• Gifts
  • Christmas Monogram Ornament

    I like to give personalized holiday decorations to my closest friends and family every year, but because I will be making so many, they have to be the kind that can be produced quickly and without a huge amount of expensive materials.  That’s where my CAMEO comes in…I made this large Christmas monogram ornament in […]

  • Home Decor
  • Thanksgiving Place Card Station

    Nothing scares me more than a Thanksgiving gathering where everyone is watching television in silence or playing on their phones, so I’m always looking for ways to encourage my guests to “participate” a little more in the holiday festivities.  This year, as soon as guests enter my home, they’ll be greeted by this Thanksgiving Place […]

  • Cards
  • Watercolor Inchies Card

    I wanted to try Shari’s technique today from Day 1 of OnlineCardClasses.com’s “Stretch Your Stamps 2” class…and I did.  I don’t love how this turned out, but I think the colors are pretty and at least I have several more watercolor backgrounds I created alongside it to play with at a later date when I […]

  • Home Decor
  • Vellum Suncatchers

    Hey ya’ll…I’m back with a quick and easy project using the Silhouette Vellum Paper.  When I felt how sturdy this material was compared to some vellum papers, I knew I wanted to try to make faux suncatchers with it.  And since I couldn’t decide which method I liked best, I decided to share all three. The […]

  • Gifts
  • Valentine String Art

    Growing up, I had always been a big fan of the old “nails in a board” string art and was so happy to see a resurgence in this campy craft lately.  Using my Silhouette CAMEO and the Rhinestones Tool in my Studio software, I was able to quickly create a template for this framed piece […]