While I love the watercolor trend that has been going strong for so long, I tend to shy away from it. The looseness and imprecision can be really difficult for this math and science geek to embrace…but every once in a while, I like to force myself to try the things that scare me (or just […]
Cards
Lacey Hello Cards
Hello again…I’m back today with a set of quick and easy cards using the newly released “Grandma’s Lace” stamps from Pink & Main to make my own pretty patterned paper. For the first one, I randomly stamped three of the round lace shapes in Coastal Cabana, Perfect Plum, and Smoky Slate ink (Stampin’ Up) on Whisper White […]
Christmas Elf Swing Card
It’s official…holiday crafting is in full swing for me (but don’t despair, I still have a few autumn-themed projects I’m working on). Today I’m sharing a cute Christmas swing card that I made using my Silhouette CAMEO, gorgeous shimmery cardstock from CutCardStock, and these adorable elf images from Pink & Main. I chose to use some of the […]
Christmas Wishes Card
I’m very excited to announce that I’ve joined the Crafter’s Companion Design Team! To celebrate, I created this simple card using my favorite Christmas stamp set from CC: Mulberry Wood – Christmas Wishes. After stamping the image on some Spectrum Noir Ultra-Smooth Premium White cardstock, I colored it in with my Spectrum Noir markers (colors […]
Simple Autumn Thank You Card
I love all of my “high tech” crafty gadgets as much as the next person, but every once in a while it feels good to sit down with my punches, inks, and dies and create something simple. Today’s card is decidedly low tech…and I loved every minute I spent putting it together. Let’s start with the […]
Peekaboo Kitty Halloween Card
Hi there! I’m back today with a quick Halloween card featuring stamps from a special release that is due in the Pink & Main store very soon! The two soon-to-be-released sets that I used here (there will be four total) are called “Animal Faces” and “Sweet Faces Set 1” and they can be mixed and matched to […]
Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch Card
Can you believe it’s almost October?! I’m back with another quick card project today made using lots of different pumpkin stamps from several Pink & Main sets released this month along with the September incentive stamp set, “Pumpkin Mouse”. Today is your last chance to get this adorable mini set with any $30 purchase at Pink […]
Happy First Day of Autumn!
I am so thrilled that it is finally Autumn…even though it won’t feel like it in my neck of the woods until at least the end of October! In honor of this, today I’m sharing a cute fall-inspired card made with new stamps from Pink&Main (“Nut House“) and a pretty leafy card base cut with my […]