I love large stamps, it’s an easy way to fill an entire card front but they might also feel limiting. So try cutting them up, not the stamp itself but the stamped image. You can cut out sections, and use … Read More ...
Cards with Ink Blending on Vellum
I love the soft look of ink blending and the soft look of vellum so why not combine them for a wonderful ethereal look like on these beautiful floral cards from Lydia. She used hot foil plates and stencils from … Read More ...
Barn Door Card
I love the front flap on this fun Barn Door Card from Robyn, it’s only got half a panel so it actually opens like a barn door! She covered the flap and inside of the card with woodgrain pattern paper, … Read More ...
How to Make a Triple Easel Card
I love an easel card, there so much room to create a fun design with lots of depth and dimension and it’s a great way for the recipient to be able to easily display the wonderful handmade card they’ve received. … Read More ...
Surprise Piñata Card
How cute is this Piñata Card from Carly!? I love the little bee with the yellow beehive shape she create using dies and fringed tissue paper. Behind the hive is a shaker element but best of all there is also … Read More ...
Floral Card Using Shimmer Powders
Amy R. used Nuvo Shimmer Powders in several different ways to design some amazing Thank You cards. She used them to create card backgrounds, watercolor her stamped images and add shimmer to die cut sentiments. I love all the wonderful … Read More ...
Different Ways to Use Pattern Papers on Cards
Do you adore pattern paper as much as I do? Next to stamps I think I have more pattern paper than any other crafting supply. I try hard not to horde it and actually use it but it there are … Read More ...
How to Watercolor with Hybrid Inks and Alcohol
Normally if you’re going to use stamping ink pads to watercolor stamped images you’d probably use a dye based ink pad and add some water to the ink but what if you want to use Hybrid Inks? Lynnea used hybrid … Read More ...
Stamped Pot Holder with Matching Card
I love seeing stamping projects that don’t involve paper like this one from Sally. She used tile stamps from Hero Arts, stamped them on small squares of fabric and stitched up an amazing quilted potholder. She also created a matching … Read More ...
Firefly Light Up Card
I know summer is finally here because a few nights ago I saw the first firefly in my yard, even one of our cats got excited, running to the window to see it. So this beautiful Interactive Card from Joy … Read More ...
Message in a Bottle Card
Need a masculine style card for Father’s Day? Daniel used stamping and a masking technique to create this fun Message in a Bottle Card. I love the scene he created, it looks like the bottle just washed up on the … Read More ...
Dimensional Ink Blending for a Floral Card
We might usually think of ink blending to create backgrounds but you can also use it to create dimension like Erum did on this stunning floral card. She used layering stamps and pretty ink pad colors from Altenew to stamp … Read More ...
6 FREE Wildflower Coloring Pages
If I’m being totally honest I love wild flowers more than cultivated flowers, nothing makes me happier than seeing a big field full of wild flowers! So of course these 6 Coloring Pages make me so happy and I can’t … Read More ...
Tropical Leaf Inlay Card
I love inlay die cutting, it’s like putting together a little puzzle on your card. For this fun Tropical Leaf card Bobbi die cut leaves from Sunny Studio in different colors of cardstock circles and then die cut the leaves … Read More ...
Watercolor Lighthouse Card
One large stamp is sometimes all you need to make a beautiful card. Anna stamped a Lighthouse stamp from Impression Obsession that almost fills the entire card front and colored it with watercolors for a wonderful masculine card design, perfect … Read More ...