Looking for a simpler way to add color to your stamped images? Jennifer McGuire has a neat tip using the negative space of a mask, similar to a stencil, to place over your image and add color with ink blending. … Read More ...
Barrel of Apples Card
One of my favorite things about fall are the flavors, I love pumpkin, apples, caramel, Halloween candy 🙂 I’ll eat it all! And this Apple Barrel card from Channin looks yummy enough to eat. She used dies from Honey Bee … Read More ...
October Love Card
I couldn’t agree more with the sentiment on this card, I LOVE October, it’s my favorite month! Lydia created this wonderful Autumn card by ink blending over a leaf stencil with Fall colors and then adding some gold paste for … Read More ...
Fall Wreath Card
Ardyth used a die set meant for Christmas Wreaths but by simply changing her color scheme she turned it into a colorful Fall Wreath. She added those pretty Autumn colors by ink blending onto white cardstock with ink pads.
Stencil Distress Card Background
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 ...
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 Inks and … 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tips and Tricks for Ink Blending
Ink Blending has been a popular trend in card making for awhile now but I see a lot of card makers say they just can’t get the look they are wanting. Simon Hurley has some helpful tips like choosing the … Read More ...
Zesty Lemon Slimline Card
Galina used some lovely lemon stamps and dies from Studio Katia for this cheerful slimline card. She used an easy masking technique over the stamps so she could ink blend her background, adding some extra texture with a stencil. I … Read More ...
Foiling Over Ink Blending
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 ...
Skyline at Night Card
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.
Colorful Geometric Cards
Aryth created a simple masked and ink blended background for these colorful Geometric cards. This idea can easily be switched around to give similar but different looks by using different colors, changing the geometric shapes and adding different stamps and … Read More ...