How cool is this Star Effects card? It stands up like an easel to make an awesome display but folds flat for mailing. It makes the perfect birthday card but can see this fun card style used for any type … Read More ...
Technique: Nautical Card with Ink Smooshing Technique
Designing masculine cards can be difficult sometimes but a nautical theme is usually a great place to start. This wonderful ships wheel card has an ink smooshing background with Distress Ink and stamped images from Unity and would be a … Read More ...
Project: Funny Volcano Valentine Card
I just love a punny card, like this cute “I Lava You” volcano card from Katie. She used fun new stamps and dies from Avery Elle. The paper piecing technique with pattern paper she used makes for quick color and … Read More ...
Project: Bold Flower Acetate Card
Jo-Ann achieved these bold vibrant colors by using colored pencils on Kraft cardstock to color her from Honey Bee stamped flowers. She got even more pop by heat embossing the stamp again with white over top. Adding the image to … Read More ...
Project: Valentine Card with Blending Techniques
This bunny couple is so sweet on this adorable Valentine’s Day card from Nichol Spohr! She used a couple of different blending techniques, Distress Ink blending for the background (which is super trendy in card making right now) and colored … Read More ...
Project: Bright Birds Card with Colored Pencils
This lovely card is so bold and bright! Sandy Allnock did some no-line stamping on “desert storm” cardstock and colored the birds using colored pencils. She’ll take you through her coloring process over on Ellen Hudson’s Classroom blog.
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Projects: Glitter Hearts and Animals Smaller Valentines
These smaller sized Valentine cards still pack a big punch with loads of glitter and cute animals. Ashley Abelson will show you how she used glitter paper behind an open heart background die and colored pencils for her stamped images … Read More ...
Tip: Altering Your Stamps
Get more from your stamps by altering them. You can mask off sections or only ink certain parts and get a new look from your images. Elaine removed the horns from the Stamping Bella Capricorn girl stamp and used her … Read More ...
Project: Bold Color on Black Valentine Card
Wow, the bold pop of color on the black background of this card from Heather Telford is just stunning! She heat embossed her stamp on black cardstock with gold embossing powder and colored it with pearlescent water colors. Visit the … Read More ...
Project: Shaker Card with Colored Pencils and Gamsol
How sweet is this elephant shaker card? I love the soft blended colors that Nichol Spohr got by using Polychromos colored pencils and Gamsol (a type blending solution) to color the stamps from Mama Elephant. She’ll tell you about … Read More ...
Download and Tips: Valentine’s Day Stitched Cards
My Favorite Things has a really cool die that allows you to add stitched designs to your cards. You can make your own or they offer many simple patterns that you can download for free and follow, including 12 new … Read More ...
Project: Diorama Cards
How sweet are these diorama cards? Dawn from W Plus 9 has measurements and cutting, scoring and folding directions and even a template for how to make your own diorama cards. They even fold flat for mailing. Visit the W … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cut Shapes from Large Stamps
Get more from your larger stamped images by only using small portions of them. Like in this card Kajcyika used a heart shaped die to cut out smaller pieces of a large border stamp, it really gives a bold look … Read More ...
Projects: New Valentine Release from Penny Black Stamps
Jill Foster has made some amazing cards using the latest Love and Roses stamp and die collection release from Penny Black. For the card shown she combines a stamp of a sweet older couple with come city dies to create … Read More ...
Project: Peek a Boo Flip Card
Know someone who loves to bake? Make them an adorable baking themed Peek a Boo flip card. Channin has directions on scoring, folding, die cutting and stamping up this fun card. Visit the Waffle Flower blog for her video tutorial.… Read More ...