It’s been at least a couple of weeks since I shared a Glitter Ritz card. Lest you think I’m losing my touch, I’ve made a couple more. But this time, instead of using Peel-Off Stickers, I’ve used die cuts from Dee’s Distinctively Dies. Despite the grammatical travesty that is their brand name, these dies are very pretty and well made.I …
I finally got a chance to bust out my screen printing kit from Jacquard Products today. Of course, as always when I set out with a plan, Murphy’s Law kicked in and I haven’t gotten nearly as much done as I expected. First, my little one decided to catch the cold that I’m just getting over. So that’s been awesome. …
I have a love-hate relationship with tags. On the one hand, they’re a great medium for small projects that showcase one or two unique inking/stamping techniques, which makes them perfect for make-and-takes. On the other hand, WTF do you do with them? Tell me. I keep hearing they’re great for gifts, or for placecards, or whatever. I’d believe that if …
For about a year, I’ve followed this really fun blog called So You Think You’re Crafty. Every few months, a new crop of craft bloggers is pitted against each other in a reality-show style contest of creativity. So I finally got up the guts to throw my hat in the ring. This week is the “audition” round, and if my …
Last week we had my parents in town to visit the baby. We had a wonderful time sight-seeing, shopping, and crafting, but their visit left very little time for blogging. Still, I meant to write a post or two, until I came down with Strep about halfway through the week. As you can imagine, any motivation I may have had …
Is there anything better than getting a package in the mail? I do more and more of my shopping online these days, and it’s always so much fun to come home to see a brown box on the doorstep. That was the inspiration for this card. I used two stamp sets from Pink Persimmon’s latest release: Parcel Post and Special …