Cottage Lane Stamper

I wanted to make a fun card for my World Vision child from Guatemala, Darlin.  Since I have only grandsons I don't have a lot of little girl stamps.  This retired Little Ladybug stamp set from the 2020 Sale-a-bration is so cute I thought it would be perfect for her and also for a friend of mine, who loves lady bugs and is going through a difficult time right now. So I made two. I also saw a Peekaboo card on Pinterest the other day and thought the two would work so well together! This is the card for my friend. The supplies and dimensions are: Card Front: 4-1/4" x 8-1/4", scored at 5-1/2" Card Back: 4-1/4" x 5-3/4", scored at 5-1/2" Card Inside: 4-1/4" x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4" Front Panel: 4" x 5-1/4" Video of card technique: Different views of the mechanism: Inside circle on card back: 2nd largest die from Layer Circle dies Inside mechanism circle: punched from front Whisper White panel   ...

I love the look of the "Beautiful World" stamp set and World Map  dies.  From what I've seen on Pinterest people are using the globe and stand stamps and dies.  I wanted to try something with, maybe, the lesser used dies.  There is one that just embosses the look of script that embosses instead of cutting. I think I have some parchment paper somewhere but wasn't sure where I put it to keep it safe.   So I took a piece of copy paper and the die that looks like script.  I tapped the die in my Sahara Sand ink pad the put it on my copy paper and ran it through my die cutting & embossing machine so the script was inked up. Starting at the top I did this all the way down the little 2" x 2-3/4" sheet. Then I sponged it a little and used an old retired Distressing Tool.  This is what it looks like, if you have one laying around and don't know what it's for. I ran it around the "letter" creating a little ragged edge.  Then I ...

Looking for a quick and easy gift?  I've sold the pocket size Bath & Body hand sanitizers in the past a craft fairs.  This year, I thought I would try a different type box.  You could step this up a notch and put it in a cello bag with a bit of ribbon. This one is super simple to make, takes only a small piece of cardstock, some DSP and whatever you want to use to embellish it. The box base is 4-3/4" x 3-3/4".  It is scored on 3 sides.  On the long sides, score one inch from each edge.  One the bottom score 1" and 2" from the bottom and the on each side mark at the 3" point. At an angle from the 3" pencil mark to the top at the score line, cut to make the angle part of the box. Watch this video: Supplies: Cardstock: 4-3/4" x 3-3/4" DSP: 1-5/8" x 2-5/8" and 3/4" x 6" (gently score at 1", 2", 3-3/4" and 4-3/4") I used a 2" circle punch for the Whisper White and the Starburst punc...

As soon as I saw the Peony Garden Suite Collection in the catalog I new I would be ordering it.  When I lived in New Ulm I had a beautiful row of deep pink peonies that bordered the edge of my yard and driveway.  Every time I drove into my driveway I would stop to admire them  It saddens me to say that the people that bought my house didn't have the same affection for them as I did.  They removed them. 😞 I CASE'd this card from Rachel Tessman, another Minnesota demonstrator, who's very talented. Mine is a little different. This one is Purple Posy cardstock and sponged with Highland Heather. I made 4 different cards.  The first two I did ahead of time with the Petal Pink on Petal Pink and the Flirty Flamingo on Whisper White. The Whisper White background layer is embossed with the Subtle 3D  embossing folder as is the banner on which the sentiment is stamped. I inadvertently forgot to order the coordinating 3D embossing folder, Dainty Diamonds...