Author: Leanne West

Happy July friends! This month is full of celebrations for my family. We have several birthdays including mine! The 4th of July holiday is also coming up in just a few days. I’ve taken inspiration from this patriotic holiday to create some fun red, white, and blue birthday cards. For this first one I’ve used lighter tones of red and blue which I think gives it a more whimsical vibe. This card design is an easy one to create with the Rainbow Square Die. I’ve used three bands of the rainbow and the scalloped frame. I stamped the background...

Hello there! Long time no see! I’m thrilled to be back here on the blog. June is my favorite month out of the year mainly because here in the midwest the landscape is so green, lush, and thriving …and that includes my flower gardens! I’ve taken inspiration from the garden to create my card. I have used the new Flowers Friends Stamp Set which pairs very well with last year’s Bloom & Grow set. I’ve chosen to create a simple garden scene on a mini slimline card. Since this design is pretty easy to replicate, I’ll keep this post...

Hello everyone! Leanne here today.  This has been an exciting week hasn’t it?! I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing all the beautiful May Release card samples from the design team and guests.  I have more card samples to show you today.  I think the new Word Buddies stamp sets are so fun! There are so many ways to use those little critter images.  Both of my cards today feature the Woodland Word Buddies. This first sample is a shorter version of a slimline card (mini slimline). It measures 3.5″ tall by 6.25″ wide.  I have used the Woven Background stamp...

Hello there! Leanne here with you today. I have a cheerful winter card to share featuring images from Frosty Mornings. We’ve had lots of frosty mornings here already and it’s not even officially winter yet. So what’s better on a cold morning than a cup of hot coffee? …sharing it with a good friend! I love this image of the two sweet and stylish girls with their coffee cups. It’s such a great image, not much else is needed to add to the scene. So I kept it fairly simple. I used the Snowy Sky Scene die to create...

Hello everyone! Leanne here and I’m happy to be sharing a fun ornament project. I have taken mini embroidery hoops and turned them into cute tree ornaments featuring some adorable critters from the new Polar Friends stamp set. I have used 3 inch embroidery hoops which can be found at any craft store or on Amazon. All the Hello Bluebird stamp and dies that I used are listed below. Polar Friends stamps set – penguin and polar bear imagesDeck the Halls stamp set – candy cane and present imagesJoy & Peace word dies – die cut words: Love, Joy,...