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If you’re not familiar with embossing folders they are a plastic folder that you place cardstock inside and run through a die cutting machine that creates raised embossed designs. The Fantasy Butterflies embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp has beautiful … Read More ...
If you’re Dad loves the ocean check out this amazing sea turtle Dad and child card from Andrea. She colored the stamped turtles with Copic markers and created her ocean background with inking, splatter, and glaze through a stencil. Learn … Read More ...
Finding the perfect sentiment for a card design is the cherry on the cake, it’s the finishing touch. I like to add a sentiment on the front of the card and another inside so I’m usually adding two to each … Read More ...
Enamel dots are fun little round embellishments that you can easy add to your paper crafting projects like cards and scrapbook pages. They come in different sizes, different finishes and loads of different colors to add some extra dimension and … Read More ...
This lovely card from Nicki uses a dry embossing folder to create the raised design, she used ink pads to add some color. Learn more about this design and see 5 other cards with the same folder over on the … Read More ...
With Summer coming on quickly and Father’s Day just around the corner you might find yourself in need of some good old fashioned BBQ stamps to create cards, scrapbook layouts and planner pages. This collection of digital stamps are perfect … Read More ...
Other than Holiday cards I’m sure most of us create more birthday cards during the year than any other type of card, right? So we’re always on the look out for fresh new birthday card ideas and here’s Simon Says … Read More ...
Now that we’ve celebrated our Mom’s it’s time to celebrate all the Dad’s and Father figures in our lives on Father’s Day. What better way to let him know how much you love and cherish him then with a handmade … Read More ...
Wax seals have been having a moment lately. I know they’ve been around for hundreds of years and have bursts of popularity from Harry Potter (his Hogwarts letter was sealed with red wax) and again when vintage and mixed media … Read More ...
Yes, it seems like Gnomes are here to stay. These adorable guys and gals in their pointy hats, boots, gloves with over grown hair and beards have been popular and trendy for many years now, they just keeping popping up … Read More ...
Each year on Instagram artists, creators and crafters participate in MerMay, sharing their creations that feature Mermaids along with the hashtag #mermay. I love all things fantasy and Mermaids are a personal favorite of mine so I look … Read More ...
If you’re looking to created an amazing card for your Mom for Mother’s Day then check out this wonderful card from Marine! She used stencils, stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn to create a long slimline style card with a … Read More ...
These pretty Mother’s Day badges have sweet sentiments and tiny hearts and flowers, they can be used on your handmade cards, labels or tags for Mom this year. There are 5 different digital stamp styles to use and they are … Read More ...
All the shiny gold on this graduation card adds such a festive touch! I love how this idea, that uses products from Gina K., adds a personal touch with a banner of the graduates name. I spotted this design on … Read More ...
Romantasy is a popular trend combining Romance and Fantasy in books, style, art and TV. With lush scenery, gorgeous outfits and costumes, romantic couples, queens and warriors mixed with unicorns, dragons and more, this fantasy trend can’t be beat for … Read More ...