As a kid from the 70’s and teen in the 80’s I have very fond memories of LP records. And I still actually have a turn table and albums. So of course I love this retro record album card from … Read More ...
1 Background Die 3 Ways
The new Folk Art background die from Sizzix is really versatile and can be used as the entire focus of card with just some added sentiments. Over on their blog they’ve got three ways to use it, ink blending, embossing … Read More ...
Submarine Slider Cards
The submarines on these fun cards slide to reveal sentiments and underwater creatures, how fun! Ardyth used stamps and dies from Ellen Hutson to create both her cards. I love how much texture and movement she got in her water … Read More ...
Brady Bunch Inspired Card
Wow, does this Brady Bunch inspired card take me back, I loved watching that show when I was a kid! After creating colored square sections Ardyth used the faces from lots of Ellen Hutson Leading Lady stamps to create her … Read More ...
Fantasy Fairy Card
Using masking and ink blending techniques with Distress Ink Erin created a stunning background for this fantasy themed card. It’s the perfect backdrop for the tree, fairy and bunny silhouette stamps from Lavinia Stamps.
Ink Blending Over Embossing
Using the pretty new Blender Brushes from Taylored Expressions Noriko created this stunning card. She dry embossed her cardstock with an embossing folder and then used different ink pads and the brushes to ink over top to create a wonderful … Read More ...
Stamping Techniques – White Blending Ink
The new Hero Hues reactive inks react with water and are also perfect for ink blending techniques. One of the colors is something I think is going to become a must have if you love ink bending and that’s Sea … Read More ...
Comparing Blending Applicators
Ink blending is still one of the most popular techniques in stamping and card making right now. More companies are coming out with blendable inks and new tools to get that perfectly blended look. Lindsay (aka The Frugal Crafter) takes … Read More ...
Stunning Card Design on Black Paper
This quick and easy card only uses a couple of inks and a stencil on black paper. The results are this super vibrant and beautiful and perfect for the beginning crafter.
Visit Imagine Crafts for a video tutorial.
-Heather
… Read More ...1 Stamp Set for 2 Cards and 2 Envelopes
Kristina Werner used the same cute animal stamp set from Avery Elle to create two different cards and two different coordinating envelopes. She also used a few different techniques like ink blending and watercoloring to make them. I particularly love … Read More ...
Barnyard Card with Masking Technique
Laura used a masking technique to make a cute grouping of pigs on this funny “chicken in” card. She also did some ink blending for her background and colored her images with Spectrum Noir markers.
She’s got a video tutorial … Read More ...
Hello Easter Card
I made this cute Easter Frame card using stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird. One of the bunnies is a Halloween stamp I altered.
You can click here to watch my video tutorial over on Youtube in HD or … Read More ...
Tropical Vacation Card
These Hippos look like they are ready to head out on a fun tropical vacation. Using some current trends like inking, stenciling and Nuvo Drops Allison created this pretty travel card.
Three Cards Made Only with Dies
I find it challenging to create cards using only dies so I was really inspired by Jung Ahsang. She created three amazing cards with no stamping, using some of the Die D-lite dies from Spellbinders . All her extra touches … Read More ...
Grounded Scene Card with Partial Ink Blending
Emily helped ground the background of this pretty scene card by masking off and ink blending only a section of her cardstock. If you don’t want to color your entire panel this is a great way to still add an … Read More ...