*Gag me with a spoon!* As someone who was a teenager in the 80’s I love seeing these fun and funky coloring pages featuring 80’s fashions. I was a bit more punk and new wave then these designs but I … Read More ...
Card with DIY Key Chain
A beautiful handmade card is a gift in itself but this card from Lydia actually has a gift attached. She created a lovely stamped floral “skrinky dink” key chain as the focal point of her card that can be removed … Read More ...
Sports Themed Cards Tutorial
These cards feature lots of different sports and are perfect to create for anyone who plays or watches lots of sports. Nichol Spohr used Dad and Boy dies for a more masculine style but of course they could be changed … Read More ...
Clean and Simple Teacher Card
It’s Back to School time and it’s a great time to tell your kids teachers how much you appreciate them for all they do and will be doing this upcoming school year. Cathy Z. has used stencils with some ink … Read More ...
Fairy Waterfall Scene Card
Christy used adorable new clear stamps from Sweet November for this sweet card. She used a masking technique to add the fairies into the waterfall scene and colored them using Copic Markers. She’s filmed a video showing her detailed coloring … Read More ...
Farmers Market Coloring Pages
One of my favorite things about summer is all the fresh produce available. I love growing my own and also love going to the Farmers Market for the local cream of the crop. These coloring pages from Dover Publication features … Read More ...
Pop Up Card with Sentiment Strips
I must admit I’m not usually one to do much decorating on the inside of my cards, but I’ll probably have to try this fun idea from Dina. She stamped her sentiments and cut them into strips and then created … Read More ...
Oh, Christmas Bee Card
It’s never to early to start on holiday and Christmas cards! If you’re getting an early start here’s an adorable card idea from Lynn. I love everything about this card from the cute bees colored with shimmer paints, to the … Read More ...
Avocado and Lizard Note Cards
These adorable cards from Chala prove you can still make a big impact with small images. She used two different die cut shapes from the Poppy Stamps “Whittle” collection to create lizard and avocado cards. She colored her die cut … Read More ...
Dry Embossed and Water Colored Card
Dry embossing with an embossing folder with had a nice dimension to your card but adding color over top can sometimes flatted out the design. Lydia has a simple solution for that, after water coloring her floral dry embossed image … Read More ...
Spooky Halloween Sky Card with Copics
I’m already getting excited thinking about what Halloween cards I’ll make this year! If you’re also starting on Fall and Halloween cards check out this wonderful card from Eivor. She’s sharing step by step how she used Copic Markers to … Read More ...
How To Use Bubble Wrap To Make A Card Background
I love seeing stamping ideas using everyday objects found around the house. Emily used bubble wrap with different colors of ink sprays to create the background for this yummy Ice Cream Card. What a simple yet effective way to add … Read More ...
Game Controller Cards – Free Cut Files
I will definitely be making one (or all) of these cool Game Controller shaped cards for my husband, he’s a big gamer. If you’ve got a gamer in your life too you’ll want to grab these FREE digital die cutting … Read More ...
Use a Digital Stamp for No Line Coloring
If you’ve been around the cardmaking world for a while, you’ve probably heard the term “no line coloring” tossed around in tutorials and Facebook groups. It’s one of those techniques that instantly makes handmade cards look soft, painterly, and almost … Read More ...
One Layer Dragon Card with Masking Technique
If you’re looking for a simple card without lots of layers but still want the look of dimension then masking might be the answer. This one layer card used masking to cover up the stamped dragon image and the top … Read More ...