Okay, technically speaking, I didn’t make either of these with a single sheet of cardstock. But you could, and I’m going to tell you how. All you need is a 12×12 sheet of cardstock, a paper cutter, and a scoring board. If you want your cover and accordion to be different colors, use two sheets of paper (and make 2 …
I know you’ve all been waiting with bated breath for a post about my new embroidery machine, but I’m already onto the next shiny thing working on a really great project to go with the unveiling. It’s coming, though. I promise. In the meantime, I was in Target today. While my friends are all inexplicably obsessed with their hand soap, …
Templates. Some people call them stencils, but I guess that word conjures too many images of 80s kitchens with linoleum floors and colorfully “painted” flower borders. But whatever you call them, I like these things. They’re 6×6 inches, which is really the perfect size for card-making, since you can position them either way and cover an entire background. As far …
One of the most difficult concepts for people picking up Copics for the first time is figuring out the strange code on the cap of each marker. This code serves as the starting point for basic blending, so understanding it is really the key to good coloring. I talk to plenty of people who start their collections by just picking …
I’ve been coveting both of these for awhile, and today I finally bit the bullet (not that it was a tough decision at all). First is the Sizzix On The Edge: Scallops die from Tim Holtz. Every time I see this die on one of Jennifer McGuire’s cards (she uses it all. the. time. and her work is amazing), I …
Ugh. I know, it’s Wednesday on the east coast. And the quality of the pictures you’re about to see is laughable. It’s been a long day; both of my cameras had dead batteries, and the one that charged fastest was of course the crappy one. Please forgive me. Today I’m showcasing another tool that I use almost daily: the scoring …