I know that many of us are at a loss about what is going on Ukraine. My feelings swing between rage and horror. I know that there is very little that one person can do – but I want to do something. I guess there are many of us who feel that way. One thing READ MORE
Paper Piecing with Batik Boutique
I have seen a number of cards that use paper piecing techniques, and they can become quite intricate. While I admire the technique, I don’t think that I have the patience for all of that intricate detail. That is, I didn’t until I saw a card designed by a teammate of mine, Donna Leonard. She READ MORE
Saying farewell to our Friendly Hello
One of the loveliest Fancy Folds is a Bookfold Card, in my opinion. It starts as a rectangle and the scoring allows the card to open to a square. It can be elegant or playful – and it makes great use of smaller pieces of paper. I decided to use this lovely fold with the READ MORE
Faux Cloisonne: Stampin’ Up! style
Do you remember cloisonné? I fell in love with it as a very little girl! My grandparents would give me little trinkets of cloisonné: ring boxes, pendants, small trays. I loved the vivid colors and the golden lines that kept those colors in. I found several different ways to produce a cloisonné effect as I READ MORE
A Friendly, if flippant, Hello…
The January/February 2022 Sale-a-bration opportunity will be gone in a little over a week. This fun campaign offers quite a few stamp sets and designer series paper packs for free with purchases of $50 or $100 – AND they are only available for a limited time. (February 28th is the last day.) I have fallen READ MORE
A Winged Pop-Up card with those Island Vibes
I’ve been sharing a few quick and easy cards in my recent posts. So, it struck me that I really needed the challenge of a little bit of “paper engineering” – and I ran across this design of Sam Calcott’s Mixed Up Crafts on YouTube. I love her designs and her videos and directions are READ MORE
There is nothing like the last minute to find inspiration…
As I confessed in yesterday’s post, I truly missed Valentine’s Day in favor of some of my other creative endeavors – or my attempts. (Playing with paper has turned into a very time-consuming pursuit…especially with all my starts and stops…) As I was looking at my latest goodies that were delivered yesterday in my latest READ MORE
A Valentine One-Sheet-Wonder
As per usual, I have neglected the upcoming holiday – and then, boom, here it is. Being single with grown children, Valentine’s Day really isn’t a big deal for me anymore – and other than the Valentine wreath on my front door, I don’t have much to do to celebrate the day. But I DO READ MORE
Flowers of Friendship wreath for a special thank you
I love wreaths. And anyone looking in my garage would see my stash of seasonal wreaths! In fact, I used to make them for craft fairs – because I made them for myself, and I would get a bit obsessive. (What does every good crafter do when they get stuck on a particular creative medium? READ MORE
Did you know that it is “National Send a Card to a Friend” Day?
Who knew? I didn’t until I got an email this morning about it. I looked it up because…really? Another holiday? But then I thought about how important it is to make every day a reason to celebrate. If you are having a good health day, you need to celebrate. If you are having a day READ MORE