Easy faux tile

With the new scoring tool from Stampin’ Up! making faux tile is even easier than before. Just score card stock in whatever pattern you want, then stamp the image on the debossed side, pressing just hard enough to get a good image, but without getting any of the image in the little debossed rows. This [...]

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Peach crumb cake

Sounds like something good to eat! That’s what you get when you combine Crumb Cake and Peach Parfait – a yummy card. I used Bordering on Romance from the mini and the new framelits for the Big Shot. The border is the  Tulip frame embossing folder, sponged with a little white craft ink. I watercolored [...]

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Hearts for Valentine’s Day

Another request, this time for the more traditional hearts. The SU hearts framelits came along just in time for this project! I love those framelits! This petal cone die vase was made with Cherry Cobbler and Regal Rose card stock, stamps from P.S I Love You from the mini and a couple of retired stamp [...]

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Valentine eagles

A friend requested eagles in a petal cone vase – it worked! The stamp is from Wildlife Reserve (retired). I used the petal cone die, various punches and the watercolor technique, including white craft ink on the eagles’ heads. Yes, you can watercolor with craft ink. Her friend collects eagles and I was pleased to [...]

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Stamping Aussie style

My stamping friends from Australia, Michelle and Hayley and their respective cards. Stamping is becoming a universal language! I love Michelle’s white embossing and of course, Hayley’s just says it all.

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