Chrissie used ink pads as watercolors for the pretty rainbow background on this card. It’s perfect for trendy unicorn or galaxy themed cards.
Visit the Spectrum Noir blog for her video tutorial.
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Two Trendy Llama / Alpaca Cards
Llamas and Alpacas are super trendy right now and I’ve seen many fun stamp sets with them. Sugar Pea stamps has a cute one that Stephanie Beauchemin used to make two adorable cards.
Colored Pencils on Dark Cardstock
Kristina achieved a lot of depth on this card even though it’s only one layer. By using colored pencils and on dark grey cardstock and subtle inking with white ink on the background her design really stands out. This card … Read More ...
Puppy Cards
I’m a sucker for cards with puppies and kitties on them, they are some of my favorite stamp subjects! Yana made some simple but totally adorable puppy cards using new stamps from Pretty Pink Posh. The images are so fun … Read More ...
Underwater Cards with Distress Oxide Glaze
I love Tim Holtz Oxide Oxide Inks they are so versatile and work well with so many different techniques. Adding another layer to these ink is the Distress Micro Glaze. By adding this over top of the inks it adds … Read More ...
How To Make Pop Up Slider Cards
These awesome Pop Up Slider card pop up to reveal either sentiment or gift card, how fun are they?! Using stamps and dies from Sunny Studio Jennifer McGuire shares her tutorial for making several styles of these cool cards.
Tiger Lily Layering Stamps Cards
Layering stamps give such a realistic look like with this Tiger Lily set from Hero Arts. The flowers just really pop right out. Designer Yana has some color suggestions to use with these stamps on a few different cards.
Mermaid Cards Inspiration
I adore Mermaids! I’m so happy to see so many great mermaid stamps lately. The Greeting Farm has just released a sweet set of tiny mermaids and also a bottle set that makes fun scenes with them. Their design team … Read More ...
Cat Cards with Watercolor Backgrounds
Washes of watercolor make the perfect colorful backgrounds for these cute cat stamps. Using Ecoline brush markers
with watercolor paper Eline’s got tips on make this sweet set of cards over on the Marianne Designs blog. (note: you might need … Read More ...
1 Stamp Set used 4 Ways : Cute Pig Cards
I love stamps sets I feel like I can use for many different occasions, that I know I’ll get a lot of use from. Christiana shares 4 different cards she made all with the same adorable pig set from Hello … Read More ...
Scrapbooking & Cards Today Magazine Download
The Summer 2018 issue of Scrapbooking and Cards Today is now available. You can purchase a subscription or download the entire current magazine for FREE! Click here to download and also find links to extras like FREE sketches and cut … Read More ...
Funny Interactive Slider Cards
I love the juxtaposition of the pretty flowers and the funny sayings about birthdays on this Interactive Slider birthday card. If you know someone who has a good sense of humor about getting older hop on over to the Hero … Read More ...
Basic Shapes Layered Cards
Instead of using those basic square, round and oval die cut shapes for frames or mats try layering them all up and covering your entire card with them. These cards make a big impact with monochromatic color schemes, die cut … Read More ...
Reverse Flower Cards
Dawn McVey has a fun flip on using flower dies. Instead of using bright colors for the petals and white for the centers she’s made white flowers with bright pops of color for the leaves and centers. The look is … Read More ...
Tips for Adding a Bow to Cards
I know lots of card makers struggle to tie ribbon to add a bow to their cards. It sounds easy enough but getting that great looking bow can be a bit frustrating at times. Or maybe you’re new to using … Read More ...