Really enjoying a gorgeous sunny day here in the northwest which of course makes me happy, so happy that I started thinking of a few people I needed to send some thank you cards too.
I love playing around with different ways to emboss on a project. On this card I heat embossed, used a stylus to create my own embossed design and used my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder.
A picture of my card and a Tutorial are below:
Watch my tutorial below to see what other techniques I used on this card. =)
I love summer! Especially the fruit that comes from summer! Below is a short clip of the freezer jam I made on Saturday and my grandma Hansen's recipe. I love this recipe because anyone can make it.
I know it may sound silly...but every year after making jam, I drag my husband into the kitchen to admire the pretty jars.=)
Grandma Hansen's Freezer Jam:
Stir together 2 cups of crushed fruit ( I do this in the blender) and 4 cups of sugar and let stand. Boil together 3/4 cup water and 1 box of pectin. Boil hard for 1 minute stirring constantly. Then add to fruit mixture and stir for 3 minutes. Put in fruit jars and freeze.
(I always triple the recipe and then add a minute or more to the stirring of the fruit and pectin together). I like to make strawberry, raspberry and blackberry jam. Yummy!!
Good Thursday Morning Everyone! Looks like it is going to be a beautiful day here in the Northwest.
Take a look at what I worked on last night. I wanted to make an all occasion card, one that I can grab when I just want to send a quick thought or note to someone. I love the blue and brown together on this card. I used Tim Holtz's paper distressing tool which made the mat have such a fun look!
It has been a fun busy weekend! Last night my husband and I went for fish & chips and then to see the Avengers! Which was awesome! And then this evening our family performed a puppet show at a Cinco De Mayo Party! So much fun and great to be with friends.
So ... I have been working on a card for my mom for Mother's Day and decided to do some shading with some Tim Holtz Distress Ink. There are so many fun ways to add color to card and using distress ink is so great because you can use the same color and still get light, dark, and medium shades by layering your color. Watch my video and give it a try.
I have organized a Fondue Party this evening for the ladies at Church. We are having three ladies come and teach something (on the topic of self-reliance. ex. gardening, meal planning, hair care etc.) during our party and I wanted to have a gift for them. As well as the three young women who will be running a nursery for us so that mother's with small children can attend.
So to thank them for sharing their time and talents, I made these cute little card stock gift boxes full of hugs and kisses! Anyone can make these and you don't even need a personal electric cutting machine. =) Try it out and leave a post.
It is almost Easter! Are you ready? We have 10 people eating Easter dinner at our house on Sunday so I wanted to do something special for everyone. These cute paper Easter baskets stand as not only a sweet treat, but as a place card as well. One side is decorated with a cute little bunny and the other side has the person's name on it.
There are two photos below and a tutorial. If I don't post again before Easter. Have a wonderful Easter Sunday everyone!
I hope you are having a great Tuesday! It feels like it has been raining all day here in the good old northwest! So I decided to make a Spring inspired birthday card to cheer me up. =)
Used your border punches lately? I pulled out my Arched Lattice border punch by Martha Stewart, thinking "this reminds me of Spring". In need of a few birthday cards this month, I came up with this cute card to add to my stash!~ Happy paper crafting! Picture and Tutorial Below. ~
