Author: Leslie Benson
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Bonus Days are Back!
Bonus Days are Back! For every $50 you spend starting today and ending August 3rd (before shipping and tax), you’ll get a $5 Bonus Days coupon that you can use during the month of August. Choose to spend those coupons toward purchases from the new Holiday Mini Catalog that goes live on August 4th! There…
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Make Your Own Envelopes
I was recently requested to demonstrate how to make envelopes that coordinate with your handmade cards. Always ready to please, I featured envelopes on today’s Make-it-Monday Facebook Live. The technical name for this first envelope is Baronial. The Baronial envelope I made fits an A2 card (4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″). To make this envelope you will…
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Birds & Branches Slimline Card
Slimline cards are a new trend in card making and I thought I would try my hand at it. I thought a bird nest balancing on a branch up in the sky would make a great slimline card. The Birds & Branches Bundle from Stampin’ Up! was perfect for what I had in mind. I…
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Birds & Branches Birdhouse Treat Holder
I must be on a milk-carton kick because today’s project is using the same base as the watermelon treat holder I made last week, only larger. I knew I had to create a birdhouse as soon as I saw the Birds & Branches Bundle from Stampin’ Up! Isn’t the carton the cutest?! I cut a…
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Learn a Faux Watercolor Technique
For today’s card I used a faux watercolor technique. It was very easy to achieve using a torn paper stencil and Stamping Sponges. The card base and fern die-cut is made using Terra-Cotta Tile card stock and I used Bumble Bee ink for the sponged stencil. The sentiment for the card came from the Peaceful…