Sometimes you just need a quick and easy card and one way to do that is by using pattern papers. For these cute Cat and Dog cards I used the new Playful Pets Papers from Stampin’ Up. Yup, that’s right, … Read More ...
Floral Card with Multiple Ink Techniques
Nicole used Versacolor inks with several different techniques to make this lovely floral card. She used them for stenciling, coloring in her stamped images, traditional stamping and splattering. What a great way to show so many uses with just one … Read More ...
How To Make Shaker Tags
Using some fun little dies from Studio Katia Galina created these adorable little tags. And each one is actually a mini shaker too, how cute! I love the little faux stitching detail on each tag and the sweet stamps she … Read More ...
5 Masculine Birthday Card Designs
Did you struggle to come up with masculine cards for Father’s Day this year? I hear lots of card makers say “It’s hard to come up with more masculine designs.” Theresa Calvird has created 5 different masculine card ideas using … Read More ...
Simple Painted Card Backgrounds
By using a paintbrush and paint and painting short stripes you can create some simple but effective card backgrounds. Using different paints like watercolor or gouache will give you different looks. Debby explored this idea and created several different cards … Read More ...
1 Stencil, 3 Card Techniques
Amber used the same stencil and three different mixed media techniques to create three different card designs. One card has dimension from stencil paste with alcohol inks over top, another is just liquid alcohols and the third was colored in … Read More ...
Bunny Slider Card
Lynnea used a Seesaw Slider die and stamps from LDRS Creative to design this adorable Bunny card. These little guys look like they are having so much fun and the card recipient will also have fun playing with this card … Read More ...
Baseball Exploding Box
This amazing Baseball Themed Exploding Box would thrill any sports fan! Jenn designed this project which has a fun shaker element in the base and pocket and slots around the edge flaps for gift cards or tickets.
Faux Quilting Birthday Card
Dina used pattern papers and cardstock to create blocks that look like quilted panels to form candles on this birthday card. This is a fantastic way to use up paper scraps. I love that she used a leaf die for … Read More ...
How to Ink Blend on an Embossing Folder
Embossing folders add great texture to your cards but you can also use them to add color as well. I used ink pads and a blender brush to add a blue sky to the starry background on my Unicorn Card. … Read More ...
Llama Twist Card
Using some super fun new Twist Stamps and Dies from Art Impressions Nina designed this adorable Llama card. His backside is on the inside of the card and he’s suspended inside the opening so he can twist and flip around. … Read More ...
Watercolor Powder Resist Card Background
Lisa used several different products to create this colorful background on her card. She first stenciled paste onto watercolor paper, then she added Color Burst powders and wet them with water. The paste resisted the colors so the diamond pattern … Read More ...
Card Making – Tulip Card
I love all the layers and depth on this beautiful Tulip Card from Jules. She used Copic markers
to color her tulips and Distress Oxide Ink
and a stencil for her background. The frames and layers of metallic gold paper … Read More ...
5 Vellum Techniques for Cards
Vellum is a thin semi-transparent paper that add a soft touch to any paper crafting project. Justine Hovey has 5 different techniques using vellum, from card bands, to overlays, embossing and backgrounds colored with ink she’ll show you just how … Read More ...
Fish Bowl Shaker Card with Hair Gel
My Favorite Things has just released some fun and fishy new stamps and dies. Karolyn used these new products to create two cute cards, one has a realistic water look that she achieved by adding hair gel to a clear … Read More ...