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Learn must-have skills and can’t-miss techniques from the mixed media master himself, Frank Garcia, in this class featuring a handmade photo panel. Using over a decade of scrapbooking experience and a love of art supplies, Frank walks you through creating … Read More ...
I love the mix of metallics in gold and silver on this stunning birthday card from Lisa. She embossed the flower stamps from Unity in gold on dark cardstock and then colored them in using silver metallic watercolor. It’s quick … Read More ...
Therese used Copic markers with a No-Line coloring technique for this stunning floral card. Her use of shading and shadowing gives such a lovely realistic look to the stamped images. She’s sharing a detailed coloring video on her channel so … Read More ...
I love the little animals peeking out of the windows on this cute shaker card. Lydia created multiple individual windows for her shakers so the whole card doesn’t need to be filled with sequins. She also got more use out … Read More ...
I love the ink smooshing technique, it’s a fun and easy way to add color to your card backgrounds. Normally you get a random pattern with this technique but Mindy used a large clear stamping block which have her a … Read More ...
Chala combine two popular card making trends by foiling over top of ink blending and the result are fabulous! I love the shine of the metallic gold foil over top the darker inked card background. She used the Foil Quill … Read More ...
Layering stamps usually are used with different colors of ink to create a multicolored design but Jenny had the terrific idea of embossing each layer instead. She used metallic and pearl embossing powders from WOW! with stamps from A Pocket … Read More ...
Jennifer McGuire has a cool take on coloring with markers using dots. By tapping the tip of a markers around the outside edges or even coloring in a stamped image with dots you get a fun pixelated pattern and can … Read More ...
Tie Dye has been making a big comeback lately in clothing lately so naturally a stamping trend is sure to follow. Hero Arts has designed a fun clear stamp set with rings of tie dye patterns for fun and funky … Read More ...
Using new stamps and pattern papers from Stampin’ Up I created two quick and easy Whale Cards. These are simple to make, no coloring involved, so you can whip up a bunch of thank you and birthday cards to have … Read More ...
Layering stamps have been a trend for awhile and this idea has now expanded out with layering stencils. Taylored Expressions has some beautiful layered stencil designs that allow you to create custom backgrounds and designs. This card looks like it … Read More ...
Cat combined two fun card opening designs with this interlocking gatefold card. The card base is a basic gate fold but she added the solid and open circles that “lock” together over the flaps to close the card. All you … Read More ...
A great way to soften a bold color scheme is to add vellum over top. Deni colored her rose stamps in a bright pink but by layering her heat embossed white sentiment over top on vellum it you still still … Read More ...
I love the bold and colorful background on this mixed media card from Katelyn! She used a stencil and ink sprays to create the background, layering die cut circles and a stamped girl image and sentiment over top. It’s sure … Read More ...
Lindsay combined ink blending and a glittery spray to created a stunning night sky for her card background. I love how she used this with a simple city skyline adding the lovely encouraging sentiment.
