The Witch Hat die set is SO fun! I used foiled gel prints both for the at and the background. I foiled the background with Magical Shattered Glass and the hat with some lilac foil. ...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/09/witch-please-gel-prints-and-deco-foil.html
Hi there! I've got some Hootie for you today! I created the background using the Knit Stitch Cover Plate to cut a pretty shimmery blue paper and glued it over a darker blue. Then I ...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/09/blue-christmas-with-hootie.html
Hello! I'm sliding into autumn themed card mode lately. I couldn't help but use some more of that paper I sprayed with dye inks to cut leaves from. I used that fab gray woodgrain fr...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/09/autumn-wishes.html
I've got an autumn creation for you today! I had some fun with Chroma Mist and Dye Sprays on thin fibrous paper. I sprayed the paper with three colors of Chroma Mist Spray and Gold Se...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/08/autumn-leaves-with-dye-sprays.html
Just got back from a trip to Buffalo, NY and the Erie County Fair was going on which basically means the end of Summer and time for sweaters and boots! I'm back in AZ now where it's still l...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/08/an-autumn-happy-bird-day.html
Hello! Happy to see you again! For this one, I used a rainbow watercolor panel I made for another project and didn't use. I applied some Transfer Gel Duo through the Heirloom Hearts Ste...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/08/hopeful-daisies.html
Hello! Happy Monday? I've got a pretty floral card for you using the Poinsettia dies! I decided to use the poinsettia to create a card that wasn't holiday themed and in some non-tra...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/07/hello-poinsettia.html
Hello! Have you seen the very cool Antique Sewing Machine over in the shop? I had some fun heat embossing it using A few different Wow embossing powders. I cut the table part of the...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/07/when-life-throws-you-scraps.html
Welcome back! I hope you had a great weekend! Today I have a birthday card for you with some shine! I used that fab metallic blue cardstock from my last Your Paper Insider box ... cut i...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/07/a-nautical-hb2u.html
Let Freedom Ring! Happy 4th and so glad you stopped! I foiled a blue gel print with some red foil and then added stars with some glaze from Picket Fence Studios. I cut the frame fro...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/07/cross-stitch-freedom-happy-4th.html
Hi again! I've got another quilt block for you today. I cut the quilt block from a foiled gel print, added foam tape to the back of the frame and then adhered the pieces back in. I ...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/06/love-you-to-pieces.html
It's Monday and I'm hoping for a smooth one! Today I'm sharing some watercolor and one of the gorgeous Fresh Florals images! Today is the last day of the Birthday Sale over in the shop so...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/06/incredibly-best-last-day-of-birthday.html
I've got some rainbow for you today! I used the Dresden Plate Quilt Block and a foiled rainbow gel print for this one. I cut the Quilt Block from the gel print and then again from som...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/06/sew-rainbow.html
Good Monday Morning! I've got one for you today with lots of embossing powder! I started with that Beautiful Butterfly die cut and smushed it into my Wow Embossing Ink Pad and then added ...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/06/embossed-beautiful-butterfly.html
Thanks for stopping by today. It's Memorial Day and we are so grateful for those who served and gave so much for our freedom. I've created a red, white and blue themed card with a sim...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/05/grateful-for-your-sacrifice.html
Hello! I've got lots of shine for you today! I used some of the fab papers from the latest Your Paper Insider Box along with fab dies from the AJVD shop! I cut the Vintage Flourish ...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/05/mega-bloom-celebration.html
Hello! I've got a pretty tropical card for you today! I die cut all of the Tropical Hibiscus and Fresh Foliage pieces and layered them together with foam tape. The foliage was cut f...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/05/lets-talk-hawaiian-happy-birthday.html
Welcome back! For this one I used some embossing powders on die cuts. I cut the lantern in brown cardstock and swiped embossing ink over the entire die cut and then used Seth Apter Crusty...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/05/peaceful-scattered-stars.html
I'm back with a pretty butterfly! I used a gel print and glued a sunflower to the corners of it and then splattered paint over the top. Next I popped up a photo frame and added a ...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/05/hello-beautiful-butterfly.html
Hello! Welcome back. I've got some Fringe Flowers for you today! I cut the Fringe Flowers from Deco Foiled Toner Paper and layered them with thin foam tape. I added them to a back...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/04/hello-beautiful-fringe-flowers.html
Happy Monday! Today I've got something to hopefully cheer you! I started by making a foiled coffee bean background by stamping onto a panel with white acrylic paint and once it dried I ra...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/04/hello-friend-rainbow-coffee.html
Well hello there! I've got this one for you today using the Bee from the Bee Kind stamp and die set for a simple design. I started with a white panel cut with the Stitched Dot Rectang...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/04/bee-thankful.html
Hello! I have a basketful of flowers for you today! I'm really feeling the springtime these days and decided to create a bouquet. When I was trying to decide on a background, I deci...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/04/basket-full-of-flowers.html
Merry Christmas! JK! You didn't lose time...but it is the 25th of the month and it's the day some friends and I share Christmas Cards we make each month. I thought this was a good day t...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/03/merry-christmas-in-march.html
Hello Sunshine! You can bet there is a good possibility I'm drinking coffee while you're reading this...lol. I'm here to remind you that the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Hop is still going on...
https://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/2024/03/hello-sunshine.html