Happy Birthday - Popup Card

Today my nephew turns 10 years old but of course you're never too old for dinosaurs. I got the idea for this card from Pinterest and Chlo's Craft Closet. The stamps and dies are from SU. A link to the instructions can be found on my previous post.

Happy Mother's Day - Popup Card

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there! The inspiration for this popup card came from Pinterest with instructions from Splitcoaststampers. Stamps and dies are from SU.

 

Happy 90th Birthday Patrick!

Today is Patrick's 90th birthday and I wanted to post some photos of the box card that I made for him.   Aside from being an amazing card, it lays flat for mailing in an A2 envelope. The template for the card was courtesy of Lori Whitlock using a template I downloaded through Silhouette's website. If you're interested in making the card on your own I am linking to Lori's blog and her YouTube video. You can also google for additional instructions and templates.

Lollipop Covers

Is it officially Spring yet? These adorable lollipop covers are really simple to make and would be great for any occasion. The toughest part is finding the right lollipop. If you need directions just google "lollipop covers" and you'll find a lot of great videos and blogs.

Tim Holtz - 2nd Tag of 2012

For those of you familiar with Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas you'll be glad to hear that he's now doing the "12 Tags of 2012".  So at the beginning of each month he will post a  tag tutorial (with step by step photos, video, etc).  His tag will be themed to that month's holiday season if applicable, or just a new idea to share.  He will have the inlinkz live to allow you the entire month to upload your creation inspired by that month's tag.  At the end of that month, he will select winners at random from those who have uploaded a project, and post them on the blog with some great prizes. Here is my February tag using all Stampin' Up! products.

Technique Class #1 - 3D Stamping

This year I'm participating in a monthly technique class hosted by my friend Jen.  Each month we make two cards, one to display in our 6x6 technique album and one to give away.  Included in the class is a 6x6 instruction sheet which will sit opposite from each card in the album.

I'm also trying out a new photo technique using props (buttons) and a background.  The inspiration came from a webinar given by Nichol Magouirk and Lain Ehmann on how to take better project photos.