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October 30, 2014 •

DIY with Mama Elephant & GIVEAWAY

Hello Friends, How are you today? I am so excited to be a guest on the Mama Elephant Blog today. To mark the occasion I wanted to created something a little bit out of the box…. possibly a “box” of sorts. I am in love with this holiday set called, “Alpine Carolers” matter of fact […]

  Filed Under: Quick Tips, Tutorials Tagged With: Alpine Carolers, DIY, Gift packaging, gold coins, Goodie Bag, Goodie Box, Mama Elephant, Simon Says Stamp cardstock and ink, vellum

October 16, 2014 •

ornament card and video- blog hop

Hello Everyone, A big warm welcome to you!! Today Mama Elephant is celebrating Two years in business…how cool is that! There are three days of hopping and giveaways to celebrate this milestone. Today is DAY TWO of their three day hop so click here to start at the beginning at the hop. Below is a video […]

  Filed Under: Backgrounds, Videos Tagged With: Blog Hop, distress ink, Distressed background, Giveaway, hero arts white ink spray, Mama Elephant, ornament card, vellum

October 13, 2014 •

giveaway

Hello Friends, How are you? I can’t believe that we are in the middle of October already!!! Today I have a short post and a giveaway! I just had to wip this card up quickly to show you how awesome this stamp set is from Mama Elephant called, “Bootastic”.(there is a matching die too) Stencils […]

  Filed Under: Backgrounds, Stencils Tagged With: Halloween, stenciled background, vellum, white ink

October 9, 2014 •

shaker tags – blog hop

Hello Friends, Welcome to The Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop. To start at the beginning of the hop click here. I created three entirely different projects using the beautiful & practical new steel cut dies. The stitching lines that boarder the dies gives any project an elegant feel 🙂 Did I mention sequins? Pretty Pink […]

  Filed Under: Die Cuts, Videos Tagged With: Blog Hop, giveaways, Pretty Pink Posh, Shaker Tag, vellum, video

June 20, 2014 •

turn your clouds vertically for a geometric twist

Happy Summer Friends, Any trips planned for the summer? If not hopefully you will take a “Staycation” . At the very least I hope you get more time in your crafty spot. Last week I finally had a little time to play with Simons new cloud die cut called, “Cloud Bank”. I figured everyone knows […]

  Filed Under: Die Cuts, Tutorials Tagged With: butterflies, using your sentiments, vellum

March 18, 2014 •

watt’s up – giveaway- winners announced

Hello Friends, How are you today? Yearning for spring perhaps or fall if you are across the pond? I must admit that Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit  has given me some ….well… bright ideas! Today I have two cards to share with you and…..  I HAVE Simon Says Stamps April 2014 Card Kit TO GIVEAWAY.  JUST LEAVE A […]

  Filed Under: Card Kits, Tutorials Tagged With: coloring tutorial with Copics, SSS Card Kit Giveaway, tutorial, vellum

January 29, 2014 •

your my type

Hello Friends, How are you doing? Braving the cold or hot temps? Today I am popping with a super quick post with a card and two butteries for my pin board.  The sweet typewriter is one of the stamps from Simon Says Stamps newest release. The flowers are from the February Card Kit. I always […]

  Filed Under: Backgrounds, Markers Tagged With: butterfly, Copic coloring, pin board, Simon Says Stamp Card Kit, valentine card, vellum

May 7, 2013 •

when in doubt take the vellum out & we have a winner

Hello Friends, How are you? Today I am sharing a fun vellum tip and the winner of the Penny Black Giveaway. My May 2013 Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp was still out on my craft table therefore, it was easy to design a quick card with the beautiful papers & vellum from the card […]

  Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: card kit may 2013, Coloring with Copics, simon says die cuts, vellum

March 22, 2012 •

Creating a lacy underlay

Hello Friends, Anything new with you?? I’m just marveling at the speed the weeks are passing  by. Today I created some lacy cards for the Penny Black blog. We are sharing our favorite stamps and this one is top on my list. For the more detailed card on the right I created a lacy overlay. The other two cards […]

  Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: creating a lacy underlay, Penny Back Cover, Simon Says Stamp, Spellbinders, vellum, white accents

November 10, 2011 •

a simple thank you with vellum

Hello Friends, Anything new with you?? Thanks for your sweet comments on my last card I so appreciate it and I am grateful!!I can’t wait to create more of these butterfly cards they are so simple and fun to recreate. I used a Grand Spellbinder die called “Wonderful Wings” and in case you are wondering…yes you can […]

  Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: Authentique, Penny Black, Spellbinders, vellum

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