Last January I set myself some New Year’s business goals and had big plans for Birdwing Paper Designs for 2019. Part of those plans included opening an Etsy store to sell my handmade cards and paper crafts. Well, I am pleased … Continue reading
Last March I hosted my first kids card class over the spring break and loved connecting with the neighbourhood kids and teaching them about card making! After the success of the first class, I taught two more classes during the … Continue reading
Making cards is a messy, creative business – I usually have ink all over my hands and desk, and little splatters everywhere! To try to contain the inky mess and help with the clean up process I use a silicone … Continue reading
When I first received and looked through the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue for 2019-2020, there were so many amazing new stamp sets, bundles, paper, and embellishments. But there was one stamp set bundle with coordinating dies that I knew would … Continue reading
When I was thinking of ideas for Thank You cards for the end of the school year, I was focused on cards for teachers. But as I thought about it more, I realized there are so many other people that … Continue reading
The end of the school year always holds bittersweet feelings for me – I am glad we don’t have to do the morning school routine and the kids are super excited to not have homework anymore, but on the other … Continue reading
Last week I shared a post on how to up-cycle white grosgrain ribbon and turn it into colourful rainbow ribbon. This week I wanted to continue on the same road of recolouring grosgrain ribbon with sponge daubers and ink, but … Continue reading
Do you ever find that some craft supplies just sit in a box or on a shelf and are left for years completely ignored and unused? I tend to do that with patterned paper, buttons, and ribbon. Ugh… ribbon… I … Continue reading
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