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Hi everyone!  I’m back on the Craftsy Paper Crafts blog today with another fun fold.  Today I’ll walk you through the steps to create square, rectangular and round easel cards.  (There is one easy formula to create all.)

Here, I’ve used Birdie Brown’s You’re Super by My Favorite Things. All stamping is done on X-Press It Blending Card with coloring using Copic markers.

Here’s a peek at the open card:

You can find my post HERE. Thanks for looking!  🙂

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Hi everyone! I’m playing with embossing paste on the Craftsy Paper Crafts blog today.  Two sets of step-by-step instructions plus a few amazing samples I found around the web.  You can find my post HERE.  (Easy to create.  And fun!)  🙂

On this sample I used My Favorite Things’ Funky Floral stencil, which just happens to be my favorite stencil.  🙂   The script die-cut is from Words of Gratitude Die-namics.

My second sample uses Stripes stencil, Blueprints 14 (flower) and Birthday Greetings.

 Again, you can find my post HERE.  Thanks for looking!  🙂

thankful card

Hi everyone!  I have a masking tutorial on the Craftsy paper crafts blog today where you can see how I created this scene, step-by-step.

I used Birdie Brown’s Sunflower Sweetheart by My Favorite Things (colored with Copic markers).

Inside, I die-cut and stamped a little sunflower, raising the bloom on foam tape.

If you have a moment, I hope you’ll check out my tutorial.  Please let me know what you think by leaving a comment on the tutorial post.  🙂

Thanks for stopping by!

Hi everyone!  If  you celebrate Christmas, I hope you had a very nice one yesterday. If you don’t celebrate, then I hope you had a nice day anyway.  🙂

On the Craftsy Blog today, I have a tutorial on creating monochromatic cards using two different methods – HERE. 

On my first card I used beautiful new Wild Wisteria and Peaceful Wildflowers stamp set, both from My Favorite Things.

Inside, I used a leftover border strip from Pretty Poppies with additional monochromatic Peaceful Wildflowers.

My second card, with a second technique of monochromatic color, uses Grand Greetings and Moroccan Tile Trio Die-namics.

A super easy finish to the inside includes a die-cut strip from Blueprints 3 and a simple sentiment from Pretty Poppies.

Again, you can find all details with step-out photos HERE.  Thanks for checking it out!  🙂

Miss You card

If you’re like me, you still have lots of gifts to wrap and very little time to do so. On the Craftsy blog today, I have some quick and easy ideas for last minute packaging, all using items you most likely already have on hand.   From brown bags and white dollar store boxes to plain gift card envelopes, dress them up in no time with just a few ordinary supplies.   

Here’s one idea you will find on the Craftsy blog.

I stamped a plain white dollar store box with cute reindeer from My Favorite Things‘ Christmas Cuteness stamp set using Chocolate Brown ink.  I added a pretty bow and created a simple matching tag, adding a little red rhinestone to the deer’s nose.  (Ribbon from the dollar section at Michaels.)

I hope you’ll check out my post, and if you have a moment, please let me know what you think there on the Craftsy blog.    Thanks!  🙂