Laura from Studio Katia used alcohol based markers, colored pencils and a white gel pen to color these lovely stamped flowers. Mixing those mediums gave her stamped images a lot of depth and realism. I also love the texture she … Read More ...
1 Stamp 4 Ways – Cat Cards
I love Christy’s series 1 Stamp 4 Ways, she shares great ideas on how to use one stamp set in different ways to make 4 different cards. She used the Meow Mix stamp set from My Favorite Things to create … Read More ...
Bunny Swing Baby Card
This precious bunny is ready to swing in and welcome a new baby. And the rabbit does actually swing back and forth on the card! Marine will show you how to create a swing mechanism with circle punches and foam … Read More ...
Stamped Card with Coordinating Envelope
Sometimes I put so much work into my cards but I don’t always make the envelope as pretty as the card inside. Let the recipient know there’s something special inside with a coordinating stamped envelope. The new Pleasing Envelopes stamp … Read More ...
Tri-Fold Cat Card
Nichol Spohr created this sweet tri-fold birthday card using new stamps from Honey Bee, how adorable are those kitty cats? I love the tall scene she created in only one layer. She’ll show you how she laid out her stamps … Read More ...
Moon Landing Card
Today is the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing! So I thought this cool card from Cassie was perfect for today. She used Milky Way Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe for her awesome outer space background and ink blending for … Read More ...
Fantasy Fairy Card
Using masking and ink blending techniques with Distress Ink Erin created a stunning background for this fantasy themed card. It’s the perfect backdrop for the tree, fairy and bunny silhouette stamps from Lavinia Stamps.
Frosty Treat Card Backgrounds
Lisa Spangler has some fun card background techniques for these yummy frosty treat cards. She used watercolors with salt, embossing powders and a straw blowing technique for a cool mix of textures, patterns and colors.
Die Cut Parrot Card
Els deigned this bright and colorful Tropical Parrot card using new dies from Elizabeth Crafts. I love how she added extra dimension to her die cut shapes by inking the edges and curling them with a stylus tool. She’s sharing … Read More ...
Hero Hues Inks 10 Ways
Hero Arts has recently introduced their new Hero Hues ink pads. These inks react with water and are blendable so you can achieve trendy ink blended backgrounds, splashy watercolor looks and more. Carrisa with Ellen Hutson has 10 different way … Read More ...
Fairy Card Partial Inked Background
To create a sunset horizon on her sweet card Emelie masked off the bottom half of her card and inked just the top. This is an easy way to delineate areas of your card with out adding extra paper. I … Read More ...
Ink Blending Over Embossing
Using the pretty new Blender Brushes from Taylored Expressions Noriko created this stunning card. She dry embossed her cardstock with an embossing folder and then used different ink pads and the brushes to ink over top to create a wonderful … Read More ...
DIY Pattern Paper with Small Stamps
If you don’t have the perfect pattern paper for your card background why not just create your own? Lynnea used a small stamp from an adorable bear set from LDRS Creative to create her own custom pattern paper. It’s the … Read More ...
Bee Themed Birthday Card
Allison used an adorable digital stamp from Gerda Steiner Deigns to create this fun Ha-Bee Birthday card. Don’t you love that pun? She’s sharing how she used her Copic Markers to not only color her image but with Airbrush System … Read More ...
Interactive Floating Card
When you tip this adorable astronaut card he floats around on the card, how cool is that!? Bianca shares how to use washers from the hardware store to creating a fun interactive card. There are so many stamps you could … Read More ...