A Cheery Birthday Card

Hi friends,
I'm back to share a birthday card for a friend and I've got another video for you! My friend has been a bit down recently, so I wanted to bring a smile to her face by giving her a happy card. And I don't know anything happier than Lawn Fawn images along with some super cute ones from Neat and Tangled! I am super rusty at making videos...since it's been 3 years, but hopefully I will learn more and create better videos in the future. Hope you enjoy the video  *Ü*



Supplies:

Stamps:

Lawn Fawn: Party Animal, Forest Feast

Neat and Tangled: My Favorite Nut

MFT: Twice the Wishes

Dies:

Treehouse Scene Die- Hello Bluebird

Stitched Hillside Borders- Lawn Fawn

Mini Banner dies- MFT

Other:

Brusho- Lime Green

Victoria Embossing folder- ProvoCraft

Until next time...

Trays for Ink Blending Foam Pads- VIDEO!

Heloooo crafty friends,
It has been 3 years since I posted a YouTube video, but today I am back to share something that was a problem solver for me! Like many of you, I put a velcro circle under my ink pad to attach my ink blending foam pads. The problem with this is that because I had to stack them on top of each other (for storage purposes), the ink from the pad would transfer to the lid of the ink pad that was under it.
I don't know about you, but I'm pretty "Type A" about these things so I did not like that.
In today's video, I share a solution that was inspired by the great Karen Burniston.

You can find Karen Burniston's blog post ---> HERE , where you can download her cut file and PDF. The easiest thing would be to use the cut file of course, but I didn't have access to my Cricut at the  time. The way I shared was pretty easy.
Here are the scoring measurements for 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock:
1/4", 1 1/2", 1 3/4", 2,  3 1/4", 3 1/2", 3 3/4", 5", 5 1/4", 5 1/2", 6 3/4", 7", 7 1/4", 8 1/2", 8 3/4", 9", 10 1/4", 10 1/2"
Use heavyweight cardstock. It helps the trays to be sturdy and the foam pads don't fall out. I used 110lb cardstock, but if you have 65lb or 80 lb cardstock, you might need to pinch the trays to hold the foam pads in.
Hope it helps! Until next time....Tootles!