Last month, I shared a framed Halloween project. You can see it below. I really like this project, but it was time consuming to make since I stamped and colored the animals in it. I knew I could make a version of this that would be quicker and easier to replicate. The pattern paper in the Spooky Sweet Suite included a sheet of the characters already colored. This made it so much easier to put this together. Now that we've made it to … [Read more...] about Happy Halloween!
3D Projects
Paper Bouquet
I love our kits and I love seeing how they can be re-imagined. I bought the Paper Bouquet for my own use. I had originally planned to use it just as designed, flowers in a vase. I had this basket from a local craft store and I had no idea what I was going to do with it. Then I thought it might be fun to do something a little different with the bouquet. This basket uses about a third of the flowers in the kit so I have plenty leftover for … [Read more...] about Paper Bouquet
Instagram Strikes Again
While I was scrolling through Instagram, I saw a party set-up with these mini domed charcuterie trays filled with cheeses and fruit. These mini cheese trays are only about 4" across to give you an idea of how tiny they are. I thought this domed tray would be perfect for a mini diorama. I used the Humble Home stamp and punch bundle to make a 3D house. To make sure everything stayed in place inside, I cut a piece of vellum and glued both the … [Read more...] about Instagram Strikes Again
Christmas Ornament
For more than ten years, I've been making ornaments for a group of girlfriends. It's become quite the tradition. I gift wrap them and give them out at our Christmas dinner. Here is this year's ornament. I love making these snow globe ornaments because I can add lots of layers and a sprinkling of snow. A few years ago I found the perfect stand to hold all of these handmade ornaments. Here's what they look like all together. After … [Read more...] about Christmas Ornament
Love You
Today I have one more project using the Full of Life Suite. This is a 6 x 6" shadowbox frame. The Full of Life pattern paper comes in a 6 x 6" size so this is a full sized sheet. I used a bunch of the dies from the bundle. I used both the outline heart die and the heart with all the cut-outs. Instead of cutting out all the cut-outs, I used the die to apply our embossing paste on the larger heart outline. (Thanks for the suggestion Poli!) … [Read more...] about Love You
One Last Birdhouse!
This is it for the birdhouses at this time. I wanted to end the set on a really cute project - a 3D birdhouse. This little house turned out better than I hoped. I stamped one house for the front and die cut both the front and a second house for the back. Then I used a strip of 3x12" card stock to make the box center. There really wasn't a great way to measure out the strip in advance. So I just scored it as I went along around all the … [Read more...] about One Last Birdhouse!
My Favorite Books
I've been an avid reader for most of my life. Shortly after college, I started a notebook keeping track of all the books I read every year. I filled up the entire notebook a number of years ago and started a second notebook. Keeping track of the books I've read has been handy because I can go back through the years to see if I've already read a book when it's familiar. But the downside is that the notebooks are in chronological order and not in … [Read more...] about My Favorite Books
I’m No Quitter!
Well, I finished up my paintbrush experiment and it came out better than I hoped. I started by cutting off the dried hot glue from my first brushes that I had colored with re-inker. There was just no salvaging that hot glue. Every time I re-heated it, the red ink just ran out all over the place. So back to square one. I used the rope hot glue to glue the paintbrushes upright. The rope hot glue I purchased came in a 6' length. I ended up having … [Read more...] about I’m No Quitter!