Fun with Stencils

I've seen so many beautiful projects with the Kind Thoughts Floruish stencil, so I had to try it out for myself.  It is super EASY to use and I just love the result. We made this 2 page scrapbook layout at our May scrapbook class: I used a sponge and Not Quite Navy ink with …

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Big Shot Pop-Up Dies

Last weekend, I held a Big Shot Bonanza class featuring the new Pop-Up dies from Sizzix.  We made 2 cards with the cake die, and an explosion box with the ball die.  Everyone loved how they turned out! I am hoping to post my first video tutorial this weekend featuring the Cherry Explosion box, so …

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Congratulations

Each month, I try to send a card to the top 10 demonstrators in my downline.  Everyone loves to receive a hand-stamped card and be recognized for a job well done.  Since I don't generally have a lot of free time to stamp 10 cards, I will generally cut extra materials for one of my …

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Manhattan Flower

One of my FAVORITE new products is the Manhattan Textured Impressions die.  I could not wait to demonstrate it at the last Big Shot Bonanza class!  This die creates an elegant, embossed card front image and you won't believe how quickly you can create a beautiful card with it. We made the card above at …

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Peek-A-Boo

Can you guess who's hiding behind these ears?   It's the Easter bunny!!! This is a super simple card that we made at the last Stamp-a-Stack class.  The bunny was created using the following punches:  wide oval, large oval, small oval, heart to heart, and 1/4" circle.  The facial features were drawn by hand with …

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