St. Patrick’s Day is coming next month, and at our house it’s a fun day where we celebrate mostly with food! We die our milk green, cook green eggs and ham, and always have a yummy green dessert. This year, I’m thinking it’s going to be cupcakes. Who doesn’t love cupcakes, am I right? AndContinue reading “lucky cupcake toppers for st. patrick’s day”
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easy non-candy class valentine idea: punch balloons!
I’ll be honest and say that over half of my daughter’s candy from Valentine’s Day gets thrown in the trash eventually. She gets so many treats that she doesn’t even want to eat them all! Don’t get me wrong, I love a good piece of candy now and then, but the amount of sweets passedContinue reading “easy non-candy class valentine idea: punch balloons!”
fifth day of christmas: holiday cards with layered stamps
If you haven’t worked with the Layered Stamps yet, you should give it a try! They’re so much fun, and so easy to use. I’m not an expert stamper, but I really enjoyed creating with layered stamps. I love that I can customize the colors for my image so it coordinates perfectly with my project.Continue reading “fifth day of christmas: holiday cards with layered stamps”
new craftsy classes
I appreciate when crafty friends share their favorite sources of inspiration. I’m always on the lookout for a new favorite designer, or some fresh project ideas. Today I thought I’d do the same for you! I’ve discovered some new paper craft classes over at Craftsy by some designers that I love, and I wanted toContinue reading “new craftsy classes”
halloween card set
It’s hard to believe that fall is approaching and it’s time to start planning and decorating for some of my favorite holidays! Today I’m going to share a spooky Halloween card set with you that I made using the new Echo Park Hocus Pocus collection and the coordinating Designer Bat Stencil. I used the bat stencilContinue reading “halloween card set”
3 easy ways to create playful card backgrounds with stencils
Recently I had the opportunity to guest blog for the Craftsy Paper Crafts Blog. I shared three different ways to create fun card backgrounds using some new stencils from Echo Park Paper. (You can check out the original post on the Craftsy blog HERE.) I wanted to share my fall card trio with you here!Continue reading “3 easy ways to create playful card backgrounds with stencils”
create a chalkboard look on a layout using designer stamps
I love the chalkboard trend right now, and I wanted to include it on this layout. So I used the coordinating Designer Stamps from the darling new Echo Park Paper Teacher’s Pet collection to create a border with a chalkboard look to my layout about my daughter’s school accomplishments. (You can find the original post, includingContinue reading “create a chalkboard look on a layout using designer stamps”