I love when a stamp is really versatile and you feel like you’ll really get a lot of uses from it. This pretty all over large floral Ditsy Print background stamp from Altenew has loads of possibilities. Norine used it … Read More ...
Watercolor Resist Cards
How lovely are these card by Thi Lam? By stamping and embossing the floral and leaf stamps in clear ink and powder she was able to watercolor over top her images and the embossing resisted the color. So pretty! Mama … Read More ...
Faux Watercoloring Technique
May Park inked up her solid flower stamps with different Altenew inks and then spritz them with water before stamping on watercolor paper to get this wonderful faux watercolor look. No brush or painting required!
Floral Card with Pencil Shading
To color in this lovely Cattleya flower stamp from Altenew Erum didn’t use colored pencils but a writing pencil for her shading instead. The results are lovely!
She’s sharing a her card making process over on the Altenew Blog, click … Read More ...
Layered Heat Embossing
Metallics are still really trendy right now! And metallic embossing powders are a great way to add a big shiny wow to your cards. Lydia took her heat embossing one step further by layering different colors over top each other … Read More ...
Cards with the Look of Batik
This stunning cards from Norine have the look of batik dyed fabrics. She used layers of ink blending and heat embossing to make her lovely leafy cards.
Visit the Altenew blog for more info.
-Heather… Read More ...
Christmas Floral Card
Florals are really popular right now for Christmas cards. You can use flowers that bloom this time of year or simply use traditional holiday colors on regular floral stamps.
I love the bold pop of red flowers on this card … Read More ...
Elegant Floral Christmas Card
The combination of bold red and gold embossing makes this Christmas card from Erum Tasneem so elegant. The water colored stamped images and splattered background also make this card really on trend too.
Floral Mixed Media Card
This amazing floral mixed media card has so much depth and dimension you’d need to put it in a box instead of an envelope. Also because it’s a gift in itself. I love the little cat in a bee costume … Read More ...
Giveaway and Review: Paper Pumpkin Kit for Sept. 2018
If you’re looking for paper crafting inspiration Paper Pumpkin is here to inspire you and bring creativity to your door each and every month. Paper Pumpkin is a subscription kit brought to you by the folks at Stampin’ Up.… Read More ...
Halftone Pattern Die Cuts
By stamping a halftone pattern stamp from Altenew on cardstock and then die cutting rose and leaf shapes Lydia got this cool pop art look. This idea would look really cool with a large variety of die cut shapes.
Winter Bouquet Card
I’m seeing a trend in fall and winter cards this year withlots of florals and greenery. This lovely winter bouquet card was created by Jill Foster using a new stamp from Penny Black. She watercolored the image then added a … Read More ...
Stamping with Alcohol Lift
The new Alcohol Lift solution from Tim Holtz allows you to lift away alcohol inks for some lovely images. By applying it to stamps you leave behind the colored background with the white image of the stamps, it’s very cool. … Read More ...
Large Flower Gatefold Card
I love the beautiful bold flower on this gatefold card! Using petal die cuts and a large circle die Tanja created this stunning card that has loads of dimension.
Visit the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog and check out her tutorial.… Read More ...
3D Sketch Book Card
This stunning card from Channin has a 3D sketch book with real pages that actually flip. She’ll show you how to use a masking technique to make one.
Visit the Waffle Flower blog to check out her project video.
-Heather… Read More ...