Soft Pastels by Stampin’ Up

Soft Pastels by Stampin’ Up Hello Everyone – lets see a way to use the Soft Pastels by Stampin’ Up in your card making. Years ago I had the chalks Stampin’ Up sold in squares. Several years ago they brought them back in an updated form. The new sticks can be used like the squares were and the techniques you can do with them are the same. Sadly I lost mine in the move but…

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Color & Contour for You Tube Live

Color & Contour for You Tube Live Hello Everyone – I am sharing the Color & Contour for You Tube Live cards I made a few weeks ago. I find inspiration all around me. I see other cards that I have to C.A.S.E., color combos I want to try, and layouts that are perfect for my style of card. I love to share these ideas in my Lives. I saw one layout that I loved…

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Fun with dies for unique card

Fun with dies for unique card Hello Everyone – I played again with another idea from Positively Papercraft for the Fun with dies for unique card idea. I love the simplicity of this card and the fact that it places all the focus on the central image. Using your stitched squares in a different way was lots of fun. I love how the dsp highlights the White card and butterfly. While the card looks complicated…

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Embossing Folder Fun You Tube Live

Embossing Folder Fun You Tube Live Hello Everyone – I am sharing my Embossing Folder Fun You Tube Live cards with you today. I love using my supplies in fun ways. It gives me more for my money and expands my ideas. In a recent You Tube Live I shared several ways to use embossing folders for fun ways to emboss your card stock. During the Live I did not have time to make cards…

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Stencil fun for You Tube Live

Stencil fun for You Tube Live Hello Everyone – last week Remi and I had some Stencil fun for You Tube Live. While Remi was here last week she was having a great time trying different techniques/products for her card making. One of the play times was for my You Tube Live and we used stencils to create our cards. Berry Burst Lost Lagoon Basic White Pool Party Pretty Peacock For my card I used…

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Watercolor block stamping

Watercolor block stamping Happy Friday Stampers – a fun technique was used with the Watercolor block stamping idea. I love trying techniques to use for my card making. Using watercolor paper, ink, and an acrylic block is a fun one to use for some block stamping on your card. The background is perfect for a colored die cut so that the die cut is highlighted. Love the 3 colors I used to accent the Starry…

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