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This summer Simon Says Stamp has once again offered the very popular “5 Ways in 5 Days” on-line video classes. This year they covered popular card making trends like layering stencils, embossing folders, fresh color combinations, handy crafty tools and … Read More ...
This fun birthday card has separate sections of shaker elements and check out that cute balloon dog heat embossed on pink vellum, so clever! Find a video tutorial over on the Studio Katia blog.
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I love the soft pastel rainbow color combo on this stunning Dahlia floral card using stamps from The Ton! Nothing says Spring Birthday like flowers. Visit the Rainbows in November blog for more info.
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I love how Laureen replace the “O” in “love” with a big stamped cake, such a clever idea! She also cleverly used lots of birthday text stamps to create her own stamped pattern paper and ink blended and stenciled the … Read More ...
This stunning birthday card from Martina feature a woodland scene filled with Birch trees. She used dies to cut the trees, adding WOW Embossing Powders to one of the layers of trees for some nice color, sparkle and texture. A … Read More ...
As someone who loves mice and princesses I’m head over glass slippers for these new Cinderella inspired stamp sets from Anita Jeram! Nichol Spohr used them to create two magical birthday cards. She ink blended her backgrounds, colored the images … Read More ...
Ink blending is still a super popular technique and I love seeing all the different things creators do with it to take it to the next level. Galina used a double ink blending idea for the background of this sweet … Read More ...
With the new Jurassic World movie out this summer it’s the perfect time to create cards with Dinosaurs, like this adorable design from Stephanie. She used lots of different techniques like dry embossing, die cutting, stamping and heat embossing to … Read More ...
This adorable card from Joy has so much fun stuff going on, it’s a mini slim line, it’s a tri-fold and it’s a peek a boo! On the front is a sentiment and the images but the images are actually … Read More ...
Adding real lights to cards has been popular for awhile but usually it involves running little wires and a bit of fiddling to work it out. But the new One Light from Pear Blossom Press is an easy to install … Read More ...
Waffle Flower has taken shaker elements to a whole new level with these new Circle Shaped Shaker Covers. I’ve seen rectangles and squares but these circles are so fun and easy to create a cool new style of shaker card. … Read More ...
Combining two popular trends, rainbows and unicorns, Nichol Spohr created this wonderful Birthday Card. These cute stamps, dies and stencils are brand new from Mama Elephant, check out that cloud “frame” die, what a great way to add depth to … Read More ...
I’m going to admit I’m not much of a cake lover, for my birthdays I always asked my mom to make me a cobbler or pie so this Pie Birthday Card from Bonnie Carollee is right up my alley! She … Read More ...
This cute mermaid is enjoying a beachy island with a beautiful sunset in the background on this wonderful Birthday Card from Mindy. She used new stamps, dies and stencils from My Favorite Things to create her card, coloring the images … Read More ...
Eeek, how cute are these little hamsters just waiting to pop up and wish someone a big Happy Birthday! Davina used stamped and dies from Mama Elephant to create this fun interactive pop up card design. She’s sharing step by … Read More ...
