Thank Your to Coronavirus Helpers

Thank You Cards

If I could I would send out a Thank You card to ALL the Coronavirus helpers. I would send one to all the hospitals, doctors, nurses, orderlies, CNA, hospital staff, EMS, all first responders, truck drivers delivering supplies and food, just to name a few…the list goes on! With that being said, I am putting …

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Random Act of Kindness

Thinking of You

All of us are dealing with COVID19 in some sort of fashion and what better time to do random acts of kindness. Yesterday I sent out an email to my mailing list challenging them to do their own random act of kindness by sending out just 7 “Thinking of You” card. So I extend that …

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Easy Birthday Card for a Friend

Birthday Card

Yesterday, I spoke about having a creative block, and what has been going through my mind the past few weeks. I finally was able to break out of my creative block. I really needed to make a birthday card for a friend who has a birthday today. So today I will say “Happy Birthday” to …

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Another 20 Minutes or Less Project

Here is another set of cards and bags that I created in 20 minutes or less by using my January 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit. I have a few males that I need to send Valentine’s Day cards to and thought that the bees would work well rather than using hearts. If you did not see …

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Quick Cards 20 Minutes or Less

January 2020 Paper Pumpkin

Do you feel like you just don’t have time to create your own cards? Well, I beg to differ with you on that one. I am sure that you have 20 minutes or less at some point during any given day. If you still feel that way, I have the answer for you. Paper Pumpkin …

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Faux Tile Technique

This is the Faux Tile technique. The Simply Scored Scoring Tool makes doing this technique a little easier. The Faux Tile technique is another great way to create a background for your creative projects. I’ll walk you through the Faux Tile technique step by step. STEP 1 – Scoring You will notice that in this …

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Q&A Creativity Block Remedy

Looking Up Card Kit - Thankful

I have a customer that asked me, “Do you even get creativity block and do you have a remedy? My answer to her was yes I do, sometimes more than I would like to admit, but, yes I have a creativity block remedy. Creativity block is not fun to deal with when you are in …

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Technique: The Collage technique is fun for backgrounds.

The other day I was going through some old stamping stuff. I ran across this technique card that I created for a series of classed that I held. It was my Collage technique card. The collage technique is a cool way to create a fun background for any project. I challenge you to create a …

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Crafting from a Box

Paper Pumpkin April 2019

Paper Pumpkin makes paper crafting so very easy. This is what I created in a short period of time. All the supplies necessary to complete these cards arrived in that little box know as Paper Pumpkin. Subscribe now to receive you May 2019 box.

What gives you inspiration to create certain projects?

Sunrise

What gives you inspiration to create certain projects? At times it seems difficult to be inspired to create a project, but, there is inspiration all around us that makes it easy. All you have to do is open your eyes (and your mind) and look around. This was my inspirational moment this morning. I stepped …

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