News, techniques and inspirations
Kyriakos creates a beautiful design with a couple different stamping techniques using VersaColor inks, embossing powders and a frame created with a mold. It is simple and stunning!
Visit the Imagine Crafts blog for directions.
-Heather
… Read More ... “Peacock Feather Card”Using new stamps from Hello Bluebird I created this Spring card with a pig, I thought it would be fun to have him surrounded by hatching chicks. I also tried out one of the new Tri-Color markers from Spectrum Noir… Read More ... “Spring Pig with Chicks Card”
Crystal stamped the large floral image from Unity stamps onto white cardstock and heat embossed it in silver and then ink blended a pretty color gradation over top for an amazing looking card base. I love the soft touch the … Read More ... “Ink Blended and Embossed Card with Vellum”
Jeanne Jachna used a combination of ink blending, stenciling and watercolor for her card background on this sweet Easter card. All the fun die cuts she used are new from Poppy Stamps. She’s sharing how she put it all together … Read More ... “Easter Card with Die Cuts”
These pastel little bunnies look good enough to eat! Taylor VanBruggen used some yummy new dies and stamps from Taylored Expressions to create fun marshmallow bunny cards for Easter. I love her tip about using a stamp positioning tool to … Read More ... “Marshmallow Easter Bunny Cards”
Clarrisa from Stempeleinmaleins has designed a quick and easy Easter basket you can make from heavy weight pattern paper. She’s got direction on how to cut and score one and also a cut file to use if you have a … Read More ... “Make a Paper Easter Basket”
Shelly Hickox used some fun new pop up oval frame and border dies from Karen Burniston to make this amazing bird card. I love the vintage style and the quote from William Blake is perfect!
Visit her blog Stamptramp for … Read More ... “Pop Up Oval Frame Card”
Foiling adds a wonderful metallic look to cards. I’ve seen it applied to cardstock on many designs but Tina had the great idea to add foiling to acetate and the results are stunning! It gives an extra layer of dimension … Read More ... “How to Foil on Acetate”
Sandy Allnock has some terrific tips on using watercolor pencils to color some vintage style bunny stamps. She used drawing paper instead of watercolor paper for a smoother look and has more tips like adding shadows and mixing colors.
Visit … Read More ... “How to Watercolor a Vintage Rabbits Card”
Instead of using a stamped image for her lovely water colored card Dina used a die with an embossing mat in her die cutting machine to deboss the image and then used that as a guide to add her coloring. … Read More ... “Debossed No Line Coloring Technique”
I love card making challenges, it’s nice to have an idea to give your creativity a jump start. The Lawnfawnatics blog has challenges using products from Lawn Fawn and this time around is one of my faves, make a card … Read More ... “Charlotte’s Web Inspired Card”
This lovely detailed die makes the perfect trellis background for the layered roses on this pretty card from Mona Toth. I love her tip of applying her cardstock to an adhesive sheet before die cutting, it makes the design like … Read More ... “Rose and Trellis Card”
Ashley used ink pads and reinkers with solid stamps for an easy watercolor design on these lovely floral cards. I love the simply one layer look of these cards with just the black sentiment, it makes for a really elegant … Read More ... “Floral Watercolor Cards”
The amazing new Magic Picture Changer Die from Lawn Fawn allows you to create a stamped scene that changes into a different scene when the tab is pulled. There’s a million and one ideas I can think of for … Read More ... “Picture Changer Get Well Card”
I love the background is on this lovely card from Nicole, it’s looks like colorful marble and the gold letters for the sentiment work beautifully with it. She created her card background using different colors of refill for alcohol markers. … Read More ... “Card Background with Alcohol Marker Refills”
