It’s July and for many crafters that means we get started working on all our handmade projects and gifts for the Holidays. Yana Smakula has started on her Christmas Cards featuring beautiful Mailboxes using dies from Spellbinders. She die cut … Read More ...
Crafty Pop Up Box Card
Wow, this amazing card design from Kara would delight any fellow crafter! Using stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn the outside of the card has a cute card making Squirrel and inside a box of crafting supplies pops up and … Read More ...
Peeking Pets Card
This Peeking Pets Card is such a cute and clever design! Rectangle dies were used to create a dresser with drawers and stamps of a cat and dog peeking out were added into the drawers. I love the entire scene … Read More ...
Create 4 Tropical Cards at Once
Jessica has a terrific tip for creating 4 cards at once. Using Tropical Leaf and Flower dies from Hero Arts, she die cut them from different colors of cardstock, applied them in a pattern on a piece of 12″ x … Read More ...
Funny “Hot Mess” File Folder Card
I’m sure so many of us can relate to this funny ‘Hot Mess” card from Lynn, right?! It’s sure to brighten the day of a friend who might be going through a rough time. I love the design of this … Read More ...
Faux Stained Glass Butterfly Card
Doesn’t this stunning card from Lounon look like actual stained glass!? It’s not of course, she used white cardstock to cut out the butterfly shaped base and several layers of the “veins” of the butterfly. Then she added color with … Read More ...
Strawberry Cake Shaped Card
Carol used texture paste colored with Distress Re-Inker to create a realistic frosting texture on this yummy Strawberry Cake Card. She applied the paste to the slice of cake shaped card base, added the layers with dies and topped the … Read More ...
Embossing Folder 3 Ways for Summer Cards
Annie used the latest Embossing Folder of the Month from Spellbinders to create 3 fabulous cards for Summer. For each card she used the same embossing folder in 3 different ways, she used it for an all over background with … Read More ...
Floral Birthday Shaker Card
Galina used stamps from Studio Katia to create this beautiful Happy Birthday Shaker Card. She water colored the images using Distress Inks because they are water reactive. She first inked the flowers on the stamp in blue and the stems … Read More ...
How to Make a Slimline Bendy Card
Sam has combined two fun card styles, Slimline and Bendy to create this amazing Ocean Scene Card. The layers and height on this card gives you so much room to create a big fun design with lots of layers and … Read More ...
Use Distress Oxide Inks to Watercolor a Card
Melinda used Distress Oxide Inks from Tim Holtz to watercolor this beautiful card. For the background she used several ink colors and water for a smooshing technique then used a wet paint brush to pick up ink to color in … Read More ...
Airplane Circle Spinner Card
Just when I think I’ve seen every type of interactive card design there is someone surprises me and comes up with something new. Ashley has an amazing twist on a spinner card with this Birthday Airplane card, the air plane … Read More ...
Shadow Box Card with a Beach Scene
Amy R. used dies from Simon Says Stamp to create this fun Shadow Box Card with a Beach Scene inside. On the back she added a pocket to include a gift card, a great gift for a teacher, graduate, someone … Read More ...
DIY Stencils to Color Stamped Images
If you don’t enjoy coloring in stamped images the traditionally way like with markers or colored pencils or are just wanting a fun new way to add color Laura has a great masking technique. She stamped her lemon image onto … Read More ...
Swimming Pool Shaker Card
Wow, check out this amazing Shaker Card from Marine! It look like a birds eye view of a pool, complete with wooden deck with splashes of water using clear gems and stamped animals laying on beach towels and floating in … Read More ...