Hello, Stampers!  The ROTD team is back again this month to share with you what we created with the elements from the Roll of the Die. Who's creating with me? Kathy Jones Ervin...that's who (Michelle had another commitment and couldn't join us this month.  Don't forget to check out the video to see what we've created. I'm going to apologize from now, we had some sort of technical snafu and there was horrible sound feedback going on, I believe through the entire video...you may want to turn your sound down for this one... So here's what we had to work with...our projects had to include some die-cut element(s), ribbon, and ink-blending. I chose to use the Nature's Harvest Bundle for both the sample and the one made in the video, but  I changed the color palette and sentiment and I went just a little extra...let me tell you what I did... There are a couple of techniques I used to create these cards...masking, and heat embossing...and I shared a couple of

  I'm so glad I had the opportunity to go live on Facebook on Friday, 8/12/22...usually, at the end of the week, I'm pretty wiped out and really just wanna go to bed.  But, I've decided to make a change at least once per week.   I chose to CAS the Wisteria Wonder Bundle in the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog and I love how both projects turned out...don't you? I absolutely loved how this envelope turned out... Want to watch me make them?  Check out the YouTube video Have you followed my Facebook page?  Well, why not?  I'm getting ready to "ramp" up and craft more live on the page...I sure could use the company.  Click HERE to view and follow my page...and don't forget to sign up to receive my newsletters. Get ready for the Perfect Partners Promotion! What's that you ask?  Well, because s ome things are great on their own but become epic when they are paired with something else: cereal and milk, toast and butter, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. We may be

  Hey, Stampers!  It's time for another blog hop...so welcome and thank you for joining us!   If you are new to my blog, Stamping with Friends is a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who share our love of card making with you through monthly blog hops with various themes. If you are following the hop, then you'll have just popped over from  Angie McKenzie's Nature's INKspiration blog.  I hope you took a minute to leave a comment for her as I'm sure she'll appreciate it just as much as I will. If you are starting the hop with me, thank you so much and I hope you enjoy what I and the other hoppers have prepared for you today! This month, our hop focuses on the masking technique. What is masking you may ask, well...masking is  a way of protecting an area from ink when stamping or blending . In its simplest form, masking with low-tack tape can create a straight line or a frame. Masking an image before stamping another image gives the appearance of one image in