Ink & Quill Pen + Thank You Card

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Check it out! I got a quill pen and ink set plus a journal as a cool gift….a long time ago. I tested out the nib and the ink. Then, I made a Thank You card using the pen and a page from the journal. In this video I also show a deckled edge technique we used to do as kids as well as attaching a ribbon and bow to one level (the top level) of the card front.

There are a few tips and tricks that can help you make creative embellishments for your cards, journals and scrapbook pages.

Cartoon quill pen and journal image created by ChatGPT

https://youtu.be/dvkyIHH4eXM

Independence Day Cards

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I made a pile of cards to celebrate the 4th of July using brilliant red, white and blue! I used basic cardstock, punched out stars, a few stamps and a tracing wheel to create these festive greeting cards. If you have a lot of scraps, then you could be using them to make something beautiful just like these cards.

Good Mini Bottles

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I bought a slew of miniature acrylic bottles from temu and altered them with free printies I found on the internet of bottle labels. They are very believable as mini liquor and wine bottles although they are not quite accurate to any bottle. A bit of nail polish in black and white helped me alter the bottles to look like they had lids too. It’s a simple way to stock the “mini bar.” 🙂

Stems & Blooms

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I made a cool set of basic stems and the blooms that can be attached to them as you see fit. There are buds, small and large blooms plus you can flip the stem to get a lot of variety; of course you can vary the paper you choose to cut to create anything you want. There are lines for the cutting machine to draw and cut. For the card I made, I coupled the stems with a basic leaf cutout and several crafting images are used as blooms themselves in this unique greeting card. Although I haven’t made those crafting images available. Please let know if you want those and I’ll add it to the download zip file.

This was a fun card to make even though there was a lot of working with the stems to keep them from getting tangled together because of the moving mechanism on the card. To get the free svg files: go to the vault on my main page and select stems and blooms.

The cutouts can become custom embellishments for your cards, journals and scrapbook pages.

Mini Lounge Chairs

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I make a pair of wooden lounge chairs in 1:12 scale using popsicle sticks, wood glue and clamps. I basically had created a chair I loved so I duplicated it and show my process of doing so. Measuring, sanding, glueing, and clamping while comparing to the first chair is how it went. I used miter shears in this one which have become a truly beloved tool for me, 180 grit sand paper and several types of clamps. The best part of the video for me is when I reveal the even smaller chairs (1:24 scale) and then proceed to create those!

Making Flowers

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Attaching a bunch of petals together to make beautiful, big flowers! I used previously stamped and trimmed flower petals and flower centers. I cut out the stamped petal sections with scissors and the flower centers with a circle punch then used a ball stylus to create and shape the centers. I’ve used smaller styluses to emboss or deboss paper using a stencil, but these were intended for shaping gum paste edible flowers and are the perfect size for these flower centers. This technique for piecing the flowers together can be used to make all kinds of flowers where the petals are individually created. You can make several flowers in one sitting and use them for your cards, journals and scrapbook pages.

Stamp & Inks used: Close To My Heart B1338
Ink colors: Hollyhock, Tulip, Buttercup, Sea Glass, Crystal Blue, Indian Corn Blue

https://youtu.be/KZONkVOzcSs

Cutting, Bending & Masking Stamps

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Have you ever cut up your stamps? For a good cause? Cutting them can help you achieve new images not previously possible with that stamp. This is for your clear stamps.

I also show the masking technique to stamp images close together without overlapping the actual stamped image. I use just basic supplies from my stash including a stamp, block, scissors, pen and markers. The tips and tricks shown will help you create CUSTOM embellishments for your cards, journals and scrapbook pages!

Here it is! https://youtu.be/uLHgLiv1Ays

A Whole Set of Valentine’s Cards!

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I created a whole set of cards at once and in this video I show the steps I took to do so. I created specialty shapes as .svg files available for you to download for free from my vault (look for design R007). Using a whole bunch of supplies from my stash, I cobbled a pretty good set of cards I’d be happy to hand to my love any time. These tips and techniques can be used to make a set of cards for anything you like whether they look the same as each other or all different as I’ve done.

Woodland Elf House Completed

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Ding, dong the house is done!

More on the outside of the house, I create twig window trim and elements of the yard on the exterior of my Woodland Elf House (1:24 scale) built from recycled household materials and glue.

Installing twig trim; creating a log in the yard, mushrooms, critters, and mossy touches on and around the house.

By the time this build was nearly completed, I was so, very ready for it to be done…or rather I felt done with working on it. I will clear my mind of the little house for now and work on something else to move on past this. I love this little woodland elf house, so I don’t want to linger in the feelings of ready to be done with it. I will cherish it. When I’m done displaying it on my coffee table, I’ll move it to the display case in my studio. Of course, the elf is still to come but that will wait for a couple weeks at least. Maybe the elf is foraging or visiting friends elsewhere in the woods. Yeah, that’s what I believe is happening!