This lovely card from Channin has a graphic modern look with sections of colors and the simple black stamped image and sentiment. For the background she used the “beam” from a light house stencil to ink blend different color blocks … Read More ...
3 Ways to Color on Acetate
I love working with acetate, those clear plastic sheets are fun to use to create shaker and window cards but you can also stamp and color on them too! Rebecca has three different ways to add color to acetate, one … Read More ...
Thinking of You Bird Card
Shauna used dies and layering stamps from Papertrey Ink to create this sweet Thinking of You Bird Card. The stamps in their Feather Friends set fit together almost like a puzzle so you can stamp the different parts of the … Read More ...
Easy Envelope Seals
I spend so much time making cards but many times spend no time at all on the envelope. But it’s fun to add a handmade touch to the outside of the envelope to let the recipient know there’s something pretty … Read More ...
How to Watercolor Stamps with Markers
Jill Foster has created some stunning floral cards using rubber cling stamps from Penny Black. These solid images are perfect for coloring directly onto the rubber to add multiple colors to the stamp. By using a water based marker and … Read More ...
Bunny Flower Card
This Spring card from Lauren is so cute and clever! Inside the flower on the card front a little face is showing through the center and when you open the card you see it’s a bunny rabbit laying in a … Read More ...
Zig Zag Bunny Card
Amanda used stamps from Simon Says Stamp for this adorable Zig Zag Card. Each section of the scene is on a different layer of the accordion folded zig zag card that you can see through the openings. This gives so … Read More ...
Card Tracker Notebook
For us card makers it can be difficult sometimes to keep track of all the cards we would like to make and send to the special people in our lives. So Angela came up with the clever idea to make … Read More ...
Easter Egg Cards
Waleska designed these colorful Easter Egg Cards with dies and Shimmer Powders. She added a mix of pretty Spring colors of the powders to color the egg shapes and also to create the background patterns with them too. This is … Read More ...
6 Free Printable Wildlife Coloring Pages
If you love wildlife then you’ll love these 6 amazing coloring pages from Dover Publication. Each page has a different animal with bits of added flair like mandala patterns, swirls and flowers. This lion is my fave! All 6 pages … Read More ...
Coloring with Alcohol Inks
Alcohol Inks
add loads of color and pattern for card backgrounds but did you ever think of using them to color a stamped image too? Well, Lydia did for this beautiful floral card. She created purple and green inked panels … Read More ...
Etsy Shop Spotlight: Biterswit
Looking for stamps for a wedding, return address, card making or scrapbooking with a nerdy, geeky flair? Then check out Biterswit over on Etsy. They’ve got amazing wood mount and clear stamps inspired by Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, … Read More ...
Faux Inlay Technique
An inlay die technique is taking the sections of a die, cutting them from different color of paper and them putting them together like a jigsaw puzzle, it’s a great way to add color to die cut shapes. But Channin … Read More ...
Woven Card
Wow, how amazing is this woven card from Jessica!? I’ve seen lots of sewing and stitching on cards but nothing like this loom she created with a die from Ellen Hutson. By using wool roving and chunky yarn she created … Read More ...
Peach Blossom Card
The soft pinks and blues on this lovely Peach Blossom Card from Marcia are so perfect for Spring. The sweet Geisha stamp makes me think of Mulan,
making this a terrific birthday card to send to someone who is a … Read More ...