Benda used several different stencils from Trinity Stamps to create this wonderful Pumpkin Halloween Card. She used Distress Oxide Ink Pads to ink blend the layered pumpkin stencils and bats, masking a circle to create her moon. She’s got step … Read More ...
Unicorn Christmas Card
This delightful card from Kristina Werner combines so many magical elements like candy, rainbows, Christmas and unicorns! This card also has a fun interactive element, the unicorn wobbles! I love the dry embossed background she created with an embossing folder, … Read More ...
Glittery Fall Thank You Card
It’s really easy to add shimmer and shine to your cards with glitter cardstock, there’s no need to fool with messy loose glitter and glue! Michelle used different colors of metallic glitter paper from Hero Arts on this stunning Autumn … Read More ...
Bat and Ghost Halloween Card with Masking Tips
Sandy shares some great tips for masking and coloring with Copic markers to create this wonderful Bat and Ghost Halloween card. She masked the stamped image so it appears the bat has his arm around his ghost friend and notice … Read More ...
Autumn Coffee Gnome Gift Card Holder
This little guy is ready for all things pumpkin spice on this fun Gnome Card from from Andrea. The stenciled pocket behind the gnome holds a gift card, to a coffee shop, of course! :). The hat and shirt of … Read More ...
Halloween Spinner Card
I love the spooky scene that Lynn created with stamping, ink blending and splatter for this Fab-BOO-lous Halloween card! The circle she die cut creates the moon and also an opening in the card front for the bat, who spins … Read More ...
11 Go To Stamping Techniques
Whether you are brand new to stamping or a pro stuck in a technique rut these 11 techniques from Close to My Heart are timeless and perfect to pull out of your repertoire again and again. Some of my favorites … Read More ...
Create a Wood Panel Card Background
Woodgrain texture adds the perfect rustic touch to cards and can be achieved with stamping, die cutting, embossing or just simply buying pattern paper. I love this look for fall, winter and holiday card designs like this one from Yoonsun. … Read More ...
Embossing with Foiling Plates
Hot foil plates are used to add metallic foil in different designs and patterns to your cards and projects. But Angela had the idea to use them with out foil for a dry embossing technique. She combined both ideas to … Read More ...
Interactive Halloween Wreath Card
Who says Halloween has to be dark and spooky all the time? I love the non-traditional pastel colors on this amazing Halloween Wreath Card from Mona Toth. This card includes a fun interactive element, the spiders actually move and swing … Read More ...
Magical Halloween Picture Changer Card
Marine used several different stamps sets from Sunny Studio and dies from Lawn Fawn to create this amazing Picture Changer Card for Halloween. When you pull the tap at the top of this interactive design the mouse in the center … Read More ...
2 Autumn Harvest Wagon Cards
Bibi Cameron used some wonderful new dies from Spellbinders to create these two Autumn Harvest Wagon Cards. She used Distress Inks to ink blend shading onto the die cut colored cardstock shapes for added shading and dimension. These rustic wagons … Read More ...
Pumpkin Spice Gnome Card
This sweet card from Lynnea combines two big trends, Pumpkin Spice and Gnomes, into one adorable design. I love the copper glitter stenciled frame around the gnome and isn’t the sentiment so cute? She used stamps and dies from Miss … Read More ...
How to Add Shading to Solid Stamps
Solid stamps, meaning a stamp that is not an outline but stamps out in a solid color, can sometimes look a little flat so shading can help give those images more dimension and realism. Lydia stamped up some beautiful solid … Read More ...
Rainbow Birthday Sentiment Card
Rainbow colors continue to be a strong trend in paper crafting and there are so many ways to add the colors of the rainbow to your cards. The pretty rainbow sentiment on this Birthday Card from Teri was created with … Read More ...