Monday, February 23, 2026

Next In-Person Classes Begin Next Monday, March 2nd


Hello and welcome to my blog. My next In-Person classes are coming up beginning Monday, March 2nd, and we'll be making 3 All Occasion cards. Card Class cost is $25 or free with a $35 order. This includes written instructions and envelopes. The schedule is as follows:

Monday, March 2nd at 12:00 Full Class
Thursday, March 5th at 12:30
Thursday, March 5th at 5:00
Sunday, March 8th at 1:30

This first card is a made with supplies from the Annual Catalog.


These next 2 are products from Online Exclusives. This first card is Fragrant Layers Bundle.


Gliding Garden Swing Bundle was used to make this card.


Let me know as soon as possible which day and time you would like to attend. Hope to hear from you!

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Gears and Texture Bundle for a Masculine Birthday Card

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Hello and welcome to my blog!  Today I'm sharing a masculine birthday card I made with the Gears and Textures Bundle. At the end of this post is a link for you to download a free tutorial with all the instructions and measurements and, also, a video showing the construction of this card. Check it out. Links to all the supplies I used are also at the bottom. Let's look at a few details of this card.

Here is the front of the card. The card base is a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of Early Espresso cardstock.

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The front piece is a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Whispers of Texture Designer Series Paper. It has a subtle texture in it that you can see in the picture above.

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First, I stamped all the images from the Gears and Texture stamp set in Pecan Pie. The splatter looking dots are a stamp from Elements of Text and they were stamped in VersaMark, sprinkled with bronze embossing powder, and heated up.  I also swiped the edges with the VersaMark and heat embossed the bronze embossing powder.

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Crumb Cake ink was brushed all over this piece to break the white and turn it to more of a Very Vanilla color.

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To darken the edges, I brushed Early Espresso ink around the edges.

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Lastly, I brushed Pecan Pie in the center of the images and randomly around. This piece was then adhered to the card base.

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I cut the cogs, gears, and chains out of Earthen Metallic Specialty Paper and copper paper. I adhered them randomly on the card front.

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I lightly stamped the front images, again, on the inside Very Vanilla piece, then stamped the sentiment from All Zipped Up in Early Espresso ink. This piece was cut with the largest die from Textured Notes.

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One last look at the front.

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I hope you will give this card a try. To download your free tutorial, just click on the box below.

 
Click on the picture below to visit my YouTube Channel to watch the construction of this card from start to finish. Please subscribe to my channel while you're there. 

Links to all the supplies I used are listed below.

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Monday, February 9, 2026

Gliding Garden Swing Birthday Card

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Hello and welcome to my blog!  Today I'm sharing a cute card I made with the Gliding Garden Swing Bundle. At the end of this post is a link for you to download a free tutorial with all the instructions and measurements and, also, a video showing the construction of this card. Check it out. Links to all the supplies I used are also at the bottom. Let's look at a few details of this card.

Here is the front of the card. The card base is a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Balmy Blue cardstock. I used a brush to randomly smear White Craft Ink to mimic some clouds in the sky.  


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All the leaves in the tree were cut with the dies from Gliding Garden Swing out of paper from the Nature Walk Designer Series Paper. I loved this sheet because it looked so much like leaves.

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The tree, which is also a die from Gliding Garden Swing, was cut out of a sheet from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper. The piece I picked I felt was too light of a wood grain, so I brushed Early Espresso ink on the tree to darken it. The grass you see across the bottom was cut out of Garden Green cardstock with dies from Scenic Adventure.

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The swing was also cut from a sheet of Country Woods Designer Series Paper. The pillows were cut from Brushed with Beauty Designer Series Paper. Both dies are from Gliding Garden Swing dies.

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The inside Basic White piece was cut with the largest die from Textured Notes Dies. The Simple Birthday stamp was stamped in Garden Green ink.

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One last look at the front.

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I hope you will give this card a try. To download your free tutorial, just click on the box below.

 
Click on the picture below to visit my YouTube Channel to watch the construction of this card from start to finish. Please subscribe to my channel while you're there. 


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