Label Cards

Hi! Thanks for dropping by. Have you participated in the Elizabeth Craft Designs challenges? Here are cards for the July Everyday Elements Challenge, #LabelMeCrazy. Get your submissions in quickly to participate. The challenge ends at noon eastern time zone the last day of each month. Simple How To: Created A2 (4.25″ x 5.5″) card basesContinue reading “Label Cards”

Gel Plate Nautical Card Tutorial

And Altering Stamps Hi. Welcome to a little bird crafts. How is your summer so far? I love playing with the gel plate, but it doesn’t happen often, and I’m certainly a novice. Even so, this 5×7 inch card was a lot of fun to create using the gel plate and some less common techniques.Continue reading “Gel Plate Nautical Card Tutorial”

Bee Box

Decorative storage and keepsake gift box Hi. Thanks for stopping by! Today I’m sharing a box created to hold A2 greeting cards. The box was inspired by the Elizabeth Craft Designs’ Elegant Decorative Box and the beautiful central cutout is from that set. However, I engineered my own box to accommodate A2 cards. My finishedContinue reading “Bee Box”

Card Made with “Scraps”

From Extras on My Desk Hi. Thanks so much for stopping by. This A2 card is composed of extra pieces that were just lying on my desk from other projects. Although the embellishments were just “leftovers”, I’m really happy how the card came out. The gorgeous focal point is patterned paper from Annette Green’s ThisContinue reading “Card Made with “Scraps””

Artistic Matchboxes

for gifting or decor Hi and welcome! Want to make a fun little (literally) project? Let’s take a utilitarian matchbox and make it into a pretty and functional matchbox worthy of giving with your favorite candle. To begin, you will need small commercial matchboxes. There are so many fun things to do with these! MakeContinue reading “Artistic Matchboxes”

Little Birder’s Journal

Have You Ever Counted Birds? Hi and welcome! I’m Di. This is the first blog that I wrote for Elizabeth Craft Designs as a design team member. Now I can share it here.  Have you heard of the Great Backyard Bird Count? It is an event where people all over the world count and recordContinue reading “Little Birder’s Journal”

Cigar Box to ATC Storage

Using Everyday Elements Hi and welcome! Elizabeth Craft Designs fun new ATC Special Kit has inspired me to create many artist trading cards (ATC) that I now need to store. Fortunately, I have an empty cigar box that’s the perfect size (3.75″ length x 3.5″ wide x 5″ depth). There is space for about 35 tradingContinue reading “Cigar Box to ATC Storage”

A Crate of Watercolor Flowers

Hi and thanks for visiting! This sweet little Mother’s Day project has very few supplies (for a change). Soooo. Please don’t judge me, but, I save trash. I try to hide it, but apparently my family knows and occasionally they’ll leave interesting paper, string, or containers for me – things that most people would considerContinue reading “A Crate of Watercolor Flowers”