If you’ve ever die cut a large and detailed background that needs to be pieced together you know how hard it can be to fit them all together like a puzzle with no gaps or overlaps. Nicky used a tree … Read More ...
Whale Card with Faux Watercolor Background
I love the whale and bunny friends stamps on this sweet card from Jessica! Behind them is a big splash of blue that looks like watercolor but isn’t. Instead she created her own stencil using plain copy paper, tearing a … Read More ...
Easter Chicks Slimline Card
After the long, cold and snowy winter we’ve had where I live I am so ready for Spring. Ready for warmer days, pastel colors and pretty flowers! Nina is helping me get pumped up with this beautiful Easter Chicks Card. … Read More ...
3D Box Card with Floating Sentiment
Cathy Z. used dies from Simon Says to create this wonderful 3D box card that fold flat for mailing. Layers of clouds and hearts frame the sentiment that “floats” in front. She used a thin strip of acetate to give … Read More ...
Colorful Distress Archival Ink Butterfly Cards
Archival Ink and Distress from Tim Holtz combine to create Distress Archival Ink Pads that can be used in a variety of stamping and background techniques for card and mixed media. Juliana used these inks to create two stunning butterfly … Read More ...
Gnome Love Valentine’s Day Card
I love the rich pink and purples on this Valentine’s Day card from Ashley! She used Distress Oxide Inks and a blending technique to create the beautiful background that shows through behind the die cut letters. And how cute is … Read More ...
Chocolate Bar Birthday Card
This very clever card from Lydia features a chocolate bar that looks good enough to eat! But don’t try it, because it’s actually paper! She used brown cardstock and an embossing folder with all over squares to create the chocolate, … Read More ...
Go Bananas! Monkey Cards
How cute are these new little monkey stamps from Mama Elephant!? Rina used these cute new designs to create two fun and funny cards great for birthdays, anniversaries or Valentine’s Day. She used ink blending for the backgrounds and on … Read More ...
Flower Shaped Front Flap Cards
When you first look at these stunning cards from Jennifer you might think the large flower is just on the front of the card but it’s actual the front shaped flap of the card and opens to reveal the sentiment … Read More ...
Valentine Edge to Edge Shaker Card
Marine combined a couple of fun trends in this adorable Valentine’s Day Card. First it’s a mini slimline style and it’s also an edge to edge shaker card, both very much on trend right now. She added large chunky elements … Read More ...
XOXO Valentine’s Day Card
Send hugs and kisses this Valentine’s Day with a sweet XOXO Card. For the background Mindy heat embossed a large heart background stamp in white and then ink blended pinks and purples over top, then wiped the ink off the … Read More ...
Four Leaf Clover New Year Card
I love the idea of a four leaf clover to wish someone good luck and happiness in the New Year! Martina mixed greens and gold for her beautiful card, ink blending green inks on cardstock and die cutting the larger … Read More ...
Rainbow Snowflake Cards
Galina used a trendy rainbow color scheme to created colorful snowflakes on these fun and festive cards. She used a few different techniques to add multiple colors on to a single stamp like using gradated ink pads, removing some coloring … Read More ...
Holiday Village Card
Mindy used the trendy mini slimline style for this sweet Christmas Village Card. For the houses she white heat embossed the stamps on white cardstock and then used Distress Oxide inks to ink blend the color on the houses, this … Read More ...
Stenciled Ornament Cards
These beautiful ornament cards are colorful and glittery and are quick and easy to create. Inking over the first stencil layer adds color and the next step adds the pattern, using glitter paste gives it that beautiful sparkle. A stamped … Read More ...