Our challenge this month for Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team was to create a project using her Sizzix dies in collaboration with Crescent products, in particular the new Crescent Photo Mat Art Board. Here's what I used — the XL Square Box die and the 11 x ...
I've been in a floral clothing kick this spring, so when I received my Sizzix dies this month for Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team challenge, I decided I'd "make it work" with my floral fashion craze. This black and white blazer was inspired by a suit I spo ...
I adore designer, author and craft-lebrity Marisa Pawelko, so when I was asked to participate in the Sizzix blog hop for her new line of Modern Surrealist dies, I of course said yes. Marisa's line is youthful, funky and fashionable. Like me her. I decided ...
Get out the violins: Do you know I never had an Easter basket growing up? When my teacher would ask the kids in the class what everyone got from the Easter Bunny, I would just make stuff up because I never got anything! I just assumed it was because I was ...
Do you all know the artist Cassandra Tondro? She is a trailblazer in eco-friendly artwork, and one of her latest creations is Ecoprints. Ecoprints are one-of-a-kind prints made by steaming leaves against paper. No inks or dyes are used – just the natural ...
I have a stash of old album covers, most with no vinyl records in them – I just like to collect the covers for crafting. As you know, I've already made album cover tissue boxes. This week, I was making a card for a friend's birthday, so I looked through m ...
I have a thing for hot air balloons. I made a bunch of them for centerpieces at a Parisian-themed wedding reception this year. And a hot air balloon will be a major motif of our Craft Attitude booth at CHA next month. I was inspired to make a hot air ball ...
I have been obsessed with incorporating pop-ups in my paper crafting ever since I used my first Sizzix dies from Karen Burniston. Really, who doesn't like a good pop-up card, right? So when I recently got to create a guest book for a wedding I was design ...
