Folding Desk Set

My friend Carol gave me a calendar like this last year and I loved it! I added the pencil holder to it. It can fold flat for mailing. If you just add a few pages of sticky notes you might be able to send it without extra postage. The calendar pages can be printed on …

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Hearts Come Home Treat Tube

Here’s a quick and easy gift idea. You can hang it on the tree as a decoration. I think the Always Artichoke goes really well with cash, but a check would work too. Of course you could fill it with candy or perhaps jewelry. Click here for the free detailed directions. If you are reading …

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Snowflakes Sentiments Zipper Gift Card

I was so excited to see a zipper card done by Jennifer Pauli. I couldn’t wait to try one. Unzipping the card made me excited to open it and I already knew what was inside! The secret of the zipper is the Framelit with the line of dots. I added lots of shine and glitz. …

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October Thank You Cards + Online Extravaganza

I loved the layout for my Painted Harvest card and thought I would try it with the new Stampin’ Blends Markers. I thought the flower stamp in Birthday Blossoms looked a lot like the flower in this pattern from Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper. Click here for the free detailed directions.   Online …

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This Little Flying Piggy

This stamp set is full of cute piggies, but the flying one has my heart. Spin the wheel and she’ll fly around the card. And just like this little piggy, if you give it a try I think you’ll feel like you can fly. It’s really not all that difficult. Click here for the free …

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Painted Harvest

Painted Harvest has been a very popular stamp set and it’s for a very good reason. It is so very easy to stamp this “two-step” set. You do not need to aim for precision, yet it always seems to result in a beautifully shaded image. I’ve used traditional colors of Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, and …

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