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Breezy Christmas
Wishing each and everyone of you a Happy New Year! Be safe and treasure the memories you make. I thought this Prickley Pear set would make a beautiful card to wish you all A Merry Christmas with. One thing we get a lot of in Wisconsin winters is cold blowing winds and snow. I thought…
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Happy Holidays!
We have several seasons of fun for you today. As we approach Christmas, we want to wish you each the Happiest of Holidays and a Healthy and Happy 2015! Designer Angela Bode using HH0107 Peace, Love & Happiness, PPRS-D034 Floral Border. Designer Barb Thompson using: JJ0089 Word Christmas Tree , D041 Scallop Circle Nesting Die set . Designer Heidi Erickson…
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Rita’s Watercolored Background Tutorial!
Today I wanted to share a tutorial on three different ways to make a watercolored background. I am such a big fan of these and I think you will be too once you start making them. Suppies: Watercolor paper Water Distress Ink Markers (not alcohol-based) acrylic block dye ink paintbrush Using the distress ink is…
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Home for the Holidays!
I wanted to try something a little bit different and use some non-traditional colors for a card. I chose a graphite gray card stock for the main panel. I used a stencil and my white color box pigment ink to create the bricks. Then I chose a chip board circle and covered it with a…
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Stenciled Polished Stone Tutorial
Michelle here, today’s tutorial features the Polished Stone Technique. There is just something magical about alcohol inks on glossy papers! I decided it was time to get them out again and play with them along with some Tim Holtz Stencils. I used CLR025B Steampunk Gears 3 Clear Set. For my backgrounds I am using some…
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Lots of Lovely Inspiration!
Designer Angela Bode using PPRS-D038 Snowflake Pendant Die , CLR038 Snowflake Inserts Clear Stamps Designer Barb Thompson using:HH0147 Mistletoe, CLR038 Snowflake Inserts, D050 Mini Flourish, D049 Bare Tree Designer Heidi Erickson using: FF0054 Merry & Bright, HH0130 Lamp Post, PPRS D031 Poinsettia Leaf Die Designer Melissa Chipperfield using: GG0070 Holiday Birds, DD0155 Christmas Good Will Designer Michelle Pearson…
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One Thing Leads to Another Tutorial with Heidi!
Have you ever cut out paper from dies, then when you look at the scraps think…”That looks like…”? Well that’s what happened to me when I was cutting out some barbed wire borders from the Cheery Lynn die. I saw the scraps and thought they could be tree trunks. So here is a winter scene…
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A Caroling We’ll Go….
Don’t you think these caroling kids are the cutest? I love the little puppy who went to sing along. When we were children, before it was dangerous out there, all five of us used to go and carol around the neighborhood. People would invite us in and give us hot chocolate or apple cider and…
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Crumpled Paper Tutorial with Angela!
Hello! Angie Here! It’s December the 10th so I thought I would celebrate my birthday with a Prickley Pear Rubber Stamp Tutorial. A few months ago our guest designer, Janeen challenged us to use crumpled paper on a CAS challenge for SCS. I came up with the technique I am sharing with you today…
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One More Week To SAVE and Winter Inspiration!
There are a few more days to save on red rubber images….be sure to take a peek and get your order in! Designer Barb Thompson using: FF0178 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer , CC0142 Ollie , DD0033 Merry Christmas 2 . Designer Heidi Erickson using: GG0181 Child with Lamb, EE0172 Heaven & Nature, CLR031 Spring Poinsettias, PPRS D031…