When I'm in the making groove I make dozens of cards a week.  Yes, I said dozens.  Since I only write five posts a week I have photos of dozens of cards that have yet to make it to the blog.  Today's cards are from the teacher cards I made a few weeks ago. The layout for both cards is the same, with the exception of the card above having a few green heart embellishments.  These cards pull together several brands.  I used the Teacher from Waffle Flower, Kindness Matters from Neat and Tangled and one of the past Stamptember sets from Simon Says Stamps. To add variation I colored the puppies in different colors, but the green combo is the same on both cards.  I had only intended for the difference to be the color of the puppy and the color of the card bases, that this until I dropped a green marker on one panel.  How better to hide a mark than with a green heart, but one heart looked very out of balance.  I gravitate toward odd numbers when using emb...

The envelope punch board occupies space in my studio, but it's rarely used.  I won my punch board as a giveaway ages ago and I rarely make my own envelopes.  I'd seen some cute ideas on Pinterest for using it to make file folder tabs on cards but had yet to try the idea.  Then a couple months ago I had a request for office goodbye cards.  Is there a more perfect card idea for office cards than a cute mini file folder?  I think not! I started with an A2 card base, punching a tab on one side, then trimming the opposite side of the card to build my file.  If you're looking for exact measurements for creating the tabs,  this is the tutorial  I took my inspiration from. I added a gift card pocket using my Honey Bee Stamps pocket die.  Because of the style of the card, I put the interior panel for the note on the front side of the card and the gift card pocket on the back.   I kept the design simple using patterned paper scraps, rounding...

I have an unhealthy way of dealing with stress.  I shop.  I don't just shop for anything I shop for card-making supplies.  While cruising the shops as one does I came upon these fantastic balloon dies!  I had to snag them and the match stamp set.  The moment I saw them I knew exactly what would happen when they arrived in my studio, there would be a scene card filled with clouds!  I built several scenes with these balloons.   When I started the balloon card project I  really had no intention of using the grassy hill stencils.  I had a vision of clouds and balloons, nothing more.  As I blended my rainbow of clouds I decided the scene would not be complete without a bit of green.  I made backgrounds before I created my balloons.  In the end, I liked the cards with the grass better than the single background I made without.   When I talk about shopping you stash I mean it.  I know there are many makers who want...

I love a good clean and simple Copic-colored card. No scene, no special techniques, just some awesome markers, and a clean stamped image.  For this card, I pulled Mae Mouse from Honey Bee Stamps out of my stash, along with the Defined Words from Mama Elephant.  The cute little pencil is from the Waffle Flower Teacher set.  Mae comes with a number of cute accessories, but no pencil so I had to do a bit of searching to find the right one to pair with her. Mae Mouse is stamped in my favorite Copic safe ink from Gina K.  I love Gina K's Amalgam ink.  I've tried a few others, but hers seems to be the blackest black in my opinion.  I also use this ink for watercoloring and colored pencils.  In order to put the pencil in Mae's hand, I had to do a bit of masking.  I created a partial mask that would cover just the area I needed.  When I create a partial mask for a small area like this I usually opt for a post-it note.  I make sure to stamp on t...