17 Jul 26

Begonia Belle

On my Wed. live I used the product of the month, Begonia Belle stamp set, and the Botanical Expressions die.  I showed you how that die works, just in case you were like me and thought it cut out the whole strip with some space on the sides....lol.  I also resurrected an old technique that Lyssa Zwolanek reminded us about in a team meeting.  It is such a great way to add shine to your elements without needing to heat emboss.  I'll show you how it all comes together in the tutorial on YouTube.  You can see it here.

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Here are a few other designs I made with the Botanical Expressions die.  I wanted to show a few other ideas for how you could use it.

 

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10 Jul 26

Trying a new fun fold

I ran across a super cool new to me fun fold.  It was created by Annette Elias, or at least she's the one I see it from first.  It is really a unique look and I just knew I wanted to give it a try.  So, I did and showed it all to you as well.  It's totally doable for all levels of crafter for sure.  You can see the tutorial on my YouTube channel and get the info to create your own.  You are going to love how it looks and just shaking up the designer series paper and focal images you've got a totally different card.  Here is where you can find the tutorial.

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2 Jul 26

How fun is this layout!

Hello there.  Thanks for stopping by.  I had a super fun card for my live video this week.  It really does come together quickly, after all the squares are ready.  I know it's not for everyone, all the punching or cutting and then the gluing.  BUT!  Look how neat it is when it is done.  I just love the movement the squares give it, your eyes just want to go all over the place.  I did two versions with these squares.  One they all point down and the one I did on the video where they go all directions.  You can see the video on YouTube and make one of your own.  You can get the sizes and colors from the video.  I think you'll have a fun time with it.  You have so many possibilites with direction and color combos and whatever sentiment you need a card for!  

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28 Jun 26

Paper Pumpkin Alternates for June

The Bikes & Blooms kit has some pretty unusual elements this month.  The bikes in the die cuts are quite large, which made it trickier for me to try and make the alternates.  I like how they turned out.  It's getting harder and harder to design alternates, actually we are getting more and more kits that don't need alternates!  Back eons ago the designs needed some help, but man are they so nice now!!  I might have to shake up my thought process for alternates and just stick with the design from the kit and see what I can do with that vs making something different.  Who knows, I just know the kits are much nicer and I'm still a subscriber!  If you've been away or haven't tried Paper Pumpkin, you really should get a small subscription and give it a try.  You can skip months so get a 3 month prepaid and just get one every few months so you can see a variety of seasons and such.  It really has become a great treat to get in my mailbox each month.  I used to have a group of subscribers that got together each month and I'd make some alternates and we'd get together and do that.  I think that would be so fun to do again, even if it's just to put them together as is if you don't want alternates.  Now to find subscribers!!!

You can see the videos for these cards on my Paper Pumpkin Playlist on YouTube, or on my Facebook page in the June album.

 

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26 Jun 26

Christmas card for June

I've been seeing this style of card around on my Pinterest feed and though it would be a good time to try it out.  Most of them are HAPPY but for Christmas I switched it up to MERRY.  Oh, it just hit me that it could be HAPPY Holidays!!  DUH!  I kept saying you could do Happy Birthday, guess the mind sometimes takes a couple of days to get up to full speed!  All you really need to create this is a large alphabet die set and some patterned paper.  From there, spell out whatever fits on your card or scrapbook page.  I stuck with MERRY Christmas for the video.  You can see the tutorial here, on YouTube.

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26 Jun 26

Capturing Smiles

The camera in the Capturing Smiles stamp set is so fun.  Pair it with the dies and you can create a super cute 3d version too.  I used it for my weekly live on the 24th and just love how the focal point turned out.  I created a mini album that you could use as a photo album or little scrapbook.  If you don't want to get that involved you can just mount the focal point that I put on a belly band right onto a card base.  There are a lot of choices for how to use it.  I think the stamp set has a lot of uses as well and I've enjoyed looking at ideas on Pinterest.  I've saved quite a few to my Capturing Smiles board, be sure and check it out when you are on Pinterest.  If you'd like to see how to make this project you can view the YouTube video here.

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5 Jun 26

Use the same layout for a different design

I just wanted to show you that you can reuse a layout and make a totally different card.  Changing up the elements and colors will give you a new look.  Don't be afraid to use past cards as the inspiration for another card.  You'll be amazed how different they can look.  This one is not a drastic change but you'll be surprised how easily a layout can change.

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5 Jun 26

BALLOONS!!!

Hi ya!!  I wanted to use my Balloon Festoon bundle so why not showcase a few ideas for balloon cards!  I have three card optioins from my weekly video to help give you some ideas for your own cards.  Change up the colors and papers for something completely different.  It's as easy as that to change the mood or feel of the design.  Need a baby shower card or kids birthday or even go gold/black for an anniversary or retirement idea.  You can see a how-to video on my YouTube channel here.

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