the rich colors in this card would be quite suitable for a card for him.  And what do you think of the new In Color, Delightful Dijon?  Don’t you love […]

Let Your Hair Down and Create a Birthday Card

It’s easy to create a birthday card with just a few shapes, some designer paper, and an awesome birthday card greeting. Here I combined a couple of the bold and graphic patterns included in the Sweet Taffy Designer Paper collection with a greeting from Let Your Hair Down.   The vibrant colors and blend of jazzy […]

Card Sketch ILCS24: Guy Greetings

This card began with this week’s card sketch over at i Love Card Sketches.  I combined the Typeset Designer Paper and Guy Greetings stamp set with a Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, and Very Vanilla color scheme. I just kept repeating the hats over and over, then used my Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker to ink […]

i Love Card Sketches – Moon Lake

Here’s my submission for this week’s card sketch at i Love Card Sketches. For this masculine card I used Hardwood,  Moon Lake, and some of the wonderful papers from the Adventure Bound Designer Paper Stack.  The colors were kept neutral — Sahara Sand and Black — with a pop of color from the blue water […]

DIY Birthday Cards: Timeless Talk

NOTE:  This handmade card uses a retired stamp set, but as of this writing you can pick up a gently used set on my Retired Rubber Stamps Page. With a little designer paper and a stamp set, you can make beautiful DIY birthday cards for your friends and family.  These clean and simple cards will […]

i Love Card Sketches 17

I created this card using the card making template from i Love Card Sketches this week.  The stamps were taken from Butterfly Basics and stamped in Crumb Cake with a bit of Chocolate Chip added around the edges.   The green patterned paper is from the Adventure Bound Designer Paper Stack, which is a collection of […]

Big Day Handmade Birthday Card Ideas

You’ll be able to come up with lots of handmade birthday card ideas with the Big Day Stamp set.  And the best thing about this set?  You can pick it up for FREE with a $50 purchase during February and March! This card also features patterns from the Birthday Bash Specialty Designer Paper Collection, and […]

New Baby Card: Sweet Dreams

I decided to make a new baby card using this week’s card making template over at i Love Card Sketches.  I have a few friends who’ve recently welcomed new grandbabies, so I need to crank out a few of these handmade baby cards. The cute little duckie came from the Something for Baby stamp set… […]

Get ALL the New Designer Papers & Ribbons

UPDATE:  I didn’t realize it at the time, but the picture doesn’t show the Stacked with Love Paper Stack or the Adventure Bound Paper Stack.  However, THESE ARE INCLUDED IN THE SHARE! NEW SHARE OFFER:  I am offering another paper and ribbon share.  If you’re interested use the Paypal button below to purchase.  Your share […]

Create a Birthday Card: Crazy About You

Create a birthday card that is fun and bright using the Crazy About You stamp set, Hello You Thinlits Dies (which can be purchased separately or in a bundle), and one of my favorite new designer paper collections,  Painted Blooms.  They all can be found in the upcoming Occasions Catalog beginning January 6th, 2015. This […]