Category Archives: Masculine

Butterfly Brilliance: A study in brown

Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2021 by Debra Burgin

While I was creating note cards for yesterday’s Butterfly Brilliance Tips video, I used the same cut-down background for this larger card: I forgot to emboss the stamped panel, but the assembly is pretty much the same as the note … Continue reading →

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Flower & Field: Banners

Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2021 by Debra Burgin

The challenge — no, the fun part of designing for a stamp-a-stack is making sure each of the six designs is different from the others. This was especially important because January’s All-Occasions SAS to Go had two consistent elements: the … Continue reading →

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Thank you in scraps

Posted on Friday, December 4, 2020 by Debra Burgin

The other day my husband asked me for some thank-you cards. Of course, I have some in the card box, but they were not quite right for the guys who worked so hard to clean up the cemetery after a … Continue reading →

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Love of Leaves for Bryan

Posted on Friday, October 23, 2020 by Debra Burgin

I had my nose to the … Cut & Emboss for several days, preparing for the October Holiday Stamp-a-Stack to Go. One day I vacuumed 9,100 tiny, tiny pieces generated from one of the beautiful frames from the Ornate Layers … Continue reading →

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Let’s celebrate you with stars!

Posted on Saturday, July 4, 2020 by Debra Burgin

We are so happy to celebrate a major accomplishment in the family, even if the celebration will be virtual! Our granddaughter, Bayley, will earn her MBA from Aurora University in August, and I’ve got just the card for her! I … Continue reading →

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Forever Fern: Triple sprig

Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 by Debra Burgin

I had three reasons for creating this card: (1) I am making lots of samples for my upcoming Host Appreciation Virtual Open House, (2) I needed a birthday card for a guy, and (3) I wanted to share something special … Continue reading →

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Positive Thoughts: Ferns & Feathers

Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2020 by Debra Burgin

I’m happily creating projects for the next All-Occasions Stamp-a-Stack at the end of this month (read more about it HERE) and thought I’d share the final design from February’s SAS. I love the images in Positive Thoughts, from the January-June … Continue reading →

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Tropical Chic: Leaf Triplet

Posted on Friday, October 11, 2019 by Debra Burgin

One of the layouts I use over and over is the “triplet” — a series of three images. This one, from August stamp camps, was inspired by Michelle Litwiller: This card has repeated elements (stamped leaves and embossed leaves) and … Continue reading →

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Tasteful Textures: Good Things

Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2019 by Debra Burgin

Some things you just can’t explain. So it was with my reaction to the Tasteful Backgrounds dies: I have loved the dies I describe as “piercing” — they are not made to cut around stamped objects (which I call “outline” … Continue reading →

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Sailing Home: Set Sail

Posted on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 by Debra Burgin

Three of June’s stamp camp cards used the masking technique to some degree. On this card, after we masked the boat, we added a mask for the horizon. With light, circular motions, we sponged the water. Removing the mask allowed … Continue reading →

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