Making Birthday Cards: Patio Party

A quick and easy idea for making birthday cards is the embedded embossing technique.  Adhere some designer paper to your card front and then run it through the Big Shot Sizzix die cutting machine with a textured impressions embossing folder.  It can make for a pretty impressive and dramatic look, but couldn’t be simpler.  Here […]

Mocha Morning Designer Paper Petite Purse

Have I mentioned I love the Mocha Morning (122366) specialty designer paper and the Petite Purse Bigz L Die (125606)?  I decided to combine the two and came up with this adorable dressy purse for a night on the town!  Give it along with the card I showcased a couple of days ago, and the […]

Handmade Condolence Card

It seems I never have a handmade condolence card when I need one.  I suppose I like to keep my stamping focused on happy thoughts… who doesn’t?  However, many times your handmade cards can be converted to condolence cards just by changing the greeting. This card was inspired by one I saw on Stampin’ Connection, […]

Petite Purse Homemade Bridal Shower Favors

My sister and I made these adorable petite purse homemade bridal shower favors for my niece.  Aren’t they cute?  We cut out the purses using the Big Shot Sizzix machine (113439), and finished about 30 of them in less than four hours.  And since we got two purses out of one  8-1/2 x 11 sheet […]