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.
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Christmas Wall Hanging
Using stamps, embossing, die cutting, alcohol inks and more Anna-Karin used her paper crafting supplies to create this lovely Christmas wall hanging. It’s sure to brighten up any room for the holidays.
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Chevron Pattern Christmas Cards
Looking to make Holiday cards with a more modern look? A chevron makes the perfect pattern for a trendy Christmas card. I love the gold embossing over the top too! Crystal will show you how to get the perfect lined … Read More ...
Metallic Ombre’ Card
This gradation of metallic ombre’ on this card is stunning. Warm golds and coppers are perfect for Autumn card this time of year and very trendy too.
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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.
Modern Fall Leaves Card
Ardyth used black embossing and glitter glue to get a bold modern look on these fall leaves. Using a stamp positioning tool makes it easy to repeatedly stamp a sentiment many times like she did on her card.
Embossing Resist with Stencils and Oxide Inks
Candice used clear embossing ink over a circle stencil, heat embossed it with white embossing powder and then appliedDistress Ink over top for a great resist technique to make her water bubbles. I love the Beavers and the funny saying … Read More ...
Autumn Sunflowers Watercolor Card
I love the muted tones Janette used to watercolor these lovely sunflower stamps from Wplus9. Using Daniel Smith watercolors she’ll take you through her steps of water coloring this beautiful fall card.
Poinsettia Gift Tags
These Poinsettia Gift Tags are lovely! Marilyn applied glitter to die cut pieces of acetate and used her heat gun to form the flower petals for a realistic 3D look. The gold embossed words finish these off nicely. These could … Read More ...
8 Ways to Color Stamps
There are many ways to add color to your stamping. There are markers, pencils, ink pads, embossing powders and more. If you’re new to stamping or a seasoned stamper looking to get out of your “go to” coloring mediums check … Read More ...
Gilded Leaves Fall Thanksgiving Card
Laurie Schmidlin got the shining look of gilding without using any really gold, she used different colors of embossing powders. By sprinkling them on in different areas she got a great mix of metallics on her stamped leaves.
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Metallic Heat Embossed Cards
Metallic is the trend for fall! One easy way to add a dramatic metallic look to your cards is with heat embossing. There are loads of fantastic metallic embossing powders on the market. Kristina Werner share some embossing tips and … Read More ...
Fall Leaves Cards with Alcohol Inks
Alcohol inks seem to be making a comeback. They were very popular for a while in card making and paper crafting but seemed to have sort of fallen out of style for a bit. But now I’m seeing them pop … Read More ...
Colored Pencils on Dark Cardstock
Kristina achieved a lot of depth on this card even though it’s only one layer. By using colored pencils and on dark grey cardstock and subtle inking with white ink on the background her design really stands out. This card … Read More ...
Send Birthday Wishes and Puppy Dog Kisses
Imagine Crafts color of the month is Golden Glow. Gold is an excellent choice for July a month filled with bright sunshine and sparkle! In this tutorial, Elina create this sweet birthday card theme with two puppies that are colored … Read More ...