Saturday, March 28, 2026

Fun Spring Project Showcase!

Hello!

It’s hard to believe that April is next week and Easter will be here before we know it!  I hope you will “hop” on over to my YouTube channel for a little inspiration!  I will be back for a new tutorial soon, but thought I’d share some cards I made on a whim, but didn’t film.  I also share some popular "blasts from the past!"

Here's a fun shaker using an A2 shaker pocket by Pink & Main (supplies are linked below, AFIL thank you!!)



I diecut some eggs from the Simon Says Stamp Floral Eggs embossing folder and made a faux "basket."  I went a little nuts on dimension.  I definitely will hand deliver or put in a padded envelope!


The last new card just uses the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Floral folder on both glossy white cardstock and vellum.  I ink blended several colors (which is really easy on glossy cardstock!) I made sure to conceal the glue under the flower as adhesives typically show under vellum.

Here's the showcase video-  I hope you enjoy it and will like, subscribe, comment and come back to see me soon!  

Wishing you a very Happy Easter!  I'll see you again very soon with a tutorial and then a visit to Simon Says Create!

Here are most of the supplies:

Take care!
Gale

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Fun Felt 3D Eggs!

 Hello!

Hope all is well with you! 
We went from below zero to 55 degrees in a week.  I can hear the melting snow and am watching over my sump pump because I saw a pipe broken outside.  I MacGyvered it as best I could until I get the correct parts.  Fingers crossed!   


I spent the weekend stitching these eggs and dreamt of Spring.  These are from Spellbinder's 3D Egg dies by Sandi MacIver that I was sent to try out.  There are two sizes.  The smaller one is in the middle.  They make sweet, un-breakable decorations and are addicting to sew!  I love super-quick projects!  I added decorations with dies in the set as well as pulling from some other sets.  Any die will cut the felt.

I die-cut an "egg-stra" set of pieces so I can make a brief YouTube tutorial very soon.  Please "hop" over to my @Darbycreek channel and set the notification bell so you won't miss it!  (Video scheduled for 6 p.m. EST on March 4th.)


Please note these are made with a wool blend felt you can get from several shops (I'll link them below for you!).  The felt diecuts just like paper!  I use the same setting on my machine with no problem.  It does however, make a bit of a mess with all the little holes in the dies, but the Spellbinder's Tool 'n One works great to get the felt that gets stuck.  You can also bounce the dies off the table to get them out.  I flicked them on the side of my trash can too.

I've got to run and check on the water situation again, but will be back again very soon!  Happy early Valentine's Day!

Here are the supplies I used: