Try mixing your media to get some new coloring looks. Kathy used Tombow markers
with water for a watercoloring technique on this pretty rose stamp from Paper Smooches. To add extra depth and detail she then colored over top with … Read More ...
Card Background with Embossing Paste & Powder
To get the pretty background on this card Nicole added embossing paste partially over a stencil and then added embossing powder over top and heated it for a great shiny, textured look. It’s a great way to mix medias! I … Read More ...
Fantasy Fairy Card
Using masking and ink blending techniques with Distress Ink Erin created a stunning background for this fantasy themed card. It’s the perfect backdrop for the tree, fairy and bunny silhouette stamps from Lavinia Stamps.
Card with Shimmer Powders
Keren used Nuvo Shimmer Powder
to add some great color, texture and glimmer to her die cut key shapes. These powders are water reactive so you just squeeze some out, mixing colors if you’d like and then spray with a … Read More ...
How To Make A Flower Pop Up Card
Vera used pattern papers from Graphic 45 to create this lovely Flower Box Pop Up Card. I love that she didn’t need to use any dies or even stamps just cardstock and pattern papers. So go through your papers, find … Read More ...
Shimmer Powders Card
Svetlana used the new Tonic Studio 
Shimmer Powders over a stencil to create this lovely card background. These powders react with water for a cool watercolor effect. The vellum flowers she added over top really help to soften the bold … Read More ...
Mixed Metallics Floral Cards
I love the mix of metallics in these stunning cards from Nichol Spohr. She heat embossed her stamps in white on black cardstock, then water colored them with metallic paints. So pretty and elegant!
Paper Pieced Umbrellas Card
Is it raining where you live? It’s been raining non stop here for the last week and there’s no end in sight. If you want to cheer up someone’s rainy day send them a colorful umbrella card like this one … Read More ...
Beehive Shaped Cards
Amy R. created these amazing beehive shaped cards with dies and stamps appropriately enough from Honey Bee Stamps. I love how she used the die to create the card shape and the little doors on the front that open up … Read More ...
Floral Cards with Background Texture
May Park used embossing paste with a stencil and some splattering to create the wonderful textures on her mixed media cards. I love how she used gray instead of green for her flower stems, it helps the pretty colors of … Read More ...
Floral Card with Nuvo Markers
I love how bright and colorful the flowers are on this card from Kelly Latevola. She used Nuvo markers from Tonic Studio to color them. After she fussy cut the stamps she went around the edges with a black marker, … Read More ...
Tri Window Animals Card
I love how Nichol Spohr used the Tri Window die from Mama Elephant to create fun little scenes in each window opening. With each set of cute critters holding a sign it ties the theme of the card together.
Barnyard Card with Masking Technique
Laura used a masking technique to make a cute grouping of pigs on this funny “chicken in” card. She also did some ink blending for her background and colored her images with Spectrum Noir markers.
She’s got a video tutorial … Read More ...
Painting and Stamping with Distress Oxide Sprays
Richele used Distress Ink Sprays from Ranger and Tim Holtz to both watercolor her stamped images and stamp the background on these cool botanical cards. I love the loose artsy style of these cards.
Pop Up Oval Frame Card
Shelly Hickox used some fun new pop up oval frame and border dies from Karen Burniston to make this amazing bird card. I love the vintage style and the quote from William Blake is perfect!