Kathrin created this wonderful card background with Distress Inks and a Stencils. She first ink blended her cardstock with fall colors, then she placed a baby wipe over top, then a leaf stencil and then she embossed it in her … Read More ...
Tall Halloween Slimline Card
I love the Subway style art look of this slimline Halloween card from Nichol Spohr! This design is a great way to use up all the sentiments in a stamp set. And the tall size makes it super trendy right … Read More ...
Halloween Frame Card
I used the adorable new “Frightful Little Bits” stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird for this fun Halloween Frame card. I colored all the images with Tri-Blend Markers from Spectrum Noir and ink blended the background with Oxide and water … Read More ...
Animated Stamps from CTMH
Close to My Heart has just released a fun new line of Animated Stamps! When you pull the tab on cards created with these products the images flutter, jump and move. This really takes interactive cards to a whole new … Read More ...
Color Changing Embossing
Amber used translucent embossing powders from Wow to create an amazing chameleon color changing effect on these holiday cards. The embossing shows a different color depending on what it’s over top so by ink blending her card background with different … Read More ...
3 Graphic Cards for Fall
I love the bold, graphic looks of these stunning cards from Yana Smakula! The large sentiments and color scheme of green, orange and red work perfectly together to create a bold modern design. Using the same stamps, inks, and markers … Read More ...
Focal Scene Card
I love creating scenes on my cards but sometimes it’s a lot of work and sometimes I might want to keep things simple or I don’t have a lot of time. This idea from Therese is perfect for these instances, … Read More ...
Gatefold Gift Card Holder
These lovely offset Gatefold Cards hold a fun surprise inside, there’s a pocket that’s perfect for tucking in a gift card! Nicole Watt designed a simple card sketch but took it several steps further turning them into card holders. She’s … Read More ...
Halloween Cat Cards
How fun are these snarky Halloween Cat Cards from Keisha!? I love her beautiful card backgrounds, she ink blended with distress inks with stenciling over top for lots of depth. She then stamped the images (new from Tim Holtz) in … Read More ...
Tombstone Halloween Card
EEKK! I love this spooky Halloween Tombstone card from Lauren! She used dies from i-crafter adding color and distress with inks. The little touches of moss she added finish this card off perfectly. She’s sharing step by step directions for … Read More ...
Techniques with Embossing Folders
Embossing folders are a simple way to add depth and texture to your cards. Simply place cardstock in the middle, run it through your manual die cutting machine and that’s it, or is it? There are actually many more techniques … Read More ...
Halloween Spanner Panel Card
I love a card with multiple layers and so does Wendy Lee. She designed this fun Spanner Panel Card that has an open section on the front with a piece of acetate, a second panel underneath and then finally the … Read More ...
7 Techniques with Watercolor Brush Pens (and a Discount!)
I recently got the chance to try out the Watercolor Brush Pens from Chalkola. Last year I shared how you could use their Chalk Markers in your paper crafting (click here if you missed it) and now … Read More ...
Slimline Halloween Cards
Amy R used new stamps from Simon Says and trendy Slimline dies as well for these cute Halloween cards. I love the bright bold colors she used and these designs are perfect for non-scary cards to give to kids.
How To – Copic® Coloring: Specialty Surfaces & Papers
Copic markers are a favorite amongst card and paper crafters, and this collection of patterns and techniques will enable you to boost your knowledge and skills of the art of Copic coloring and paper crafting. You’ll learn how to color … Read More ...