Ardyth used the same flower and Thank You dies from i-Crafter to make three different Thank You cards. Each card just a little more detailed then the next. I love how the floral dies have slits in them to allow … Read More ...
Stamp Style Trend: Bees
The hexagon shape has been a trendy design for awhile now and since it looks a lot like honeycomb what better image to add with it then bees? I’m seeing bees in lots of designs lately and Darkroom Door has … Read More ...
Using a Stencil Two Ways
Cathy has a great tip for stretching your stencils. She used a heart pattern stencil in the traditional way, adding ink over top, but she also used a rubber mat and ran it through her die cutting machine over cardstock … Read More ...
Floral Alphabet Cards
The Layered Floral Alpha stamps from The Ton create the most beautiful letters that can be used to spell out any sentiment. These layering stamps allow you to stamp the letter, flowers and leaves in different colors for a customized … Read More ...
Rainbow Bear Valentine’s Day Card
Nichol Spohr used mostly dies from Simon Syas with just a bit of stamping to create this adorable Rainbow Bear Valentine’s Day Card. Placing the main images behind the open heart “window” adds depth and draws the eye in. I … Read More ...
Make Your Own Heart Mask for Cards
Gina K shows how easy it is to use scissors to cut out a heart shape from Masking Paper to create some fun designs for Valentine’s Day. If you’re not familiar a mask covers up a section of your cardstock … Read More ...
Mosaic Tile Card
Christine used a large mosaic tile design die from Tonic Studio 
to created this amazing card. Using a combination of cardstock, metallic paper and Nuvo Drops her card looks like a real porcelain tile. All the timely paper piecing is … Read More ...
3 One Layer Cards with Masking Stencils
Ishani ink blended Distress Oxide Inks over Masking Stencils from CrafTangles to create some fun one layer cards for Valentine’s Day. I love how she overlapped and layered some of her stencil designs, it really adds extra depth to the … Read More ...
Send Some Crafty Hugs To A Crafty Friend
Laura used Distress Inks with water to create a fun drippy paint look to coordinate with artsy stamps from Studio Katia. This technique is an easy way to add an artistic touch. And this card is perfect to send to … Read More ...
Custom Birthday Cake Cards
The Cake Creations stamp set from Ink to Paper has multi layers, different patterns, numbers and accents to create a custom cake for a card. The numbers are perfect for marking birthdays and anniversaries and you can stamp in any … Read More ...
Card Making – Flower Bouquet Card with No-Line Coloring
Caly used a light colored ink to stamp beautiful flower stamps from Hero Arts on her card and used watercolors to color them for a lovely no-line coloring technique. Not seeing the stamped lines give the look of a hand … Read More ...
Stamping Style Trend: Plaid
I usually think of plaid as being a winter themed style but plaid isn’t just for cold weather anymore. It’s been really trendy lately even after the holidays and I’m seeing it used in all sorts of styles and designs. … Read More ...
Rainbow Panda Card
Using the tiny but adorable Whittle Panda die from Poppy Stamps I created this colorful birthday card with a trendy rainbow theme. Using shimmer watercolors added a pretty sparkle to the card. Learn how I made this design over on … Read More ...
Princess Birthday Card
Elaine created this pretty, pink Princess Birthday Card with stamps, dies and a stencil from Heffy Doodle. And what’s a princess without some sparkle? So she used the stencil with metallic paste for some shimmer and shine on her ink … Read More ...
Distress Crayon Techniques
Distress Crayons
are a versatile coloring medium that you can use to add a colorful artistic flair to your cards. Simon Hurley has a terrific tutorial showing how to use them for several different techniques. He’ll teach you how to … Read More ...