Die Cut 2 - Edgeabilities without embossing

This card, made once again from scrapbooking scraps, features a border made with Spellbinders Classic Triple Scallop - without embossing. I simply die-cut the pink with the edge & insert B (in my Big Shot), and then the brown with just the edge.  That border, together with the Classic Scalloped Rectangles used for the focal, is what makes this card.  Quick and easy!

Using Serendipity Squares Part 4

Here's another card using a Serendipity Square I got in a swap from Nancy (thanks Nancy!) and a base card that I wanted to get used up.  For this one I trimmed a bit from the bottom of the front of the card & then used an edger punch on it (Deco Fan from Martha Stewart).  The trimed part was glued to the bottom of the inside of the card. You can see I added several mats created with my Spellbinders Nestabilities for my stamped sentiment.  Some jewel stickers and a little ribbon bow finish it off.

Cardmaking helps with scrapbooking - Digi-stamps

Here's another example of how my card making techniques are sneaking into my scrapbook pages.  Digi-stamps are common focals for cards which I often color with chalks.  On this page I used the same technique to create the cat/kitten embellishment. The "digi-stamp" was actually printed from a ding-bat type font I had. 

Title Part 20 - Special Font with Chalk Designs

The title on this page was cut from a fluffy font that reminded me of the sheep's fleece.  After it had been cut out, it was too boring, so I added color/texture with the same stencil & chalks I used on either side of the journaling.

The focal picture also demonstrates another fun technique - multiple copies of the photo cropped and layered to create dimension.