Lisa used a Phone Stand die from Eileen Hull to create these awesome DIY phone stands. She used alcohol ink techniques for the backgrounds adding stenciling, stamping and die cutting for one of a kind designs. She’s sharing step by … Read More ...
Embossed Overlay Cards
Wow!! How stunning are these cards from Jaycee?! These cards have so much dimension and color because he inked up the embossing folder to not only add the texture but color too. The letter cut from colored cardstock have also … Read More ...
Springtime Artist Trading Cards
Artist Trading Cards or ATC’s are fun little baseball sized cards you create and swap or send to other crafty friends. They can be quick and simple or detailed and dimensional, you’re only limited by their small size. Jane is … Read More ...
Diamond Z Fold Card
This unique card design is a take on a standard Z Fold design but Catherine has put her own twist on it by adding diamond shapes on the front fold as well an another inside that pops up. This is … Read More ...
How To Make Easter Notepads
These sweet Easter Notepads are a fun gift to add to an Easter basket or pass out at school or work instead of candy (but maybe give them a little candy too :)). Connie used pattern paper for the base … Read More ...
Easy Easter Egg Card
Need to make a quick and easy Easter Card? Try this idea from Jo. She used an Easter Egg layering stencil, ink blending Distress Oxide Inks over the eggs, then added glitter stencil paste with the second layering stencil for … Read More ...
Easy Easter Shaker Card
Still working on Easter Cards? Galina has a quick and easy shaker card tutorial for you. I love all the texture this card has with the faux stitching, vellum with heat embossing, glitter paper and sequins! And the pastel stenciled … Read More ...
Faux Watercolor Technique with Copic Markers
If you’ve worked with alcohol markers before you know that they don’t blend or bleed with water but since they are alcohol based they can be moved around with alcohol. Joy put alcohol in a water brush, applied her Copic … Read More ...
Slimline Band-Aid Get Well Card
This large slimline Band-Aid die from Whimsy Stamps makes the perfect Get Well Cards. Dawn used it to create an adorable dog themed “Fell Better Soon” card using pattern paper for the band-aid adding cute dog stamps, die cut lips … Read More ...
3 Clean and Simple Cards for Spring
When I make cards I usually like to fill the entire front, it’s hard for me to keep it simple 🙂 But clean and simple designs make for beautiful cards that are quick and easy to create but still have … Read More ...
Floral Card with Drippy Watercolor Technique
Do you find it hard to color inside the lines, are you not very adept at watercolor? Then how about embrace the messy with a purposeful drippy watercolor look like this pretty card from Amy R.? She used inks, lots … Read More ...
Faux Watercolor Technique with Stamps
Carly got the soft, pretty look of watercolor without even having to pick up a paint brush. She used solid stamps stamped with dye or water based inks and a spray bottle with water to achieve a similar look but … Read More ...
Spring Floral Wreath Card
Laura used stamps and dies from My Favorite Things to create this lovely Spring Wreath Card. I love how she used an oval to cut the opening from the base and used it as a guide to form the shape … Read More ...
Tulip Card with Foiled Ribbon
I love foiling, it adds the most amazing shine to cards but I never thought to foil on anything but cardstock. Well, Carol certainly did and the results are beautiful gold foiled ribbon! How cool is that!? She used hot … Read More ...
Greyscale Elegant Easter Card
How elegant is this Easter Card from Lynn? I love the greyscale of black and white with no color, it gives a really classy feel to the card! She used a striped stencil and paste to create her background and … Read More ...