If you’re new to coloring stamped images Cathy has a great tip. If you heat emboss your stamps it gives you a little raised “edge” that helps hold in the color so you don’t color outside the lines. She used … Read More ...
6 Different Ideas for Using Border Dies
Border dies are perfect for, well, card borders of course but there are lots of other things you can do with them too. Bibi Cameron used brand new border dies from Tonic Studio for pockets, bands around gift boxes, card … Read More ...
Monkey Jungle Card
If you know someone who could use a little pick me up these adorable Monkies are ready to swing in and do the job. Caly used new stamps from Pretty Pink Posh for this fun card. I love how she … Read More ...
Ink Smooshing Flower Card
If you need a quick way to add some color to some stamped flowers try the ink smooshing technique. Dana used Distress inks, sprayed with water picked up and applied with some acetate. It adds a pretty colorful splash … Read More ...
Alternative Die Ideas
I love seeing the creativity of others who can turn a stamp, punch or die into something completely different. Ardyth designed this bee and shark card using a rocket ship die from Ellen Hutson, how clever is that!? And for … Read More ...
Quick and Easy Pet Cards
Sometimes you just need a quick and easy card and one way to do that is by using pattern papers. For these cute Cat and Dog cards I used the new Playful Pets Papers from Stampin’ Up. Yup, that’s right, … Read More ...
Floral Card with Multiple Ink Techniques
Nicole used Versacolor inks with several different techniques to make this lovely floral card. She used them for stenciling, coloring in her stamped images, traditional stamping and splattering. What a great way to show so many uses with just one … Read More ...
Inspiring Umbrella Card
I love this inspiring card from Chari Moss! The sun and umbrella have a watercolor marbled look that she achieved using an ink smooshing technique. This is a great way to add color and texture to your die cut images. … Read More ...
How to Make a Tent Card
A Tent Card is a fun design that has a 3D effect and can stand up on it’s own. Rachel used some sweet little house stamps for her card, she designed the inside and outside of the card opening to … Read More ...
Heat Embossed Inlaid Dies
I love doing inlaid die cutting, placing die cut images together like a puzzle piece. Verity took this idea a step further by apply heat embossing on every other section of her inlay. I love that she used glitter embossing … Read More ...
Tropical Aloha Card
Wow, doesn’t this amazing card from Marine make you wish you were on the beach right now? She used stamps from Hello Bluebird for this card and she’s blown me away with the palm trees. Why? Because Hello Bluebird doesn’t … Read More ...
5 Masculine Birthday Card Designs
Did you struggle to come up with masculine cards for Father’s Day this year? I hear lots of card makers say “It’s hard to come up with more masculine designs.” Theresa Calvird has created 5 different masculine card ideas using … Read More ...
Product Review: Distress Embossing Glaze
The new Distress Embossing Glazes from Tim Holtz are translucent colored embossing powders that add a glossy shine to your mixed media and paper crafting projects. They come in many coordinating colors to other products in the Distress Line and … Read More ...
9 Techniques with Distress Oxide Sprays
Distress Ink Oxide Sprays from Tim Holtz are so versatile! Laurel Beard has 9 different ways you can use these sprays on your cards, they work perfectly on their own as colorful backgrounds and you can use them with stencils, … Read More ...
Simple Painted Card Backgrounds
By using a paintbrush and paint and painting short stripes you can create some simple but effective card backgrounds. Using different paints like watercolor or gouache will give you different looks. Debby explored this idea and created several different cards … Read More ...