Amber used watercolor markers, dies and stamps from Altenew for this stunning Autumn Leaves Card. She die cut the leaves from watercolor paper and then colored them with various markers in fall colors for a wonderful mottled look. I love … Read More ...
How to Watercolor with Re-inkers
Did you know re-inkers aren’t just for re-inking your ink pads? You can also use many of them alone as a a way to color or paint! Mansi used her Distress Re-Inkers to watercolor this beautiful Slimline Card. Using a … Read More ...
Cottage Scene Card
Lindsay combined several stamps from Top Flight to create this lovely Cottage Scene Card. By using a masking technique she was able to give depth and dimension seamlessly to her scene. I love the little bird nest embellishment she made … Read More ...
Crackle Card Background
Wow, check out the stunning background on this card from Nicole Spohr! She heat embossed a Crackle stamp on her cardstock and then used an ink smooshing technique with Distress Oxide Inks over top for some amazing looking texture. She … Read More ...
Metallic Watercolor Birthday Card
I love the mix of metallics in gold and silver on this stunning birthday card from Lisa. She embossed the flower stamps from Unity in gold on dark cardstock and then colored them in using silver metallic watercolor. It’s quick … Read More ...
Ink Smooshing Technique w/ a Block
I love the ink smooshing technique, it’s a fun and easy way to add color to your card backgrounds. Normally you get a random pattern with this technique but Mindy used a large clear stamping block which have her a … Read More ...
Two Quick and Easy Whale Cards
Using new stamps and pattern papers from Stampin’ Up I created two quick and easy Whale Cards. These are simple to make, no coloring involved, so you can whip up a bunch of thank you and birthday cards to have … Read More ...
Rose Card with Vellum Sentiment
A great way to soften a bold color scheme is to add vellum over top. Deni colored her rose stamps in a bright pink but by layering her heat embossed white sentiment over top on vellum it you still still … Read More ...
10 Ideas to Add Gold Accents to Cards
Learn some quick and easy ways to add a touch of gold elegance to your next card with these ideas from Laurel. She’ll show you how to use products like gold foil, gilding flakes and metallic watercolor to achieve a … Read More ...
Underwater Slimline Shaker Birthday Card
I love the trendy slimline card style, it gives lots of extra room to design! Mona used the slimline style and took it a step further by turning it into a shaker card. The little shaker sections helps add depth … Read More ...
Faux Watercolor Technique
Amy R. has a terrific tip on getting the look of watercolor with out actually water coloring. For her faux watercolor technique she heat embossed her stamped images in white on white cardstock and then rubbed water reactive ink pads … Read More ...
Stenciled Mixed Media Cards
Lindsay has a bunch of fun mixed media techniques using stencils to create cards using supplies like acrylic paint, watercolor powders and micron pens over the stencils. I love all the color, depth and texture on these designs!
Mermaid Tails Card
I LOVE Mermaids so I totally flipped when I saw this card! Using new stamps and die from Simon Says Nichol Spohr created this amazing Mermaid Tails Card. The background for her scene is stunning with the waves, clouds and … Read More ...
Tie Dye Lettering
I’m seeing Tie Die patterns make a huge comeback, in not only clothes but in design as well. You can add a little handmade tie die touch to your cards with your own handwriting. Kelly shares how to use watercolors … Read More ...
Tropical Flowers Watercolor Card
Erum used beautiful tropical flower stamps from Altenew for this card. She first heat embossed the images in black and then used a wet on wet watercolor technique to color them in. I love the big blue splash of watercolor … Read More ...