Cottage Lane Stamper

Today's Facebook live "Tuesdays At Ten" was a technological challenge.  First my FB live video stopped midstream, unbeknownst to me.  Then I went to use my camcorder to redo the video and my SD card wouldn't work or format, either in the camcorder or on my computer and I couldn't find another card!!!! So I went back to my phone and redid the card and the audio is almost non-existent.  So crank up your audio!   This bundle is a returning favorite from last year's holiday catalog, "Gather Together"  . It pairs beautifully with the Gilded Autumn Suite.   Currently the DSP from the suite is on backorder. Check with your demonstrator or me :-) for status.   I also give a couple tips on die cutting DSP and how to save this beautiful Metallic Foil and on using square or rectangle dies.   Here is the card,  I hope you like it!  I love the beautiful foil, embossed, die cut leaves!    Supplies:  ...

 After a few stumbles and technical difficulties we got off to our card making class.  The first one was for the more avid card maker.  The other two were a bit simpler.   I call the first card Harvest Hoop and I CASE'd it from Mary Deathrage It uses the DSP "Gilded Autumn" as a background layer and also to punch out leaves and acorns; Metallic Foil cardstock, linen thread, In Color enamel dots, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla cardstock to stamp additional images. We also used the stamps from the Beautiful Autumn stamp set and the bundled acorn, maple and oak leaf stamps.   Card #2 also uses the Gilded Autumn DSP.  I love the beautiful foiling on the paper.  The cardstock is Very Vanilla and Early Espresso.  We punched out leaves from another sheet of the DSP!  Love when we can use our dies and punches to cut out images from the DSP!  This card was CASE'd (Copy And Share Everything) from Jaimie Barbarczy. The 3rd c...

  For those of you who are close to me, you know that my daughter & I have been estranged for close to a year. This morning I was scrolling through FB and saw a post by Ronda Wade of Creating for Christ. She shared a Blessing Box that she made today with one of our pizza boxes and Peony Garden DSP . Ronda also mentioned that if someone was brought to mind while she was sharing this that that might be the nudging of the Holy Spirit. I thought of my daughter, and felt led to make this for her. Her favorite season is fall, so I used the DSP from the Gilded Autumn Suite and some of the Bible verses that Creating for Christ has in their files that they share. Here is my version. I'm tucking it in a box that I have with the September PP "cracker" treat favors that I was sending to my grandsons. The stamped sentiments on the front and the card inside are from the Ridiculously Awesome stamp set that Ronda designed. I guess this might be the reason that I didn't...

I was working on some of my Baker Boxes for the upcoming craft fair. When it came to one "flavor" I couldn't decide on the embellishments for the tag.  I had already made the tags from the Brushed Metallic cardstock that is part of the Gilded Autumn Suite.  When I looked at the suite again I thought that the punches with an acorn, maple and oak leaves would be great.  My initial idea was to punch them also from metallic paper.  So I ordered the pack of punches. When they arrived in the mail they were a little larger than I expected. Then a light bulb went on and I wondered if the punches would match up with the images on two of the different pattern papers in the suite.  I had to wait overnight to try because I was working on sleep deprivation. So this morning I meandered into my craft room, brought out the DSP and cut out a small section.  I didn't want to cut too large a piece in case my idea didn't work. Was I thrilled to find out that they mat...