I’m in love with those beautiful flower meadows in spring. The bright colors (there are flowers in every color you can think of) add a little bit of joy to my days. And I think that’s why I tend to use a lot of flowers in my crafting projects. They’re so versatile and you can …
Category Archives: Trend Watch
Trend Watch – Bejeweled and Be Awesome Gems
This gem trend shines so bright I could have looked at it from several directions. Literally, you can amp up the sparkle on your paper projects by including rhinestones and other jewels. And just like a little mouse, I am drawn to the sparkly goodness of a shiny card too. But for this post I want to …
Continue reading “Trend Watch – Bejeweled and Be Awesome Gems”
Trend Watch – Envelopes
The great thing about handmade cards is that the recipient receives exciting snail mail in their mailbox! In today’s world of electronic mail, it can be awfully nice to receive a cheery card in that mailbox that often only contains junk or bills. Most of the cards we create get sent off in the mail, …
Trend Watch – A prickly subject
My next trend watch is a bit of a prickly subject. Yet, it can be succulent too. Because this trend report is about cacti and succulent plants! Right now the stamp sets are crazy with options you can experiment with. I have even seen a few folks carve their own cactus and succulent stamps out …
Trend Watch – Planners
I’m not really a planner girl. Most of the time I’ll just forget to take it with me. And that’s not so useful when you need to make an appointment. So for me the digital planners on your phone are a great solution. I’ve got it with me and I can sync it with my …
Trend Watch – Floral Focal Focus
It could be because Spring has finally sprung here in MN and I am actually seeing my bulbs pop out finally, but I am finding flower cards everywhere. For this post I am going to focus on the floral beauties that are so gorgeous, they are big and bold and get front and center attention …
Trend Watch – Inlaid Dies
A trend that has been popping up all over the place in paper crafting lately is inlaid dies. Projects that feature inlaid dies do anything but “pop up,” though! Images are die cut and then the die cut space is filled with a second die cut to create a smooth surface, accenting your favorite dies! …
Trend Watch – Kitty Break
During a busy week, I sometimes need a break. Well, maybe “need” is too strong of a word. I’d really like a break or I desperately require a distraction. So, I find myself on YouTube or Facebook looking at funny videos or pictures of animals being cute, silly, sly, and grumpy. It usually does the trick. Well, …
Trend Watch – Japanese Anime influence
I will admit, I am not much of a comic book fan but I can definitely get into the Anime trend. If you don’t know what I am talking about yet, don’t worry. I had to look it up on Wikipedia. Japanese anime comes from Japanese animation movies inspired by comic books. There are several …
Trend Watch – Inked Backgrounds
In today’s trend watch I would like to welcome you all in the world of inked backgrounds. You’ve probably made a couple of those backgrounds yourself and there are a lot of ways to use them for your paper crafts. It’s a fun and (most of the time) easy way to make the perfect matching …