I am honored to be part of Splitcoaststamper’s Holiday Tutorial Blitz again this year. Thanks Beate for asking me back. For my contribution this year, I’m featuring a larger version of last year’s Christmas Tag Wallet. Both a video and complete step-by-step photo tutorial, can be found here: Large Christmas Tag Wallet Tutorial. The Christmas Tag Wallet would make a…
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Inch Box Advent Calendar Tutorial
I’m so happy to finally have this tutorial ready to share with you. I came up with the idea for this project two years ago. At the time, Stampin’ Up! didn’t have the petal card punch and the 25 & Counting advent calendar set to make this project feasible. So it sat in my notebook just waiting for the day…
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Well Worn Post-it Note Purses
A few weeks ago, a friend wanted to know the cut and score measurements for post-it note purses. As I had not made these particular ones before, I got out my ruler and came up with the dimensions. Although these are not difficult to make, I decided to write a tutorial in case someone else wanted to make them too….
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Boo Box Tutorial
I entered these Boo Boxes in the September Stampin’ Success Contest: Halloween Haunting. I was so excited and honored to find out that I had won. These bitty Halloween boxes are made using the new Spooky Bingo Bits Stamp Set, the Simply Scored tool and the Petal Card Punch. When you open the box, the “BOO” message pop-ups suspended on…
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Sweet Bella … we’ll love you forever
Today it was time for our sweet Sheltie Bella to leave us. She valiantly fought a long battle with cancer. She will be terribly missed. I have known Bella since she was 2 weeks old and her leaving us leaves a big hole in my heart. Goodbye my friend, goodbye.
Scallop Circle Shower Umbrella
I created this umbrella favor box for a friend who was hosting a bridal shower. She wanted the box in the shape of an umbrella and after playing around a bit, I came up with this design. This box is suitable for candy or another small favor. If you would like to make your own umbrella-shaped favor boxes, please follow…
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Waving Flag Card Tutorial
Want to turn a patriotic card into something special? The flag on this card waves back and forth with the pull and push of a pull tab. This mechanism is so fun to play with. It takes an ordinary pull tab card to the next level. If you would like to make your own waving flag card, just follow my…
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Birthday Cake Pop-Up Card
If you follow my blog, you have probably already guessed that I have a theme going on: pop-ups. Pop-ups were one of the first things that I fell in love with when I started stamping. What’s not to love about pop-ups? They are a step up from a regular card and generally get a great response from the recipient. Soooooo,…
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Two Butterflies Pop-up Card
Last week I showcased a wedding themed pop-up card using angle folds. This week I wanted to show you the versatility of this pop-up mechanism by showing you a different sample. This butterfly pop-up could be used for many different occasions. If you would like to create your own butterfly pop-up, please follow the directions in my Tying the Knot…
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