Hello friend!
Yes, I have a new addiction. The good news (which is also probably the bad news) is that it supports all my other addictions. Each and every one of them! (thanks for introducing me, Deb!)
This new addiction is www.Pinterest.com. It's a virtual bulletin board, and it is way cool! Have you ever seen a photo on line, and then wanted to go back and find it again--but couldn't? With Pinterest you can "pin" that photo to your board, and you will always have it.
Happy Stamping!
Wendy
Friday, January 27, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Wonky Pound Sign
Hello friend!
Recently I saw a quilt block that was so simple, I couldn't wait to try it. After I made a pillow with the technique, it occurred to me that the same idea would be an interesting way to make a card. These are some of what I came up with while playing with the idea:
Tomorrow my "Card Club" is coming, and this is a technique I will teach them. It is so easy and I think it looks great. Start with a piece of designer paper (the green pattern in both samples). Use a paper cutter and cut across the designer paper twice so it is now in three pieces. (You could make these cuts evenly spaced and parallel, but I like the odd angles you get when they are irregular.)
Glue the three designer paper pieces onto another piece of card stock. Trim the edges even.
Turn the designer paper and once again cut twice across (opposite of the first two cuts) in the same manner.
Glue the three designer paper pieces onto a third piece of card stock.
Trim the edges. In the "Thanks" sample, I cut the edges of all layers even, but in the "Thanks So Much" sample I cut the third layer so there was a border around the piece.
If you make something with this idea, I'd love to see it!
Happy Stamping!
Wendy
Recently I saw a quilt block that was so simple, I couldn't wait to try it. After I made a pillow with the technique, it occurred to me that the same idea would be an interesting way to make a card. These are some of what I came up with while playing with the idea:
Tomorrow my "Card Club" is coming, and this is a technique I will teach them. It is so easy and I think it looks great. Start with a piece of designer paper (the green pattern in both samples). Use a paper cutter and cut across the designer paper twice so it is now in three pieces. (You could make these cuts evenly spaced and parallel, but I like the odd angles you get when they are irregular.)
Glue the three designer paper pieces onto another piece of card stock. Trim the edges even.
Turn the designer paper and once again cut twice across (opposite of the first two cuts) in the same manner.
Glue the three designer paper pieces onto a third piece of card stock.
Trim the edges. In the "Thanks" sample, I cut the edges of all layers even, but in the "Thanks So Much" sample I cut the third layer so there was a border around the piece.
If you make something with this idea, I'd love to see it!
Happy Stamping!
Wendy
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Hello friend!
Here are two cards made with the new Paper Doily Large Sizzlets Die from the Occasions Mini Catalog:
Happy Stamping!
Wendy
Here are two cards made with the new Paper Doily Large Sizzlets Die from the Occasions Mini Catalog:
Happy Stamping!
Wendy
Saturday, January 14, 2012
don't need to watch more football this year....
Hello friend!
Well, my Pittsburgh Steelers got beat last week, so my football-watching days are done for the year--better get to scrapping, and stamping, and quilting, and posting while the guys are watching the playoffs!
This morning the Quilt Class was all about the Dresden Plate block, using the new Dresden Design Bigz XL die from the Occasions Mini Catalog:
The die cuts the traditional round blades, but I also wanted to show how to sew them to be pointed blades. It is surprising how much easier this block becomes when you die-cut the blades instead of cutting them the old-fashioned way. Since you can cut up to eight layers of fabric at a time, you can cut all sixteen blades in two passes through the Big Shot!
Since I retired, I've been making thank you cards... and I need to finish sending them out now. Here is one of them using some new products:
More samples coming soon!
Happy Stamping!
Wendy
Well, my Pittsburgh Steelers got beat last week, so my football-watching days are done for the year--better get to scrapping, and stamping, and quilting, and posting while the guys are watching the playoffs!
This morning the Quilt Class was all about the Dresden Plate block, using the new Dresden Design Bigz XL die from the Occasions Mini Catalog:
The die cuts the traditional round blades, but I also wanted to show how to sew them to be pointed blades. It is surprising how much easier this block becomes when you die-cut the blades instead of cutting them the old-fashioned way. Since you can cut up to eight layers of fabric at a time, you can cut all sixteen blades in two passes through the Big Shot!
Since I retired, I've been making thank you cards... and I need to finish sending them out now. Here is one of them using some new products:
The "Thanks so very much" on this card is from the Outlined Occasions Stamp Set" which is in the Sale-A-Bration catalog this year. (Sale-A-Bration begins on January 24, so let me know if you didn't get your catalog.) It is a little difficult to see in this photo, but at the bottom of the card are embossed hearts made with the Big Shot and the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, from the Occasions Mini Catalog which began January 3, 2012.
Happy Stamping!
Wendy
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Still here... I promise!
Hello friend!
Hope your Christmas and New Year were wonderful! I have so many things I have wanted to post here, and I think about it a lot, but things have been topsy-turvy in our house....
I retired on December 31, so that was very exciting! My new job started the following Monday, and many people said "take some time off" but honestly, I didn't feel it was necessary. Unfortunately, on my 2nd day of work I got a phone call that Tim was in the emergency room. What a scare! Thank God, it wasn't the heart attack he thought he was having, but very high blood pressure. He's on meds and going to a doctor this week to follow up, so we're heading in the right direction.
Later this week I will try to post more--but I'll leave you with a couple of cards. The first was the card I made for customer gift certificates this year (did you receive one?):
It opened like this, and the certificate was on the right:
Then I needed a birthday card, and decided to copy the idea:
Happy Stamping!
Wendy
Hope your Christmas and New Year were wonderful! I have so many things I have wanted to post here, and I think about it a lot, but things have been topsy-turvy in our house....
I retired on December 31, so that was very exciting! My new job started the following Monday, and many people said "take some time off" but honestly, I didn't feel it was necessary. Unfortunately, on my 2nd day of work I got a phone call that Tim was in the emergency room. What a scare! Thank God, it wasn't the heart attack he thought he was having, but very high blood pressure. He's on meds and going to a doctor this week to follow up, so we're heading in the right direction.
Later this week I will try to post more--but I'll leave you with a couple of cards. The first was the card I made for customer gift certificates this year (did you receive one?):
It opened like this, and the certificate was on the right:
Then I needed a birthday card, and decided to copy the idea:
Happy Stamping!
Wendy
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