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.
Add Easy Flocking to Your Cards
How adorable is this wiener dog card from Therese!? This cards has a fun, fuzzy element with flocking. She used Decofoil Flock Transfer Sheets for the clouds and grass for a quick, easy and non-messy way to add some flocking … Read More ...
Birthday Girl Card
Wow, check out the amazing coloring on this sweet Birthday Girl Card. Elaine used stamps from Stamping Bella and Copic Markers for this card. She sharing a detailed coloring tutorial over on their blog.
-Heather
Resist Embossing Technique with Watercolors
Verity is sharing 3 different card ideas using an Resist Embossing Technique with watercolors. The beautiful metallic heat embossing really stands out beneath the washes of watercolor colors. She’s sharing how to use 3 different types of watercolors: liquid, pan … Read More ...
Fall Scarecrow Card
Christy used stamps and dies from Sunny Studio for this adorable Autumn Scarecrow Card. I love how she created a focal point vignette on a tag without needing to create a large detailed scene. And she matched the Copic Markers … Read More ...
Wizard of Oz Card
I love the large bold stamp images from Colorado Craft, they are so big they fill an entire card. Bibi used their Ruby Slippers card for these amazing Wizard of Oz
themed cards. I love all the extra details she … Read More ...