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12 Handmade Cards Ideas with Stenciling

June 3, 2025 by Heather Holbrook

 

12 Handmade Cards Ideas with Stenciling

Kristina used some beautiful products she designed for Concord and 9th to create this stunning card. She stamped the leaves background and flower with black ink and colored them in using the coordinating stencils. The gold frame and die … Read More ...

How to Make a Cute Gatefold Card

May 24, 2025 by Heather Holbrook

How to Make a Cute Gatefold Card

If you’re tired of the same folded at the side or top design of card then try something different like a gatefold. This style of card has two folds on each side with flaps that meet in the middle and … Read More ...

12 Handmade Cards with Ink Blending Techniques

May 20, 2025 by Heather Holbrook

12 Handmade Cards with Ink Blending Techniques

You can add additional dimension to die cut designs by applying ink blending to colored cardstocks like Carol did for this stunning floral card. She inked her cardstock before die cutting instead of after which is a nice tip for … Read More ...

Learn the No-Line Watercolor Stamping Technique

February 15, 2025 by Heather Holbrook

If you’re not familiar with no-line coloring with stamping, it’s where you use a light colored ink (instead of the standard black) so the outline fades away, it gives a very hand painted, artistic look. This technique requires some practice … Read More ...

12 Handmade Halloween Treat Bags and Boxes with Paper Crafting Supplies

October 21, 2024 by Heather Holbrook

12 Handmade Halloween Treat Bags and Boxes with Paper Crafting Supplies

These darling candy bags are made with dies and stamps from Lawn Fawn. There’s so much fun texture and pattern like scallops, zig zag, polka dots and spider webs cut from dies along with brightly colored stamped images and heat … Read More ...

12 Handmade Witches and Wizards Card Ideas

October 8, 2024 by Heather Holbrook

12 Handmade Witches and Wizards Card Ideas

This stamped Harry Potter inspired card from Amy has him riding on his broom, his hat flying off with his Snowy Owl Hedwig along for the ride. She used stamps from Sweet November colored with Copic markers for this darling … Read More ...

Books and Reading Handmade Cards

September 14, 2024 by Heather Holbrook

Books and Reading Handmade Cards

With school starting up and the weather getting cooler it’s the perfect time to stay home and curl up with a good book or get down and do some serious studying. I personally love to read, it’s one of my … Read More ...

12 Halloween Card Ideas for Summerween

August 20, 2024 by Heather Holbrook

12 Halloween Card Ideas for Summerween

I know bats aren’t everyone’s cup of tea but I love them! And how could you not think this shaker card isn’t adorable!? Caly used new products from Pretty Pink Posh to create this and a few other cute Halloween … Read More ...

Masculine Fishing Birthday Card

August 17, 2024 by Heather Holbrook

Masculine Fishing Birthday Card

If there’s a man in your life that loves to fish then check out this fabulous fishing themed card from Nina! She used stamps from Art Impressions colored in with alcohol based Copic Markers. She also used a swirled embossing … Read More ...

12 Mushroom Card Ideas with Stamps, Stencils and Dies

August 13, 2024 by Heather Holbrook

 

12 Mushroom Card Ideas with Stamps, Stencils and Dies

Caly used different ink colors and ink blending on stencils for these colorful mushrooms. She put them in a trendy terrarium die with a heat embossed sentiment and die cut pierced background. Watch her video tutorial on the Simon … Read More ...

Stitched Beach Ball Summer Cards

August 10, 2024 by Heather Holbrook

Stitched Beach Ball Summer Cards

Lawn Fawn creates the coolest dies that include holes for stitching so you can create amazing over the top cards! Chari use an embroidery hoop die with thread and cross stitching and turned them into fun and colorful beach balls … Read More ...

12 Easy Handmade Birthday Card Ideas

August 6, 2024 by Heather Holbrook

12 Easy Handmade Birthday Card Ideas

Carly added color the this darling birthday card by using colored cardstock for the die cut sentiment. Just a touch of color was added with markers to the party hats of the cute critters for this simple card. Visit the … Read More ...

Stamped Birthday Pocket Folio

August 3, 2024 by Heather Holbrook

Stamped Birthday Pocket Folio

If you want to go all out and stamp something outstanding for a very special someone’s birthday then check out this amazing Birthday Pocket Folio Journal project by Lisa. She created this darling die cut journal that has several different … Read More ...

12 Fabulous Floral Card Making Ideas

July 30, 2024 by Heather Holbrook

12 Fabulous Floral Card Ideas

This stunning Peony floral card from Emily is so elegant with gold embossing for the stamps and soft watercolor to color them in, she even added a wash of color to the background. An embossed sentiment and gold gems complete … Read More ...

Black Out Dry Embossing Technique with Folders

July 27, 2024 by Heather Holbrook

Mushroom and forest themes are very trendy right now with Forestcore designs popping everywhere even card making and paper crafting. Amy R. created some dark and moody cards using a cool black out technique with embossing folders. First she ran … Read More ...

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