Who is Ready for Spring?

Me! Me!
We have gotten hit hard with snow on the East Coast over the last few weeks so whenever we get a nice day, we get outside if only for a few minutes. I took these photos of my son, Henry, a few weeks ago and when I sat down to scrap the, I just…  |  read more »

Guest Designer Sophie Sim

Salutations! I’m Sophie from Australia!
My Beloved and I have been living here for eight months now, having relocated from the sunny island of Singapore. I’m happily learning the lifestyle here, creating and waiting for the arrival of our little one. =) I’ve always loved crafting and when I stumbled upon scrapbooking some six years ago,…  |  read more »

Flowery greetings

March 5th already! and I feel spring is just around the corner, even here in the cold winterland of Oslo, Norway.  The sun gets warmer, and I feel all happy. I’m so looking forward to spring, to flowers and butterflies and warmer days.   So I decided to share some “flowery” inspiration today

I used my “funky…  |  read more »

I am dotty for dots…

One of my most treasured stamp sets has to be BOO. Not only do I adore the very Halloween specific images, but the solid dot is so much fun! I think I have used that more than any other stamp.
With this step by step I would like to show you how to use the solid…  |  read more »

Spring color combo challenge!

Hi everyone!
Aren’t you tired of winter? Well, I am and i want to put a lot of colors in my layouts. So here’s what i came up with: a color combination which makes me feel like it’s spring…

It’s a bright pink, with a grass green, a sky blue and a brownish grey. I hope you…  |  read more »

Stamping on Layouts

Sentiment sets are not just for cards.  Take the “Mention It!” set for example.  While it is a perfect set for card makers, it can also be easily incorporated into layouts.
To illustrate, I made a birthday page of my daughter.  I used a phrase from the “Mention It!” set and stamped it directly onto the…  |  read more »

Design Team Call

It’s that time of year again.
We are looking for a few new Designers to join our team. If you are enthusiastic about our stamps, love to stamp and know a thing or two about blogging, you are the right match for us. We are interested in designers with a variety of styles who can creatively…  |  read more »

Short and sweet….

I’ve been dealing with a lot of stuff around here, so when I needed some thank-you cards, I knew I wasn’t going to have a lot of time to get them  done. Please excuse the poor picture quality…. the weather has been so gloomy, I just cannot seem to get a good picture.
Here’s what I…  |  read more »

Lollipop Tree Card Tutorial

Today’s tutorial is a quick little thank you card that can easily be reproduced to create a quick set of thank you cards to give as a gift or just to have on hand.  The colours can easily be adapted to suit your style and needs.

Supplies:
Card Base, kraft cardstock, white cardstock, white circle (2 5/8…  |  read more »

Challenge for you!

Sadly I wasn’t able to get a photo program installed last night into my new computer, so I am leaving you with just a thought.
Are you guys glued to the TV watching all the Olympic competitions? Aren’t they fantastic? There have been such fantastic victories. What a rush. With all the excitement of the Olympics…  |  read more »