Candice Windham Design Studio

--> Summer’s here, and what better way to celebrate than with this sweet little surprise for your favorite gardener? This is a wonderful little happy to cheer someone up, tuck into a gift bag or offer an extra-special thank you, and this little pocket card is not only pretty, it contains a nice surprise. You can make this in 30 minutes or less so it’s a pleasure to give. Make several at one time to have on hand when you need a special little something at the last minute. Here’s how: Supplies Kool Tak™ Dimensional Foam Squares, 1/4” x 1/4” x 1/8 ″ Kool Tak™ Ultra Clear Adhesive, 1/4” Card stock, textured , 8 1/2” x 11” (Graphic 45 Coordinations), and cream, 3” x  4” (Stampin’Up®) Patterned paper or card stock scraps, 3 5/8” x 4 5/8” and 3 3/8” x 4 3/8” Colored pencil, green (Prismacolor) Ribbon, gold, 1/2” x 8” and green, 1/2” x 28” Flower Punch Circle Punch, 1” Cropadile or long reach hole punch, 1/8” Distress Ink, Peeled Paint and Tattered ...

I love the latest stamps from KellyCraft featuring the Robertson family of Duck Dynasty fame. They are such characters, so typical of southerners. One thing I really love about this family is their love of our country, so I decided to make this card featuring Willie Robertson using some of my Makin's Air Dry Clay star embellishments that I made with bits and pieces of leftover clay from another project. As a matter of fact, all the pieces in this card are from leftovers. Pieces of paper and card stock that were too big to throw away have been inked to blend with my burgundy, navy and beige color scheme. The jute is left from a long-ago project that I don't even remember. The phrase stamp is a retired stamp from Stampin'Up!® that I have always loved. Here's how I made it: Supplies KellyCraft Jimbo Lojik Acrylic Stamps (Duck Commander Clear Polymer, Set 1) Mason Jar die (Eileen Hull for Sizzix)  Makin's White Air Dry Clay Makin's Clay Star Cutter,...

I would do anything for my sweet sixteen-year-old Sam, the Wonder Lab, so when I had the opportunity to work with Joy iron-on letters , I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Sam lets me dress him up in jackets when it rains or is cold and bandanas the rest of the time, but he has never had his own personalized clothing before. Here’s how I made it: Supplies Joy Embroidered Iron-on Letters, 1 ½” Cooper Style Letters, white KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square and Multi-Mat Bandana (Hobby Lobby) Pearl Pen, white (Viva Décor) Iron Pressing Cloth Instructions 1. Press the bandana. Fold it into a triangle, then fold the sides in so that it fits on the Kellycraft Multi-Mat. Turn on the laser light and line up the letters.   2. Remove the release paper on each letter and stick the letters down. 3. Remove the bandana from the Kellycraft Multi-Mat and place it on your ironing surface. Cover the letters with a pressing cloth. Set the iron on the cott...

Welcome to the Ann Butler Blog Hop! Be sure to hop through all the blogs below to see how a group of designers have used Ann's new stamps from KellyCraft and and Craft Inks from Colorbox. I fell in love with her fabulous Alphabet set the minute I saw it and was overjoyed when I saw how versatile her craft ink line is. The pads are juicy, juicy, juicy and the colors blend beautifully. You can use the inks on just about anything -wood, paper, fabric - but I chose to use cork for my cover focal point. Click on these links to hop though the blogs:  Amy Bowerman Cindi Bisson Cheryl Boglioli Eileen Hull Jen Goode Madeline Arendt  Sharon Rienhart Don't you just love Valentine's Day? My hubby and I say "I love you" at least three times a day to each other, and sometimes I catch him staring at me while I'm reading or watching tv or crafting. When I look up, he always says, "I sure do love you," and this is after almost 43 years of marri...

This is what I started with. It was pretty banged up and headed for the garbage. Welcome to the Ann Butler EZ De's Blog hop! Go to the link at the bottom to hop through and see what other designers have done with Ann's beautiful stamps. I love the adage, "A place for everything, and everything in it's place." That was the motto of my eighth grade Home Economics teacher, Mrs. Coker, who tried to pry open our 13-year-old brains and pour in her knowledge of a lifetime. At the time, I thought she was a silly old lady, but now I wish I had paid more attention in her class. I love an organized house and have had that happen once or twice, but I always have another project on the horizon, and if you're a crafter, you know that you can clean and organize your workspace, but the minute you get out the supplies to make one card, it looks like Hobby Lobby threw up. That's why I'm constantly trying to corral the little pieces of a bigger projects in on...

There are two things I absolutely love: making gifts for my friends and decorating for the holidays - any holiday. Those two items come together in the mother of all holidays, Christmas, and as my granny would say, "It's right around the corner" (Silly me. When I was a child, I would walk to the end of her street to see if I could see Christmas. After all, it was right around the corner.). My sweetie and I have been married 43 years. In that time, we have collected ornaments from our travels across the United States, managed to accumulate tons of Christmas lights and in the last few years have added many quality items to our stash. And it's a big stash. I love to add a new element each year, but I'm running out of room, so I decided to create our 2013 keepsake using Smoothfoam TM and paper and embellishments from The Robin's Nest. The Robin's Nest Dew Drops add a lacy appeal to the roof lines. and the Smoothfoam keeps it lightweight. This c...