paper crafting
Welcome! Hello! Hello! I have something extra special to share today. I am honored to join Pinkfresh Studio for a blog hop & giveaway in celebration of their newest release. There are many beautiful new products in this month's release, but I fell in love with the Floral Borders Stamp set along with the matching… Continue reading Pinkfresh Studio Dec 2022 Release Blog Hop & Giveaway!
Hello, crafty friend! Today I'm sharing the TOP FIVE craft shops to shop with for Black Friday! This list features a highlight of my favorite & best sales, coupon codes, & freebies from small craft businesses I personally shop with and support. There are dozens of other crafty Black Friday deals to check out on… Continue reading Best of Black Friday
Hello, crafty friend!!! Today I'm sharing the first part of my Holiday Gift Guide for 2022. This list features my most used and highest rated craft products from this past year. I combed through my entire craft room to pick out only the very best recommendations. Let's get started... 1. Stamping Platform I swore off… Continue reading Holiday Gift Guide 2022
Hello! Today I am honored to join Pinkfresh Studio for an Instagram hop & giveaway in celebration of their newest release! What's an Instagram hop? Pinkfresh Studio challenged several of our crafty friends to create projects with the new release. Each of us created something special and posted them to our Instagram accounts. We've each… Continue reading Washi Tape Shaker Tags
Hello! Welcome to a special tutorial featuring a card found in Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine. In this issue, makers were challenged to create two cards using dies in unconventional ways. I recently shared the first one HERE. Now, let me show you how this one came together... Step 1: Embossing with Dies I started… Continue reading Happy Fall Y’all
Hey! Hey! I'm back with the third tutorial in this month's mini series featuring new stamps & dies from Catherine Pooler Designs. If you missed the first one, check it out HERE, and find the second one HERE. Otherwise, let's get started on this tag set... Step 1: Cut, Stack, & Set For the base… Continue reading Encouraging Tags
Hello, there! I'm returning today with the second tutorial in this month's mini series featuring new stamps & dies from Catherine Pooler Designs. If you missed the first one, check it out HERE. Otherwise, let me show you how this twin set of cards came together... Step 1: Gather Trash Upcycle & Recycle I pulled… Continue reading My Thoughts
Hello, crafty friend! Today I'm sharing the first of this month's tutorials featuring new stamps & dies from Catherine Pooler Designs. Let's get started with the first project... Step 1: Backgrounds I started this project series by creating several backgrounds onto A2 sized thick white cardstock pieces using a direct ink to paper technique with… Continue reading So Sorry
Spellbinders recently added a new collection of 3D Vignette dies to their line. The one that especially caught my eye was this Retro Television. There's also a cute Twin Lens Camera, a fun Hot Air Balloon, and a sweet Pet House. Let me show you how I put these cards together... Step 1: Die Cutting… Continue reading Retro Television
Welcome! I have an extra special tutorial to share featuring a card created for Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine. For this issue, I was challenged to create cards using dies in unconventional ways. Let me show you what I came up with… Step 1: Die Cut a Stamp I started by creating a custom background… Continue reading Trick-or-Treat
Laura Evangeline 