Nichol Spohr used some large Asian inspired background stamps from Hero Arts to create these beautiful cards. She heat embossed them in gold on darker cardstock and used polychromos colored pencils to color in the images, which makes them really … Read More ...
Alcohol Inks and Embossing Card Backgrounds
Verity created the most stunning card backgrounds by applying alcohol ink to vellum paper. And then took it to the next level by added embossing powder to sections that were still wet for an added metallic shine. These pattern are … Read More ...
Bold Background Cards
Lindsay has created some amazing cards that bring background stamps to the foreground. These types of large stamps allow you plenty of room to play with lots of different techniques. Using ideas like heat embossing and adding Perfect Pearl she’s … Read More ...
Heat Embossing Techniques – Create 5 Cards with 1 Stamp
I love a versatile stamp, if I can use it in many different ways I really feel like I’ve gotten my monies worth. Simon Hurley used a floral stamp set and several different heat embossing techniques to create 5 beautiful … Read More ...
Chalkola Marker Review, Giveaway and Coupon Code
Chalkola recently sent me a set of their 30 Chalk Markers to try and it was so much fun incorporating them into my paper crafting. I created some card samples and filmed a product review sharing all about these markers … Read More ...
Heat Embossing and Watercolor on Dark Cardstock
Jenny used a clever tip to trick the eye into thinking her heat embossed
and water colored stamped images are directly on her dark cardstock background. But what she actually did was emboss and color on white cardstock and then … Read More ...
Make Your Own Heart Mask for Cards
Gina K shows how easy it is to use scissors to cut out a heart shape from Masking Paper to create some fun designs for Valentine’s Day. If you’re not familiar a mask covers up a section of your cardstock… Read More ...
Gold Embossed Wedding Cards
Lorena used stamps with gold embossing on vellum to create some elegant cards for a wedding. She also added more texture by adhering die cut flowers with added touches of gold embossing too. These cards have a very classic design, … Read More ...
Heart Background Stamp used 3 Ways
Vicky used the brand new Heart Garland background stamp from Simon Says Stamp 3 different ways to create 3 different cards for Valentine’s Day. Each card has different die cut and stamped sentiments. She’s sharing a video on her blog … Read More ...
Black, White and Gold Valentine Cards
Amy R. used black, white and gold to create these elegant looking Valentine’s Day cards. This is such a classic and classy color combination. She added extra shimmer and shine to her cards by heat embossing her stamps and also … Read More ...
Resist Embossing with Stencils Technique
Lydia used coordinating products from Altenew and got an amazing shiny look to her flower stamps by using a matching stencil to mask of the background and add clear ink and embossing powder over her stamps. With the embossing heated … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Lips Cards
The Big and Bold line of stamps from Colorado Craft Company include large stamps that will cover most of the front of a card. These large images make for easy card design that make a big statement. Yana Smakula used … Read More ...
Metallic Watercolor Valentines
How stunning are these Valentine Cards?! Amy R. used a large open heart design stamp and heat embossed it on dark cardstock and colored in with metallic watercolors
. amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_bk_tlIt adds such a great shimmer and texture to her … Read More ...
DIY Stamped Star Wars Card
I’m a big Star Wars fan from way back, I saw the first movie in the theater at 10 years old and have been loving it ever since. So of course I adore this wonderful Star Wars themed card from … Read More ...
Winter Valentine’s Day Card
Depending on where you live it might still be snowing and wintery around Valentine’s Day. So why not create a Valentine’s Day card with a frosty feel? Yana Smakula created this stunning card with a crisp blue background and splatters … Read More ...