Creating Patterns with Cardstock: Monday Montage 196

Hi everyone and welcome to another Monday Montage Blog Hop! We’ve got some great projects to share with you, so make sure you continue by clicking the NEXT button at the bottom of this post to continue the hop. This past week has been filled with “professional development” for my stamping business. I’ve taken classes …

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In Your Words: #TGIF331 Inspiration Challenge

Happy Friday! This week’s challenge at TGIF Challenges is an Inspiration Challenge: Walk on the Wild Side. I decided to pull out the Animal Print embossing folder that I haven’t used yet and play around with some inking techniques. I’ll be sharing the “how-to” on creating these backgrounds on my Tik Tok and Instagram this …

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Cute Halloween Suite: Control Freaks August 2021

Hi everyone and welcome to another great blog hop from the Control Freak Stampers! You may have arrived here from Connie Babbert’s blog. Our theme this month is Mini Catalog. I absolutely love creating projects for Halloween, so of course my project is a Tombstone Treat Box with a sweet surprise inside! It features many …

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Floating Strips Tutorial

Back in May I shared a few cards with a fun techique on Splitcoaststampers (see them here). Soon after, I was approached about creating a Floating Strips tutorial for them to add to their extensive library of resources. The tutorial was published last week, so I’m running a bit behind posting about it on the …

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How to Outline the Playful Alphabet Dies

Today’s card features the adorable Turtle Friends stamp set and the Playful Alphabet dies. I based the layout on this week’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. The card base was made with a 4-1/4″ x 8-1/2″ piece of Petal Pink cardstock that I scored at 4-1/4″ to create a square card. Next, I cut a …

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