This week I pulled out an old favourite and gave it a fresh little twist. We played with a stained glass look on vellum using heat embossing and colouring with alcohol markers, and honestly, it was so much fun to make. I used the Simply Beautiful Bundle from Stampin’ Up! for this card, the large…
There’s something really special about sitting down with a sketch, pulling out some paper, and just seeing where things go. This week on my YouTube live, I did something a little different and created a 12×12 scrapbook layout on the fly using a simple sketch I designed — and it felt so good to be…
Have you ever skipped a card idea or a class because you didn’t own the featured stamp set? This week’s project is all about letting go of that pressure and giving yourself permission to create anyway. I’m using one simple layout, the same consumable supplies, and just changing one thing — the stamp set. The…
Last Thursday night on YouTube, we created a fun fold card called an Accordion Z Fold — a fold that looks impressive but is surprisingly simple once you see it come together. I shared two versions of this card during the live: That combination was very intentional. At Birdsnest Designs, I love mixing what’s new…
If you’ve been hanging around here for any length of time, you already know this about me…sketches are my favourite. They are hands-down my favourite way to get crafty, especially on days when creativity feels a little quiet or decision fatigue is real. A good sketch takes away the overwhelm, gives you a starting point,…
Embossed cardstock is one of my favourite ways to add instant texture to a card, and adding ink takes it one step further. For this week’s Technique Thursday, I’m sharing two simple ways to add ink to embossed cardstock while creating two handmade cards. Both cards use the same basic technique, just applied a little…
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