Wreath, Handmade Twiggy Christmas

I love making old-fashioned Christmas projects using pine, berries and twigs.  There is a natural rounded curve to the branches on the Impression Obsession Wide Tree and I was inspired to try my hand at making a wreath with it.  You may have purchased this die for Halloween projects as it makes a perfect spooky …

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Susan’s Garden Notes Hydrangea and Tutorial

I have a project to share with you today using Susan Tierney Cockburn’s  Garden Notes Hydrangea and Garden Patch 7/8 Inch & Mini Leaves  die sets and The Best Things In Life sentiment stamp all by Elizabeth Craft Designs.  Before I start I want to clarify that this tutorial may be like the blind leading …

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Bunch of Blossoms Flower Tutorial

Bunch of Blossoms Flower Tutorial The flowers were cut using vanilla cardstock Lightly mist the flower Lightly apply ink on the damp flower using a mini applicator but allowing some of the vanilla color to show through. Dry damp flower with heat gun. Apply ink to the center image lines on the stamp with a …

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Apple Coloring Tutorial

My project today was made using the Tree Frame, Bushel of Apples, Tiny Apples, Grass Border, Leaves and Stems and Bird set. I wanted to make my apples look realistic instead of perfectly red, green or yellow.  I tried a little experiment to randomly color my cardstock before cutting the apples and I liked how …

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Winter Snowy Tree Frame Scene with Flower Soft

  I decided to create a snowy scene with my new Impression Obsession Tree Frame.   I love to search on Google for inspiration pictures.  For this project I searched for Snowy Tree Pictures and you can see all the gorgeous scenes that pulled up here.  I thought I would take a few step by step pictures …

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