So I have been trying not to buy so many craft supplies because I already have so many, but sometimes I just can’t resist! I picked up an Evolution Advanced die-cut and embossing machine at Tuesday Morning one day (something that happens fairly often I have found out,) so of course I had to get a bunch of stuff to use with it – sigh. However, it has been so much fun! I mostly got it for embossing since I have the Silhouette cutting machine, so when my friend’s birthday came around I decided to do a french themed card so I could use my “carte postale” embossing folder.
Poe Halloween Card
This is last year’s Halloween card. I love using literary references for Halloween and that year I went with a Edgar Allen Poe theme and came up with this Tell-Tale Heart card.
Envelope Book
Today I am sharing the envelope book I made. I use it for my budgeting and my old one was all ripped up and sad so naturally I made a new one! There are a few ways to bind envelopes, the easiest being stab binding, but I needed more room to put stuff in my envelopes so I went with a variation on the Secret Belgian Binding.
Birdcage Mother’s Day
My mother loves birdcages. So for Mother’s Day I made her a birdcage card.
Circus Card
This card was for my friend’s little girl, only 3 years old, and I really had no idea what to make for her. However, I’d been wanting to make an instant book as a card so I started there. I have all these great toy circus images that I got ages ago from The Vintage Workshop and I was able to use them all for this card!
Quibbler Birthday Card
Swan Card
Sometimes the best things come off of the clearance rack! I got this great swan stamp and all I could think of doing with it was making a white swan/black swan card. Luckily there was a birthday coming up so I made a spinner card with it!
Harry Potter Books
This was my second book project. A result of a total obsession for over four months, I only took some time off from this because it was Christmas! I meant this to be a Christmas present, I did not meet that deadline. I used all my crafty skills to make these, and wow!
My first book
I got an idea to make a set of books for my niece. This idea set me deep down the rabbit hole of bookbinding and I will never look at books the same again.
My idea for my niece was complicated so I thought I would make at least one book before I dove into a big project. I came up with a book of Presidents!
Accordion Fairy Tale Card
This is another card that got out of hand. This was a farewell card to a fellow artist friend and I just couldn’t decide what to do so I did it all!
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