Were you a space case and forgot someone’s birthday? Using gold embossing and water coloring Emily Leiphart made an out of this world space themed card. I love the little astronaut doggy! She’s got a video tutorial over on her … Read More ...
Card Making Project: DIY Purple Glitter Unicorn Card
Yes, this is my second unicorn card post of the week, I told you I love unicorns 🙂
Jess with Hero Arts added colored ink to Glimmer Paste for her own custom stencil paste to make this beautiful sparkly purple … Read More ...
Technique: Metallic Water Coloring and Stenciled Card
Kristina Werner used metallic water colors over a detailed stencils for this amazing card. She’ll show you how to use adhesive spray to hold the stencil in place as well as other tips for getting great results with this technique. … Read More ...
Project: Bold Butterfly Card
Nichol Spohr created this wonderful custom card background that rivals any pattern paper out there! She used a stamping tool and butterfly stamps that layer together. I love the splatter over the stamping and the vellum layer with the sentiment, … Read More ...
Tip: Make DIY Stencils with Dies
By using stencil plastic or thin acetate you can make your own custom stencils by die cutting them and using the “negative” space. “Solid”, not too detailed dies work best for this idea. Learn more from Heather Nichols on how … Read More ...
Tips: Easy Bow for Cards
I know lots of people have trouble tying perfect bows for cards, it’s just not as easy as tying your shoes. If you’re bow challenged Gina K is here to help you with some tips for how to make easy … Read More ...
Project: Make Your Own Epoxy Stickers
Sandy Allnock will show you how to make your own fun glossy epoxy looking stickers using stamps with clear Glossy Accents and adhesive sheets. Visit her blog for all the details.
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Project: Mermaid Card with Distress Oxide Inks
Amy Rysavy used Distress Ink in 3 different way on this adorable mermaid card. I love her colorful hair and how Amy flicked water over the ink to remove some color for a cool extra distressed look. Check out her … Read More ...
Card Making Project: Funny Shark Birthday Card
Learn how to use ink blending and stencils for an ocean pattern and add a stamped shark image for this killer birthday card. You’ll find a video tutorial for making this over on the Hero Arts blog.
-Heather
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Project: Metallic Floral Wedding Card
What couple wouldn’t love getting this stunning card for their wedding? Nicole Spohr used metallic water colors over top of heat embossed stamped floral images on black cardstock to get this amazing look. She’s got a video tutorial for making … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cut Around Sentiments
Working sentiments onto the front of cards can sometimes be problematic. You don’t want to cover your images so why not work around them by die cutting around them. This neat tip comes from Lizzie Jones over at the Don’t … Read More ...
Tips: Get Great Result with Multi Layer Stamps
Loads of stamp companies have some amazing multi layered stamp sets where you stamp images over top of each other in different colors and the results are very realistic dimensional images. But lining them up can sometimes be challenging so … Read More ...
Technique: Ombre’ Lettering
The ombre’ look is very popular right now and it’s easy to achieve this look on your card with techniques like this one from Erica Hernandez. She cut out a sentiment die from masking paper and created a stencil so … Read More ...
Project: Dream Big Mixed Media Card
Using water coloring, stamping, die cutting and sewing Emilia Sieradzan created this stunning mixed media Dream Big card. Hop on over to the Penny Black blog and watch her video tutorial.
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Technique: Embossing Colored with Copics
Jen Carter achieved this bright and cheerful look by using Copics markers to color over top of a white heat embossed stamped sentiment. What a great and simple idea to add multiple colors to word stamps. Hop on over to … Read More ...