Sandy Allnock is always so clever in her coloring, instead of the traditional black and white she used a beautiful rainbow of colors for these fun pandas! Using Copic markers she’ll show you how she created this colorful birthday card.… Read More ...
No Line Coloring Technique with Solid Stamps
I’ve seen lots of examples of no-line coloring (stamping in a light color so the outline disappears) with lined stamped images but Lydia had the great idea to do the same with solid stamps. She stamped her florals in a … Read More ...
DIY Glitter Paper
Glitter paper is all the rage and can be purchased in many colors but did you know you can easily create your own? Samantha used strips of adhesive sheets and poured ultrafine glitter over top to make her own shimmery … Read More ...
Draw Your Own Wood Grain
Rustic wood grain and wood texture are super trendy looks and there are stamps, papers and embossing folders to help you get that look. But Amador had a great idea to use her Copic markers to draw out her own … Read More ...
Floral Card with Nuvo Markers
I love how bright and colorful the flowers are on this card from Kelly Latevola. She used Nuvo markers from Tonic Studio to color them. After she fussy cut the stamps she went around the edges with a black marker, … Read More ...
Wreath Builder Card Backgrounds
The wreath builder stamps and stencils from Gina K make it easy to create lovely wreath shaped designs on your cards for all occasions. Dana used them to create perfectly spaced all over backgrounds for her pretty floral cards. The … Read More ...
Stamp Outline vs No Line
Layering stamps are really trendy, they give a really wonderful realistic look. Most have outline stamps that you fill in with colored inks on solid stamps but Lydia wanted to show you don’t have to use the outline. Using the … Read More ...
5 Cards with 1 Die Set
The funky Abstract Flowers dies from Penny Black make some fun shaped flowers but Therese thought outside of the box and also used the shapes for big polka dots and peek a boo windows. She created 5 different card using … Read More ...
Add a Subtle Handmade Card Background w/ Embossing
Try adding a soft subtle background to your cards with dry embossing. This gives some texture to the card but with a clean look. Michelle Short will show you how easy it is to do this technique using a metal … Read More ...
How to Use Flocking Sheets
Flocking powder is a fun way to add some fuzzy texture to your stamped images but it’s a little bit messy. Deco Foil has fixed that by creating Flock Transfer sheets, they work similarly to foiling sheets, come in lots … Read More ...
Barnyard Card with Masking Technique
Laura used a masking technique to make a cute grouping of pigs on this funny “chicken in” card. She also did some ink blending for her background and colored her images with Spectrum Noir markers.
She’s got a video tutorial … Read More ...
5 Simple Watercolor Card Backgrounds
These card background from Kristina Werner are bold, bright and fabulous but are also super easy to do. She’s sharing 5 different patterns using 5 colors of liquid watercolors and the new Water Media Mat from Waffle Flower.
Egg Carton Treat Holder
Amber transformed some simple egg cartons into adorable little treat holders for Easter . She painted the egg cartons in spring colors and used some of her extra paper crafting supplies, like paper, twine and embellishments to decorate them, so … Read More ...
Painting and Stamping with Distress Oxide Sprays
Richele used Distress Ink Sprays from Ranger and Tim Holtz to both watercolor her stamped images and stamp the background on these cool botanical cards. I love the loose artsy style of these cards.
Tulle Shaker Card with Rosettes
Using tulle instead of acetate is a fun departure from the normal shaker card. Diana stitched the tulle to her cards to inclose the sequins inside. She also made her own pretty paper rosettes to add to the card front. … Read More ...