Two of my favorites in the same place! A little ribbon, a little Designer Series Paper, and a pearl or two and your card making is taken to a whole new level! Paper crafting is easy when you have the right tools!
Here's a video using the Co'ordinations Card Stock from yesterday and the Ribbon Medallion from the day before.
Enjoy!
I love distressed things and this is definitely going to become a favorite of mine very quickly! Our card stocks are dyed all the way through – which we love! But…Co'ordinations Card Stock has a lighter color underneath so, when you emboss it and then sand off the top layer, it reveals the two-tone look! A little bit of work for a spectacular result!
This is a QUICK video showing how easy it is! Come back tomorrow and we'll use Co'ordinations Card Stock along with our Ribbon Medallion from yesterday to create a beautiful card!
Enjoy!
I LOVE Ribbon Medallions! I have to try NOT to put them on every card I make! LOL! They are so easy and once you do one, they become addicting! They're certainly a welcome addition to any of your paper crafting projects! I created a card awhile back and showed some photos of how to create the ribbon medallion. (You can see the post HERE.) But, if you're like me, you need to SEE it before you're tempted to try it! So…I did a video (below) using Seam Binding to create the medallion. So now you have no excuse not to try it!
Enjoy!
You never know how appreciated your card making is! I love receiving hand made cards, especially from my friends! This beauty arrived the other day from my friend Colleen! Thanks, Girlfriend! 
I am in my Grandmother's home town so it made me think of her favorite flower, the pansy! I made this for a friend's wife who had surgery. It's VERY similar to a card I did a while back for Technique-A-Week at Stamp Academy. You can see those posts HERE and HERE.
It is created using the old butterfly punch and reinkers. You can use one of our flower punches and just punch the "butterflies" out of flowers that have a few leaves cut out. It's best to use our white shimmer paper. Then just spritz the heck out of them with water and pick up a little reinker with a blender pen. When you drop it onto the "butterfly," it will spread. First do the yellow (Daffodil Delight) and then do the other color. I used Elegant Eggplant but you could use whatever color you like. Then, let it dry and assemble using a brad. You can shape them with your fingers to make them look more realistic.
Enjoy! 
So you've Scrunched your Ribbon, you've made your Flower – now you want to put it all together to make a card that will WOW the recipient! Here's the rest of the video to help you finish the card! 🙂
Supplies: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla Card Stocks; Newsprint Designer Series Paper; Big Shot; Houndstooth Textured Impressions Folder; Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding; Scissors; Tiny Tags Stamp Set; Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black and Crumb Cake Inks; Tiny Tags Punch; Antique Brads; 1" Circle Punch; Fun Flowers Bigz L Die; Sticky Strip; Glue Dots; Snail Adhesive
If you visit my blog often, you know I LOVE using FLOWERS for my card making! The funny thing is…I don't love real flowers nearly as much as the paper ones! LOL!
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These flowers are EASY and fun! Once you make one, you'll be putting them everywhere! I created a Video but it was quite long so I broke it up into three parts. Yesterday, you learned how to Scrunch Ribbon, today you will make the FLOWER, and tomorrow, you will put it all together to create a card.
Supplies: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla Card Stocks; Newsprint DSP; Big Shot; Antique Brads; Paper Piercing Tool and Mat; Fun Flowers Bigz L Die; Rhinestone Brad; Vanilla Shimmer Spray
I love to put flowers on my cards and to "scrunch" ribbon. There are so many different looks to add to your projects!
When I use them on my cards, I often get asked: "How did you do that?" So – I'm going to do a couple of videos for you showing how they're done! When I get finished with you, you'll be STAMPING LIKE A PRO!
The whole card video was too long so I split it into sections. Here's the first in the series – Ribbon "Scrunching" I will be following up with the flower and then, finally, the card!
Enjoy!
Let me know if there's anything specific that you're looking to learn and I'll do my best to help you! 😀
I love this saying! I sent one of these to my daughter and wanted to make one for my son. So…here is the card I sent to him yesterday. It uses Crumb Cake which is my favorite neutral! The embossing folders make it really easy to add different textures which I definitely feel enhances your card making!
Hope you like it! 😀
Supplies: Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Whisper White Card Stocks; Brown Coordinations Card Stock; SandingBlock; Early Espresso Ink; Stampin' Sponge; Big Shot; Houndstooth Embossing Folder; Argyle Embossing Folder; Labels Collection Framelits; Soft Suede 1 1/4" grosgrain ribbon (Retired); Stampin' Dimensionals; Brushed Bronze Designer Buttons; Linen Thread.
On September 11th, I can't help but recall the horrific events that forever changed my city and my country. I tried to think of an appropriate post for today but nothing seemed right so I just thought I would take a moment to remember.
To all of those who lost loved ones, you are in my thoughts and prayers. To all of the heroes who run INTO burning building and who run TO emergencies, you have my deepest gratitude and admiration.
God Bless America.
 
