Lisa has a great tip for using liquid masking fluid to mask off sections of your stamped images so you can water color over top, then remove the masking to add color to those sections. It’s perfect for masking off … Read More ...
Card with Multiple Die Cut Inlay Technique
I’ve seen lots of cards using inlaid die cutting techniques but not one quite like this one from Theresa Calvird. She used multiple dies to form one inlaid image, very clever. She’s got a video tutorial show you this processes … Read More ...
One Layer Floral Card with Copic Coloring
This stunning card from Yana Smakula is done with just one layer but has so much dimension. She stamped the large flower stamp on the card front and colored it with Copic markers. And by also coloring the background around … Read More ...
Inlaid Die Cutting Technique for a Spring Floral Card
Cathy Zielske is sharing this lovely Spring floral card on her blog. She made it with an inlaid die cutting technique , cutting the outline in white the insides with colors and putting them together like a puzzle piece. This … Read More ...
Floral Card with Selective Coloring
Selective or “spotlight” coloring adds color to just a section of your stamped image. It can be a way to add attention to your card with a combination of pop of color and elegant black and white. Crystal Thompson used … Read More ...
Using Your Dies for Stenciling
One way to get more uses from your dies is to use them as stencils. Lydia Evans inked up her cardstock background and then used a die cut piece of masking paper to apply white ink over top, then doddle … Read More ...
Water Color Stamping Technique
Keeway got this pretty card background by inking solid flower stamps with Distress Ink , spritzing them with water and then stamping. What a great way to get a nice water color look! Visit her blog Kiwi Koncepts for more … Read More ...
Easy and Elegant Floral Card Set
Jill Foster made 8 elegant cards using new flower stamps from Penny Black, without a lot of layers and the same background technique for an easy set of cards to make. Visit the Penny Black Youtube channel to checkout her … Read More ...
How to Stamp and Water Color on Bristol Paper
Janette Klausen is sharing tips for stamping and water coloring on Smooth Bristol paper using Hero Arts stamps and their liquid water colors. I love how she first heat embossed her stamped image in white, it make the water colors … Read More ...
Project: Mixed Media Arch Card
This stunning 3D Arch shaped card from Shelley Hickox combines dies from Sizzix and products from Tim Holtz. This isn’t just a card, this is art that the recipient will be proud to display on a desk or shelf for … Read More ...
Project: Vellum Floral Patterned Card
Sandy Allnock has a great tip for stamping an all over pattern on your card using vellum using a stamp positioner. She also talks about coloring with pencils on vellum, making a thin knot and how to hide the adhesive… Read More ...
Tip: Floral Sympathy Card with Masking Technique
If you want to combine stamped images and a sentiment without adding lots of layers or bulk to your card try a simple masking technique. Using post it notes to cover the center section of her card , stamping flowers … Read More ...
Project: Mother’s Day Card
What a clever idea to replace to “O” in MOM with a flower! Ardyth created this lovely card with new stamps and dies from My Favorite Things and is sharing a quick video about how she made it. Visit her … Read More ...
Technique: Dimensional Sentiments Cards
These wonderful card from Jennifer McGuire combine the main stamp and the sentiment together on the same layers for a really unique look. And like with most of her ideas Jennifer has many different techniques and ways to use this … Read More ...
Technique: Marbled Stamps
These colorful cards have a lot of impact but are made with an easy technique. By using her finger wrapped in plastic wrap Heather inked up her stamps with different inks in the same color family and got a fun … Read More ...