How to Make Your Own Flocking & Add Fuzz to Your Projects
When I was playing with the Swallowtail stamp, I realized that it was a big stamp… seriously, like background sized big stamp. And I was trying to figure out how I wanted to use it. So, I cut and I played, but I really wanted to keep the full butterfly image for my card. So…
Origami Double Pocket Treat Pouch
Happy Valentine’s Day! If you are still looking for a quick love note or treat to share with someone you love today, here is a project we made at my Cool Cards and Sweet Treats class last weekend. It is a fun and fast project to make any time of the year, plus it has…
Happy Valentine Heart Treat Topper
Anyone else out there a sucker for a good deal or at least cute things for a small price tag? Anyone? Well, I don’t normally do little treat bags and toppers but when I saw the limited time Valentine Bundles that Stampin’ Up! was offering, I thought the Happy Valentine Heart was so cute and…
Friday Quick Tip – Separating Sentiments from Images
You may have seen the pictures or the excited chatter from Convention when we all received the Moving Forward stamp set as a gift on the last day. It is a fun stamp set and goes for a good cause – For each stamp set sold, Stampin’ Up! donates $3 to the Ronald McDonald House!…
See the New Stampin’ Up! Firm Foam Pads in Action
So, I planned to post this video a few days ago and totally forgot, so today is my make-up day! I talked a little bit a while back about how the Stampin’ Up! ink pads were changing from the “old style” that used a felt pad to a new “firm foam” style pad. And I…
Making the Triple Treat Flower- a video and a card
If you haven’t seen, I’ve started trying to create videos about stamping topics or project how-tos (you can check them out on my youtube channel – www.youtube.com/northweststamper). I’m only just getting started, but I was recently asked to create a video on how to make the dimensional flower using the Triple Treat Flower stamp. So,…
Making a Perfect Mini Bow the Easy Way!
For years, I’ve been running classes where one of the cards may have a bow on it. And I’ve watched folks struggle with trying to make a smaller bow without either getting your fingers caught or one side of the bow threatening to come out. Now, it is totally possible to tie it like normal,…
Cupcake Birthday Card and Another Video
I had a customer recently order some wheel stamps and then ask me for more information about how to use them. So, I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to practice creating more videos for my new YouTube channel. Its amazing to me that I’ve been intimidated by the idea of creating videos but…
Trying Out Video Tutorials!
I know, I’ve gotten a bit behind on posting projects on my blog this week. But, yesterday was super productive and not only do I have a couple more projects to share with you this week (just have to upload the photos) but I finally figured out how to set up and create videos to…