Many Anemones

One of my new favorite stamp/die sets is Many Anemones from Papertrey ink.  There are so many great things you can do with this set!  If you like coloring with Copics, you can color the flowers or even watercolor them.  If you prefer to just die cut, you can do that, or stamp and cut.  So it is really a great set for everyone. 

Here are few of the cards I have made with this set recently.  

Another favorite is a new die set I got by Karen Burniston--I'd never seen her dies before but came across the Cupcake Pop-up 1008 and thought it'd be so much fun.  And it is!  You can use just the cupcake like I did, or as a pop-up inside the card.  I'll feature that in a future post.

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Valentines

 I meant to post in February didn't get around to it.  Hard to believe it's already March.  This year is flying by!  Today I have some Valentines to share that I made last month. 

I took a break from cardmaking after making all my Christmas cards for 2021 in October and November.  I still made a few last-minute birthday cards but not more than one at a time.

Then in February the creative juices began to flow again.  I'm gradually creating a crafting space with some cupboards.  I was displaced from my craft room when my husband began working from home 2 years ago and even though his company kept saying they'd be in the office again in 3 months, we know how that goes.  It's now two years later and there is no talk of returning to the office, so I am making my craft space in our master bedroom more permanent.  

Not that I'm not glad to have him working from home and not commuting.  He had a 1/2 hour commute for a few years, but prior to that he worked in the city and commuted 2 hours each way.  With three kids 4 and under, that was really hard for all of us.  Fast forward to now, where he just has to walk to the bedroom next door (the office) to begin his workday.  

Anyway, back to the Valentines.  I made some sketches of cards I wanted to try and these are the cards I came up with.  The pictures aren't the greatest since my good camera broke on a hike last year and I haven't got it repaired.  But I think you get the idea...

Love this fold.  I made several Christmas cards using this fold as well.

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Christmas cards galore!

 Hello again,

I am back to share some of the Christmas cards I've been making the past few weeks.  If you missed my previous post, you'll want to take a look at those as well.

One of my favorites, the card in a box, although it is quite time consuming!

Love this pop-up type diorama card. So easy to make and yet impressive.

This was my first time trying this "flat pop-up card" and I liked the results because it worked so well with the paper pad I bought from Echo Park.

Hope you saw something to inspire you today.  Thanks for stopping by!

Countdown to Christmas

 Hello friends!  I have recently returned to cardmaking full-force after having my kids start school full-time this fall and having all my kids in school for the first time ever.  

Do you struggle with cardmaking ADHD like I do?  I have so many fun ideas going on in my head at one time it's hard to settle on one at a time.  Although Pinterest is wonderful for inspiration, it can also add to the overwhelm 250%!    

This year I have decided to make all my Christmas cards.  In the past, I've waited until too late in the year and got maybe 20 cards ready in time, but had to purchase the rest, and then I have to decide who is special enough to get a handmade card rather than a store-bought one.  

So, I started back in September and I'm happy to have over 30 cards done so far.  I could have more if I duplicated them but I really like the creativity of making each card different and unique.  I have also tried some new-to-me fun folds this year in the hopes of using some of my older stamps and dies in a different and creative way.  

Without further ado, here are a few my favorites.  I'll share the rest of them in future posts.

the inside:

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