Hello Friends! Today I have two beautiful cards featuring the new Nordic Sweet Angel. For my first background I used some festive paper from the Memory Box Poinsettia Garland pad. I die cut the paper with the new Scalloped Pinpoint Frames. I love this die set. You end up with the scalloped border and a…
Hello Friends! Even though Autumn has arrived in Michigan, I’m still seeing a few butterflies passing through during their migration South. This made me think of the beautiful Nordic Bell Butterfly. I began by lightly blending Distress Oxide inks over the Poppystamps Woodgrain white paper to create a glowing, textured background. Since the leaves are…
Hello Friends! As you may recall from my last card, I love everything about Autumn. So today, I’m sharing a simple, but beautiful fall-themed card using the Nordic Pretty Petal Flower in warm autumn colors. For my background I chose the Poppystamps Woodgrain Kraft Paper—it provided just enough texture and let the Nordic Pretty Petal…
Hello Friends on this first full day of fall! Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year. I love walking the trails in the crisp air and the ever-changing colors. I guess that’s why I enjoy making colorful leaf-themed cards! Today, I’m sharing a card with all the gorgeous colors of Autumn and…
Hello Friends! As the gardening season is winding down in Michigan I was inspired to design a card with the beautiful and fun Nordic Blooms die set. I began by ink blending a background with purple and yellow Distress Oxide inks. I chose mixed media paper so I could spatter it with water to blend…
Hello Friends! I couldn’t resist making another card with the Dog Days of Summer release. It’s just such a fun set that brings a smile to my face. I hope my card makes you smile too! For my background I used the Pawprint Stencil set. There are two stencils, but I only used the pawprint…
Hello Friends! I love birds, so couldn’t resist the beautiful Nordic Birds of a Feather die set. Birds make me smile and I hope my card brings a little joy to your day! To begin, I ink blended several panels of white cardstock with colorful inks that made me think of the colors in my…
Hello Friends! It’s “Pawty” time with the new Poppystamps Dog Days of Summer release! I’m sharing a playful card featuring the new Curved Dachshund die. I started by die cutting the adorable pup from plain white cardstock and blended various shades of brown. I tried to replicate the beautiful markings of a Dachshund I saw…
Hello Friends! Today is full of firsts—my first card for Poppystamps, my first blog post, and my very first card featuring a dog! The new Dog Days of Summer release has three darling Dachshund dog dies and five fun and playful sentiments. I love cards with dimension, and Poppystamps dies are perfect for adding layers….