Category Archives: Quick Tips and Techniqies

Tips and techniques for using tools and products

A crisp autumn day…

A post – finally, can you believe it.  Its been a very busy week!

I really liked this Fall Scene Cling Stamp by Impression Obsession the first time I saw it.  It just looked like a place I’d love to visit.  I bet there is homemade apple pie in that farm house!
For this card, I decided [...]

Copic colored lighthouse

Here is the Father’s Day card I made for DH. 
Making cards for guys is challenging for me – I sometimes have a hard time choosing an image. 
For this Father’s Day, I chose this lighthouse from the Impression Obsession Lighthouse Cling Set.  Life here has been so hectic – I thought this might look peaceful.
 
 
I stamped [...]

One Stamp – 3 ways

I’ve been struggling with “being creative” lately.  I think I’m just too busy and feeling a wee bit stressed out.  So I decided to take a little time to play around with the Manger Circle stamp by Impression Obsession – just trying different stuff to see what happens.  So here are 3 cards I came [...]

A reminder – and another snowman

Just a quick reminder that you only have till Friday to enter the drawing for a free Homemade Holiday stamp kit worth $29.99.  All you need to do is post some pictures of all those nifty Holiday projects you’ve been making.
You can see all the contest details HERE.
We got even more snow on Friday [...]

Odd Bird Planet Trick or Treat

A couple little treat bags using  Odd Bird Planet images and Flair Design papers.  I got the idea for these treat holders from my friend Frances who used to make them with heart cut outs for Valentine’s Day.
 
 
 
 
 
The folder for the candy is very easy to make.  It is a piece of cardstock 4″ [...]

Keeping Border Punches Straight

I’ll go back to posting cards and stuff… promise.
I just wanted to share this little tip about border punches. Something that probably everyone else in the universe knows – but just in case…..

When I first started using my Lacy Days border punch, we were not quite getting along. I kept ending up with edges that [...]

Another Pink Lemonade Project

I made a set of thank you cards with the Pink Lemonade paper kit.
I really like these papers. They remind me a little of my daughters’ sundresses. That’s what inspired me to add the scalloped border below the matted sentiment. It looks a little like eyelet lace to me. (the strip is made with [...]

A funny fold….

I thought I’d share a card I made for a challenge group I belong to. The challenge was to make a card with unusual folds.
I used the Cheery Birthday Card Kit to make the card. The kit contains the stamps, pattern paper, colored and white cardstock used (along with a bunch of embellies).
So I [...]

Baby Blessings

I needed a new baby card for one of the women at my church. I decided to use the super cute Baby Blessings set from Impression Obsession. The set has a little boy outfit and a little girl dress – and the two sentiments. Cute, cute, cute!
I pulled out my Basic Grey Oh Baby [...]

Pattern Paper Emboss Resist

I thought I’d share a quick and easy technique today. I call it patterned paper emboss resist, but I’m sure I’m not the first person to think of it. And the other inventor may have even come up with a better name But anyway here it is.
You need:

A bold or solid image stamp
A piece [...]

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