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Stephanie created a lovely card with matching framed art to give as a gift for Valentine’s Day or even a wedding or anniversary. She created her pretty rainbow hearts with ink blending and die cutting.
She’s sharing her project tutorials … Read More ...
Foil is so trendy right now that Spellbinders has created a monthly club for foiling. The Glimmer Hot Foil Club sends a Hot Foil Plate and roll of Foil each month that can be used with their Glimmer Hot Foil … Read More ...
Turn About cards are very popular, several companies have their own designs. Used with a template and stamp positioner you can create fun colorful wreaths and all over background patterns. Jennifer McGuire used some new products from Concord and 9th … Read More ...
To color in this lovely Cattleya flower stamp from Altenew Erum didn’t use colored pencils but a writing pencil for her shading instead. The results are lovely!
She’s sharing a her card making process over on the Altenew Blog, click … Read More ...
How sweet is this otter Valentine’s Day card? Laura used a background technique using Distress Inks and Micro Glaze for a cool water effect.
She’s sharing her video tutorial over on the SugarPea Designs blog, click here to watch.
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Using dies and pattern papers Twila created this lovely paper lantern tea light candle holder. She also created a pretty wreath mat to lay under it. (note: be sure to use “flameless candles” in anything made of paper.)
You can … Read More ...
Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of buzz on line about some brushes used for ink blending and that there was a much less expensive alternative makeup brush that gave similar results. I thought I’d give the dupe brushes a … Read More ...
The brand new Occasions 2018 Catalog from Stampin’ Up is full of wonderful additions to the annual catalog. You’ll find themes like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s and Father’s Day, Easter, Spring and birthday. With clear and cling mounted stamp sets with … Read More ...
Pinata designs are really trendy right now. The bright fun colors are perfect for birthdays and parties. Carly created this super cute Pinata Card making her own fringe with colorful tissue paper along with stamps and dies from Pretty Pink … Read More ...
Gina K. used blender brushes and ink pads to apply ink over top of stencils for some stunning card designs. She’s got tips and tricks for getting a prefect shaded look over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
Laura used Ranger Alcohol inks on Yupo paper to create cool backgrounds on adorable pet lover Valentine’s Day card. She’s created a dog and cat version.
She’s sharing her card making steps over on the C. C. Designs blog, click … Read More ...
Kassy combined paper, ink sprays, heat embossing and painting for this lovely dimensional layered frame Valentine’s Day card. I love all the shimmer and shine on this card!
Visit the Imagine Crafts blog to check out her card tutorial.
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There are lots of fun interactive card making dies on the market but I’ve not seen one quite like this Wiper Surprise from Mama Elephant. You can make an image that’s been hiding pop out from the side of the … Read More ...
Kelly Wayment use the Silhouette Alta 3D printer to print her own stamp and used it to create her own embossed leather hair clip. I never would have thought to create my own stamps with a 3D printer, such an … Read More ...
Suzy from Suzy’s Doodles creates these amazing watercolor cards, they are like mini coloring book pages sized for greeting cards that are pre-printed on watercolor paper. So if you love to color these are for you! Her latest release, Sending … Read More ...
