The wreath builder stamps and stencils from Gina K make it easy to create lovely wreath shaped designs on your cards for all occasions. Dana used them to create perfectly spaced all over backgrounds for her pretty floral cards. The … Read More ...
Stamp Outline vs No Line
Layering stamps are really trendy, they give a really wonderful realistic look. Most have outline stamps that you fill in with colored inks on solid stamps but Lydia wanted to show you don’t have to use the outline. Using the … Read More ...
5 Cards with 1 Die Set
The funky Abstract Flowers dies from Penny Black make some fun shaped flowers but Therese thought outside of the box and also used the shapes for big polka dots and peek a boo windows. She created 5 different card using … Read More ...
Add a Subtle Handmade Card Background w/ Embossing
Try adding a soft subtle background to your cards with dry embossing. This gives some texture to the card but with a clean look. Michelle Short will show you how easy it is to do this technique using a metal … Read More ...
How to Use Flocking Sheets
Flocking powder is a fun way to add some fuzzy texture to your stamped images but it’s a little bit messy. Deco Foil has fixed that by creating Flock Transfer sheets, they work similarly to foiling sheets, come in lots … Read More ...
Barnyard Card with Masking Technique
Laura used a masking technique to make a cute grouping of pigs on this funny “chicken in” card. She also did some ink blending for her background and colored her images with Spectrum Noir markers.
She’s got a video tutorial … Read More ...
5 Simple Watercolor Card Backgrounds
These card background from Kristina Werner are bold, bright and fabulous but are also super easy to do. She’s sharing 5 different patterns using 5 colors of liquid watercolors and the new Water Media Mat from Waffle Flower.
Egg Carton Treat Holder
Amber transformed some simple egg cartons into adorable little treat holders for Easter . She painted the egg cartons in spring colors and used some of her extra paper crafting supplies, like paper, twine and embellishments to decorate them, so … Read More ...
Painting and Stamping with Distress Oxide Sprays
Richele used Distress Ink Sprays from Ranger and Tim Holtz to both watercolor her stamped images and stamp the background on these cool botanical cards. I love the loose artsy style of these cards.
Tulle Shaker Card with Rosettes
Using tulle instead of acetate is a fun departure from the normal shaker card. Diana stitched the tulle to her cards to inclose the sequins inside. She also made her own pretty paper rosettes to add to the card front. … Read More ...
DIY Pattern Paper for an Easter Card
Larissa created her own pretty pattern paper for this sweet Easter Bunnies card. She used layering plaid stencils with distress inks and then on the last layer used stencil gel for a nice metallic touch. She’s sharing a step by … Read More ...
Feather Print Cards
Heather Telford was inspired by a technique from Gelli Arts using a gel plate and real feathers to create some stunning stamped images. I bet other natural items like leaves and flowers would work too, this idea makes me want … Read More ...
How to Apply Foils with Liquid Adhesive
Foiling is all the rage right now! There are lots of different brands of foil and products to apply them, some use adhesive, some use heat but all give a terrific shimmer. Jenny is sharing how to use liquid … Read More ...
Mixed Media Fairy Card
Suzanne shares how she made her mixed media card background using torn pattern papers, paint and string. Along with this sweet fairy image from Some Odd Girl it makes the perfect Springtime card.
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Handmade Card Tutorial – Butterfly Shaped Card
Large shaped dies are perfect for making fun shaped cards. Ilina used a large butterfly die from Hero Arts to cut out her card base, adding some lovely stamped flowers in white embossing which really pop on the dark cardstock.… Read More ...