Swirly Bird for Quick & Easy Card
The new Swirly Bird stamp set is one of my favourites in the new catalogue for making quick and easy cards. This card is super fast to create with just one main ink and one cardstock colour. Love monochromatic cards for quick cards. I got this pretty card from the…
Peach Sunset
I’m continuing my love affair with the Peekaboo Peach colour (see posts last week on my blog) with this sunset card. This card is actually a re-make of a card I made before (which was originally made by Marsha Lavoie of Burlington, ON). But this time, I tried out the…
I do like Peekaboo Peach
When I first saw the new In-Colors for 2016-2018, I admit I wasn’t loving the new Peekaboo Peach colour. But then I made this card at a demonstrator event (card was designed by Alica Ziakova from Niagara Falls) and I just loved the Peekaboo Peach with the Flirty Flamingo and…
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Looking for more crafting time? Paper Pumpkin could be your solution. A sweet little box arrives to your doorstep each month. It is full of all the supplies you need to make the monthly project. Projects vary from cards to some adorable little decor and gift items. Enough supplies…
Penned & Painted Two-Step
Penned & Painted is one of the lovely new “Two-Step” stamp sets in the Stampin’ Up! 2016-2017 Annual Catalogue. The “Two-Step” technique is a fun and easy way to make a card. First, you stamp the outline (on this card, the black line) and then fill in the petals with…
Love & Affection for Quick Cards
“Love & Affection” is a new stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! Catalogue. If the images look familiar, it is because I’ve used them for other quick cards. You can see my post using the “Love & Affection” stamp set AND the new ‘In-Colors’ here and here. On this card,…
Easy Teenage Boy Birthday Card
I made this card for my son’s 15th birthday. I was in a hurry, as we were leaving to go out for dinner, and I realized I needed a card (gasp, yes I’m not always prepared). So I made this card quickly using the “Going Places” designer series Paper from…
Cheating with Paper Pumpkin
Sometimes, I feel like I’m cheating. When I get my monthly Paper Pumpkin kit in the mail, I’m so excited. All the bits are there for me to make some wonderful cards, including step-by-step instructions. And usually, I just make the cards or the project exactly as is (did you…
Paper Pumpkin Kits for Easy Cards
I love, love, love Paper Pumpkin kits. These monthly little crafting kits are so fun. You can put them together as shown or you can adapt them as I’ve done with the February 2016 Kit: Hello Sunshine. The cards shown above done according to the Paper Pumpkin directions. And here’s…