Paper Piercing

There are several paper piercing challenges out this week!  I didn’t plan to use paper piercing on this SMASHbook page, but it ws sure screaming for it! And whadayano!  It fit the bill!  Don’t ya just love it when …

a SMASHing Idea Book Pagination

My SMASHing idea book is coming along with each project I create.  Sometimes I do make the page before I put away the supplies from my projects, other times it’s all about the page.  The sets are in …

Paper & Pockets

I’m always on the lookout for journaling goodies.  It’s hard for me to find that thing that will get me the “most bang for my buck”.  The other day, I saw something at papertreyink that I loved.  A spiral notebook page die …

Grid Lines for SU! Clear Blocks

Yippee!  My SU! order arrived tonight…included was the new grid line templates to add to the clear blocks. My initial thought was how heck do I get these on the block STRAIGHT?!  Oh boy.  Then it hit me…SU! grid …

Shabby Chic Cards (Part 1 – Thank You)

Remember all this – the die cut doilies, butterflies and strips ‘n’ scraps of beuatiful SU! designer paper – I showed ya a few days ago? Pick one from each pile, put ’em together; repeat THREE times.  I got these: Ain’t dey purty? …

Butterfly Shabby Chic

I decided to try a new style.  Shabby chic.  Me, the neat nic…shabby chic.  But, after it’s all said & done…you can see the cripsness…I think I like the freedom. This project consists of 11 cards…mass produced…Michelle Wooderson …

Sew Fashionable

I think it looks like something from a posh dressing room. Lots of things going on here!  It all started with…ahem…I have NO idea!  I’ll start where I started.  With this tutorial from Michelle Zindorf!  The inks I …

Sew Suite Pattern Pieces

Inspired by this card by Melissa…I dug into the Sew Suite Collection and came up with this: I really did like the cut out pattern pieces on this card by Allison Stamps!  Will I do it again…I dunno.  …

Dressing Up Counterfeited Buttons

A few days ago, I created faux buttons by counterfeiting.  Check out this post. One of my readers left a comment about using Crystal Effects on faux buttons.  At the time, I had these little beauties drying.    And I wondered …

Valentine Treat Bags

I’m so glad I made these tags back in January.  I used them to embellish treat bags I made for Valentine’s Day! My favorite part of this has to be the bow!  And the tag.  Here’s a close up detailed picture of …