This week's Your Creative Connection theme is WHAT'S BEHIND THE MASK.  For this theme, I die-cut my own mask using the Snowflake Wishes Bundle and then used this custom stencil with Shimmery White Embossing Paste to create a slimline friendship card.

In this month's email update I shared a tutorial for a quick and simple card using the gorgeous Life is Beautiful stamp set.  I have taken that card and stepped it up in both technique and texture.  Here is what I created...

A very Happy Father's Day to the loving and devoted men who positively impact our society and are fabulous role models to the next generation.  Keep being inspiring and amazing!

Tomorrow we celebrate Father's Day here in New Zealand, and this is the fun Father's Day card that I created using lots of texture, distressed elements, and the fabulous World of Good Suite...

How cute is this!!!  This darling little suitcase gift box has the retro-feel of a vintage travel suitcase, complete with buckled luggage straps.

This week's Your Creative Connection theme is SHADES OF BLACK AND WHITE.  A black and white Christmas anyone?  Take a look at these cute, hinged metal tins that are the perfect size for small Christmas treats.

This card has two fun techniques... constructing a beautiful paper Peony and using the scrappy strip technique for a fabulous background. First I'll share how some tips on how to create this card and then I'll give you a photo-fest of how to create the Peony using the Peony Dies.

Green is not a colour I normally reach for.  However, the combination of greens in the Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper range from a deep emerald-blue through to a soft lime-green and they are totally gorgeous!  Inspired by these papers and colour combinations, I decorated a Mini Paper Pumpkin Box...