CHA is only a few days away, and so we figured it was time for another sneak peek. (Yea!!) We are releasing one new Collection this winter: Parisian Ephemera. The colors in this collection are designed to sweep you away to spring in Paris: vintage collectibles, flower-lined brick roads, fresh baked pastries, and the feeling [...]
I am so pleased to be highlighting the work of Jeni Boisvert this month! An awesomely talented scrapper and photographer, I just knew that she would come up with some amazingly brilliant layouts. A Bit About Jeni… “I am a Photographer and paper addict living in Twin Falls, Idaho. I love to play and create [...]
Hi, it’s Alyssa again, just popping in to share some exciting news. I just got the go-ahead to tell you about an exciting new project we are releasing at CHA next week: 12″x24″ sheets of cardstock in 24 of your favorite colors! Die-cutters rejoice! Now you can cut your favorite designs and letters 24″ tall [...]
Happy Monday once again! I am really excited about the blog week ahead. We have some rocking projects from our Guest Designer, more awesome projects from our Designers, some sneak peeks, AND an exclusive flower tutorial to end the week on Friday! So, make sure you stick with us for the whole week. And THEN, [...]
Remember the 3-D vine we made the other day? Here is the project I used it on: When I created this layout, I also used the “negative” from my die-cut vines to create the vine “outlines” that I also used on my layout. I just took what was left after I removed the vine, and [...]
The New Year is upon us… and we are all anxiously hoping for a NEW beginning and better year in 2010. It got me thinking about what I feel inside and how to document these feelings. I am choosing the word “HOPEFUL” as a title…What are you hopeful for? This year…this week…Today…Life in general. Find [...]
Today, I want to share a bit of a creative nudge with you. When I get “scrappers block” one of the things that helps me get my creativity flowing again is to create a few embellishments of my own design. The pressure to finish a layout or card is lifted, and I can just have [...]
I am so excited to get to work with Graphic 45 papers! They are so gorgeous and match perfectly with Couture Cardstock’s colors. For my card today I went with basic black and cream, used ‘Santa’s Beard’ from the Vintage Christmas collection….LOVE these colors together! I decided to make a wedding card, but I could [...]
I think today is the perfect time for a fun tutorial, don’t you? I hope you enjoy this tutorial for a 3-D vine to use an embellishment on your cards or layouts. I used my Silhouette to create this vine, but the instructions can easily be adapted for your Cricut or other die cutting machine. [...]
Check out this beauty from Couture Designer Natalie! I am in awe of the embossing and all of the little details that she snuck into a beautifully simple card. I love it when you can look at a project several times and continue to see more details every time you look. That’s how I feel about this [...]
