Nichol Spohr used some large Asian inspired background stamps from Hero Arts to create these beautiful cards. She heat embossed them in gold on darker cardstock and used polychromos colored pencils to color in the images, which makes them really … Read More ...
Monogram Felt Card
Did you know that most metal dies will cut not only paper but thin felt too? Felt adds a really wonderful feel and texture to cards. Using alphabet dies for a Monogram is the perfect way to make a bespoke … Read More ...
Alcohol Inks and Embossing Card Backgrounds
Verity created the most stunning card backgrounds by applying alcohol ink to vellum paper. And then took it to the next level by added embossing powder to sections that were still wet for an added metallic shine. These pattern are … Read More ...
Easter Carrot Treat Box
Dina used cardstock and tissue paper to create this fun little carrot shaped treat box for Easter. The cute die cut bunny tag she added really puts it over the top. I love that she didn’t have green tissue and … Read More ...
Butterfly Spinner Card
When you shake this beautiful Butterfly card from Channin the butterflies will shake, flutter and spin. She adhered the butterflies to pennies so they can move around and the result is so cool! I also love her ink lifted background.… Read More ...
Birthday Pig Round Card
This cute little pig card simply squeals Happy Birthday! Ginger used different sizes of round and scalloped die to create this fun circular card. I love the pig surrounded with cake, presents and balloons, he’s ready to party!
Woodland Baby Card
This super sweet Baby Card from Marine is a fun twist on a gender reveal. This card is covered in cute little woodland animals with an interactive element, when then Magic Iris is opened it reveals the gender of the … Read More ...
Easter Bunny Watercolor Card
Debby stamped a sweet Easter Bunny stamp from Simon Says with a light color of ink pad and colored it with Karin Brush Markers for a beautiful no-line coloring technique. She’s sharing a review of these markers plus a how … Read More ...
Rainbow Card with Partial Inking
Send someone a rainbow in an envelope with this fun Unicorn Card. Ardyth used a partial inking technique on a large background stamp to create her rainbow which pulls the focus of the card onto the cute unicorn.
Bold Background Cards
Lindsay has created some amazing cards that bring background stamps to the foreground. These types of large stamps allow you plenty of room to play with lots of different techniques. Using ideas like heat embossing and adding Perfect Pearl she’s … Read More ...
Box Up Box of Flowers Card
The Gemini Box Up Box dies create amazing 3D Pop Up Boxes that can hold a variety of stamped images or embellishments. These box card folds even flat for mailing. I love these flower designs, it’s like sending a vase … Read More ...
Watercolor Floral Striped Card
Michele wanted to create a custom background that coordinated with her water colored floral stamps. So she used washi tape to mask off sections of watercolor paper and painted them in with her watercolors. The result is a colorful and … Read More ...
Mini Easel Card
Jennier D. is sharing how to create a mini easel card base using circle dies. Once you’ve created the base you can decorate it with as many layers of stamps and embellishments as you’d like. Hers are quite wonderfully detailed … Read More ...
Triple Slider Gift Card Holder
When you pull the tab on the top of this card sections slide out to reveal a sentiment and a gift card. How cool is that!? Sandi has step by step photo directions on how to cut, score and assemble … Read More ...
Funny Coffee Card
If you know someone who isn’t a perky morning person until they’ve had their cup (or two) of coffee then this hilarious card might be perfect for them.
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