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For ideas, inspiration and tutorialsJoseph’s Coat Meets Daisy Lane
In my card class this week, my sideline/helper taught a great new technique (to me) called Joseph's Coat. It is essentially a sponged, emboss-resist surprise (as in you never know what you're going to get at the end) type of technique.This is the card we made in class. Isn't it so pretty? I'm going to walk you through the steps that we used to create this card. First, you start with a piece of Whisper White cardstock. Make sure you have scrap paper beneath this cardstock...
Mosaic Moods — 3rd Card’s a Charm(er)!
Today I'm featuring the 3rd card in my Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Paper series. This card is a Double Z-Fold card, and it's really much easier than it looks. I think I would still consider it a card for the casual crafter -- it's not that difficult, and the "wow" when you give it to somebody will make you smile!Once again, I'll have the card recipe below. Let me just show you the card, and a close-up of one of the features.Isn't the hummingbird lovely? I was able to cut...
Mosaic Moods – Christmas in July!
Well, happy July!! You know what that means?! It's time for some CHRISTMAS in July! I love Christmas, and I heard just recently, July 3rd, that there was only 175 days until Christmas. This is indeed a challenge as there are not many designer papers suitable for Christmas in the new Annual Stampin' Up! catalog. But... I was up for the challenge and I saw one of the papers from Mosaic Mood as a cable knit pattern. The next challenge was finding a suitable...
Mosaic Moods Cards – Take One!
I just love the colors on the card I created here today. This project is one of 3 that features the Mosaic Moods specialty paper. What I do NOT feature is the stamp set, showing you that it is so versatile even if you don't have the stamps. This card is similar to a card I received in a swap at On Stage in April -- the card was part of a Fancy Fold/Fancy card. It doesn't have any special folds, but the technique is quite fun and unique I think.The paper has two sides - a...
Daisy Lane for the beginner, casual and avid stamper!
Stampin' Up! has determined that there are 3 types of crafters, or stampers out there. The first is the beginner stamper, the one that may or may not do any stamping at home. I did a quick and easy carder the beginner stamper:As you can see on this card, it is just one layer -- stamped with just 2 colors of ink and 3 stamps total. So easy!This next card is good for the casual stamper, the one that has a few supplies at home, but otherwise just dabbles in stamping:This card is...
