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Art Impressions has many stamps that give a hand drawn look especially when using watercoloring techniques. Kate shares how she used markers to watercolor this sweet fox sleeping on a snowy bench card.
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Snow is the perfect accent to many winter and Holiday cards but how do you “color” something that looks just white? Well, snow’s not totally white, it’s got subtle shades of blues and greys, right? Emily has some great tips … Read More ...
If you don’t want to make the same Christmas card over and over again for all the people on your list this year you can still use the same stamp but just use it in different ways. Suzy used one … Read More ...
Anna-Karin transformed an altoid tin into a magical winter wonderland scene with stamps from Simon Says Stamp. Small tins like this are gift by themselves but you can also slip in gift cards, cash or small presents for gift giving.… Read More ...
The combination of bold red and gold embossing makes this Christmas card from Erum Tasneem so elegant. The water colored stamped images and splattered background also make this card really on trend too.
How cute are these kids all dressed for Trick or Treat? Laura used Spectrum Noir markers to color stamps from Roberto’s Rascals and a watercolor galaxy technique for the moon which really highlights the Halloween scene.
I love the muted tones Janette used to watercolor these lovely sunflower stamps from Wplus9. Using Daniel Smith watercolors she’ll take you through her steps of water coloring this beautiful fall card.
Get more from your holiday stamps by using them for birthday cards. Like this birthday card using halloween stamps. For someone who loves witches and wizards this fun witchy birthday card would be perfect! I love how Catherine used her … Read More ...
Get more from your stamps by using non-traditional color combinations. Like these pretty blue fall leaves on Heather Hoffman’s card. Instead of reds, yellows and oranges she used blue watercolors to color her stamps leaves from Reverse Confetti.
This lovely Fall leaf card was die cut from watercolor paper using a Cricut die cutting machine. Nancy colored her die shape with watercolors, adding a die cut frame around it. And she got the perfect score line to fold … Read More ...
I’m back with another look at some of the products from the brand new Stampin’ Up Holiday catalog for 2018! If you missed part one click here to check it out.
This years catalog is filled with wonderful stamp sets, … Read More ...
I’m seeing a trend in fall and winter cards this year withlots of florals and greenery. This lovely winter bouquet card was created by Jill Foster using a new stamp from Penny Black. She watercolored the image then added a … Read More ...
Galaxy, stars and constellations are super trendy themes right now and I love it! Erum used liquid watercolors to create the galaxy background and added heat embossed gold die cuts for the constellations.
I’m back to share some more ideas using stamps from Whimsy Stamps. They carry photo-polymer clear stamps, rubber on cling mount stamps, digital stamps, stencils, metal dies and pattern papers. Whimsy has many different talented artist that design … Read More ...
Kristina challenged herself to make a card using just one color, no easy feat! She chose blue and water colored up a delightful animal parade card. I never would have thought of blue animals but it totally works, doesn’t it?!… Read More ...
