quick easy cute fun: projects for paper crafters
You know what I like best about the Northern Frost die? One turn through the trusty ol’ Big Shot, and you’ve got eight different snowflakes to play with. (Click on the image for a separate view of the project. Then click again for a close up.) That comes in handy on a day like today,. . .[Read More]
Do you need some quick and cozy thank yous? Dude, it’s December–of course you do! So get together with some old friends in your rubbah collection–for me, that’d be Pines, the moose especially–and tear through them in no time. First, ink the moose sparingly. That allows your image to have a nice fur-like texture. Then, frame the focal. . .[Read More]
You might think that those jolly bits from Jolly Bingo Bits would ring in the New Year with a rousing night of bingo. Not these two li’l guys–they’re out sledding on the first snows of January. Wonder if they know that Chinese tradition holds that how you spend New Year’s Day determines how the year will. . .[Read More]
Last year, I shared our family’s traditional holiday meal on my Thanksgiving mini menu board, and started scrapping some of those delicious recipes in a 6×6 format. But one recipe–one of the best, in fact–defied all efforts to be scrapped: Wisconsin Cranberry Nut Pie. My challenge in scrapping this crowd-pleasing recipe was two-fold. First, I didn’t have a. . .[Read More]
Yay–Convention 2010 has come and gone, so now I can show you some of the swaps I designed and sent with the best swap buddy ever, Lisa/LisaCat. (Thanks, Lisa!) This icy charmer was created for the Simply Adorned swap hosted by Laura/Scrappin’ Auntie at the Stampin Addicts 2010 Meet & Greet. (Thanks, Laura!) The focal point is a vellum. . .[Read More]
This was created for the Stampin Addicts 3×3 Christmas/Winter swap hosted by Jen/MommyTris. Love the way these blues play together–makes me want to build a snowman! (For a close-up view of some pretty textures you can achieve with the spotted background technique, click on the photo.) RECIPE Ink: Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Versamark. . .[Read More]
This was created for the Stampin Addicts 3×3 Christmas/Winter swap hosted by Jen/MommyTris. To be perfectly honest, a girl can only take so many blue or lavendar snowflakes. So I decided to kick off my post-holidays winter stamping with a twist. A cameo coral twist. Now this color combo leaves seasonal doldrums behind, taking. . .[Read More]
--Holly & The Dog
