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Hi, it’s Jeni with two cards using the new Marbled Turnabout stamp set by Concord and 9th. I always seem to do either two or five cards using the same stamp set at a time. Do you have the turnabout stamps? What do you love most about them? I love the new Jig to help set them up correctly without having to draw lines on your stamp. Share your turnabout cards with us at The Little Paper Treehouse Tribe.  I … Read More

Hi, it’s Jeni with a cute and elegant Christmas card today. (Can you have cute and elegant together??) Making The Background I love making my own backgrounds with background stamps and fell in love with the Plaid Background stamp.  Placing the stamp in the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, I inked it up with Paper Bag ink and stamped onto brown cardstock which I’d trimmed to 4.25 x 5″.  Using an acrylic block to stamp the lines to create a plaid pattern.  … Read More

I challenged both myself and Jeni to make a purple floral card.  For my card I wanted to make something clean and simple but still with an unexpected element.   Diecutting Firstly, I place the second largest cross stitched circle die onto the card base and die cut using the Big Shot. On the die cut circle I stamped a flower outline using Altenew Midnight Violet ink and put to one side.  I then used some purple card and placed the largest … Read More

Flamin-go Together is a mid sized clear stamp set by Lawn Fawn.  This is a great set for creating tropical greeting cards or even wedding invites.  I wanted to make some peacock looking flamingos since I saw this stamp set.  Right now, I have a rainbow obsession. “OH THE PLACES WE’LL FLAMIN-GO”   Background Stamping I coloured on the watercolour stripes rubber stamp with Distress markers listed below.  Spritzing with water from a spray bottle to get the colour moving … Read More