Charlie Tamara Piper

The holiday season is crafting season! I so enjoy gift wrapping and card making and Christmas time is a fabulous time to get even more festive and indulge in my crafting obsession. Last year I shared my wrapped gifts and I'm making it a tradition! But first, I'll start with making my own holiday cards. I used my iPad Pro and the Amaziograph app to create my own holiday-themed designs. I then loaded the graphics onto my computer and printed them out on sticker paper. I used edging scissors, card stock and some holiday stamps to create a sweet holiday message on the outside of the card. I then laid the sticker paper onto white card stock, folded the cards in half and voila! Homemade holiday cards! And on to mail the cards! First, I took two pieces of 8.5x11" card stock and used my card as a guide to see how best to create the envelope flaps by lightly folding the top piece of card stock. I used an adhesive dot roller to secure the ...

I've been having a ton of fun using my new iPad Pro (9.7 inch model). I've always wanted to make some prints for my crafting projects but admittedly don't have a gift for drawing. But with the Amaziograph app and my Apple Pencil, I suddenly have a knack for creating the swirling, scrolling patterns I've always wanted to make. And here's how I used one of my favorite designs to make a cool birthday card. First, after making an Amaziograph design that I loved, I downloaded the photo and used Microsoft Word on my MacBook Pro to format the picture and prep it for printing. I used a sheet of sticker paper to print out the design, and then adhered the sticker paper to a sheet of white card stock to bulk up the card stock. I used a bone folder to make a crisp fold for the card.  On to the fun part! There's so much happening in this pattern that it didn't need much to make it special. I grabbed some self-adhesive rhinestones in small and large ...