I decided to post about this because I get nearly weekly emails asking about inks and this is a great way to simply direct that question to a definite answer. Which inks are my favourite and why? Which inks are the best? Let’s say that inks are like shoes. Some like sneakers, some wear sandals and others wear heels. Everyone has a preference. Therefore, what I love, may not exactly be what you love. But I can definitely say that a wide variety of my crafty friends in the industry…
For some reason, I just love metal dies. Sure, I realize there are alternatives out there with electronic machines and digital files. However, there is something about running a die manually through a machine and picking out the different types of paper to layer together, that I just love. Putting together 3D dies, for me, is a mindful activity and I just adore the end result. For my first card, I die cut several flowers from the Craft-a-Flower Cosmos Layering Set( ALTN ) in using two different colours of cardstock.…
Hey Hoppers! Today I am creating with some of the new, fabulous stamps and dies from Altenew to create some amazing creations! Anytime I can get my hands on an alphabet stamp or die set, I’m all on it. I love creating custom sentiments and cards for friends! You can see the two cards I created using the Tall Alpha Lowercase Stamp Set. One card I added a sentiment for a wedding “congratulations you two” since I seem to not have any wedding cards in my stash. Additionally, I created…
Birthday cards are always something I never seem to have enough of in my card stash. I decided to try out a slimline card today. Many people seem to think that creating a slimline card requires extra supplies. However, you definitely don’t need anything fancy to make them. Just a different size card base. To begin, I made my card 4 x 9 1/4″. Using the new Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Stamp, I stamped out three roses for the card using a variety of shades of blue. I also die…
Welcome to Penguin Palace’s first ever Blog Hop. I’m thrilled to be joining a group of talented artists in featuring Penguin Palace’s latest Fall 2020 Release. The star of this release is not just the cool stamps and dies, but the Stencils 360 tool! I will have a video tutorial up later in the day explaining exactly how it all works. The best way I can describe the Stencils 360 tool is if the Wreath Builder Stencil and Turnabout stamps had a love child. Essentially it creates a beautiful frame…