Tutorial: First Signs of Spring

  Michigan winters often bring a blanket of snow that may last well through February and even into March. We’ve had snowfall in April some years as well!  One of the harbingers of the coming Spring are the crocuses that are the first flowers to pop up, sometimes even through…

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Tutorial: Pretty Purple Rose

  One simple wild rose in shades of purple is complimented beautifully with a coordinating ribbon and bow.     Cut Cardstock:      Card Base: Very Vanilla – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″      First Layer: Highland Heather – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″,…

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Tutorial: Faux Silk Technique

  The Faux Silk technique lends itself very well to any ‘solid’ type stamps and the Beautiful Friendship stamp set is perfect for this. If you’ve never tried the Faux Silk technique, it is a very simple way to help create an elegant card. If you’ve done this before and…

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From ‘How’ to ‘Wow’ #1: Simple Flowers and Layers

  “Where do you come up with your ideas?” While occasionally you may have a stunning idea in mind of what you want to create, more often than not, if you’re like most people, you look at a stamp set and wonder just what to do with it. This is…

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