I love creating detailed scene cards but sometimes I need to make a quicker card. So this idea from Gemma is the perfect solution! She stamped her scene background, cut circles from it and added her little animals. There’s less … Read More ...
Clean and Simple Mother’s Day Cards
I’m normally not a “clean and simple” card maker, I love details and embellishments but I wanted to challenge myself to create some clean and simple cards. I thought the Garden Friends stamp set from Crafter’s Companion would be perfect … Read More ...
Mixed Media Encouragement Card
Know someone who could use a little lift and some encouragement right now? This stunning mixed media card from Gaylynn is perfect. She colored her stamped image in watercolor, adding trending splatters and ink blending to the background. I love … Read More ...
Morning Glory Card with New Style Layering Stamps
The Ton is releasing some new and innovative stamp designs. These clear Group Layering stamps have marks that you line up on each stamped layer to allow for stamping in groups of several images at one time for quicker and … Read More ...
Glitter Sun Ray Cards
Ardyth used the new Sun Ray Triangle Layer Die Set from Birch Press to create some really amazing cards. These versatile dies allow you to create some amazing patterns for modern, geometric styles. I love how she used them with … Read More ...
Cactus Card Copic Coloring
Faye used Copic markers to color fun Cactus stamped images from Whimsy Stamps. She’s sharing step by step photos of her coloring for a detailed look at how to shade and shadow. She even colored and designed her own pattern … Read More ...
Handmade Cards – Fixing a Card Mistake
Have you ever been working really hard on a card, you’re loving how it looks and it’s almost done but then you make a mistake? Smudge wet ink, stamp in the wrong spot, use the wrong color? Ugh, it’s the … Read More ...
DIY Glitter Paper
Glitter paper is really popular and can add loads of sparkle and shine to your paper crafting projects. But what if you don’t have the perfect color of shimmery cardstock for your card? Well, you can make your own using … Read More ...
Simple Card Invites with Scrapbooking Supplies
Sometimes we might not have time to stamp and color a bunch of images, especially if we’re making multiple of cards like Party Invitations. Wendy Sue used scrapbooking supplies like pattern papers along with precut and colored dies to design … Read More ...
Card Using Gilding Flakes
Gold gilding flakes can add an amazing touch of metallic shimmer and elegance to your cards. Echo used them two different ways on this lovely Bee Card. She adhered them to tape for a golden border between her papers and … Read More ...
Sweet Macaron Card
This sweet card from Jaycee looks yummy enough to eat! He used Fade-Out No Line Ink from Ink on 3 to stamp his Macaron images from Heffy Doodle for a no-line coloring look. His water coloring style using refill inks … Read More ...
Flower Bouquet Cards
The new Build a Bouquet stamp set from Taylored Expressions has separate stems and flowers so you can mix and match them to create custom flower bouquet cards. These beautiful bunches are perfect for birthday and Mother’s Day cards. Taylor … Read More ...
Watercolor Card Designs with Painters Tape
I love the bold geometric shapes that Kristina Werner created on these cards. She used blue painters tape trimmed into thin strips to mask of areas of her watercolor paper and then colored over top. The sentiments die cut from … Read More ...
Decorate Your Envelopes
We work so hard on designing our handmade cards but do you also take the time to decorate the envelope you’re sending it in? I know I’m guilty of putting my cards inside a plain ol’ white envelope. But decorating … Read More ...
Dry Embossing with Ink for Card Backgrounds
How lovely are these butterfly cards from Gaylynn? She applied ink to embossing folders to create her pretty card backgrounds. The big butterflies from Unity Stamps she added over top add a bold colorful touch to finish off her cards.… Read More ...