Author Archives: Diana Opiela

Dear Santa Layout

Whats not to love about this adorable holiday layout. I would like to thank Melinda as she is the original designer. You can visit her blog The Scrap Farm to see more of her beautiful work. Melinda used the  Cottage Christmas collection from Imaginisce and some of the gorgeous crystal snowflakes. The picture below shows the medium […]

 

Pinspiration: Ornament Card

One of our team members found this card on Pinterest and it is super easy to make! The key here is that the front is a layer on top of a card using the same color cardstock. If you want to make a card like this, here is how to do it: You’ll need 2 […]

Fireside Noel Card

Sometimes I like a design that’s a little unusual.  Not in a bad way, just not the norm.  That’s why this card caught my eye.  There is no Christmas tree, no wreath, fir trees, it’s not really that red and there is no green.  It’s a warm fireplace hearth, with stockings (hung with care, I’m […]

Dallas Blooms

This beautiful digital layout makes it so delightful to scrapbook your children or grandchildren. The color scheme and papers in this layout coordinate so beautifully, and brings out the brightness of the flowers in the background.   I love the layered look.  Circles really add to this making the children the focal point of the layout.   Check out […]

Season’s Greetings Shaker Card

Have you ever tried making a shaker card?  There are all sorts of ways to do it, this one doesn’t require any special inserts or anything, so this is my preferred method.  Plus, it isn’t as wide/high for mailing. Teneale Williams made this card with inspiration from  this great card by Claire Daly.  They both live in […]

A Very Merry Christmas CASE

This is what I love about CASEing.  In case you don’t know (pun intended!), CASE stands for Copy and Share Everything!  Especially with Pinterest now, it is so easy to copy and share things we like with each other.  I found these on Pinterest which led back to splitcoaststampers.com (one of my personal favorites for […]