Layering stamps usually are used with different colors of ink to create a multicolored design but Jenny had the terrific idea of embossing each layer instead. She used metallic and pearl embossing powders from WOW! with stamps from A Pocket … Read More ...
Rose Card with Vellum Sentiment
A great way to soften a bold color scheme is to add vellum over top. Deni colored her rose stamps in a bright pink but by layering her heat embossed white sentiment over top on vellum it you still still … Read More ...
Faux Watercolor Technique
Amy R. has a terrific tip on getting the look of watercolor with out actually water coloring. For her faux watercolor technique she heat embossed her stamped images in white on white cardstock and then rubbed water reactive ink pads … Read More ...
Heat Embossing with Stencils Two Ways
Heat embossing adds great texture and shine to you handmade cards. Join Lisa as she shows you how to use embossing powders with stencils plus she shares a fun tip on using the positive and negative giving two stenciled panels … Read More ...
Christmas in July Simple Tags and Card
Are you working on Christmas in July paper crafting projects? If so Cathy Z has a few quick and easy ideas. She’s made some simple tags and a card using dies, heat embossing and glitter paper. The simple trick of … Read More ...
5 Ways to Use Pigment Ink for Card Making
New to stamping and embossing? This helpful beginner level tutorial for stamping and cardmaking features VersaColor Pigment Ink. Nicole Watt shows you 5 easy ways to use Pigment Ink on your cards.
Mermaid Tails Card
I LOVE Mermaids so I totally flipped when I saw this card! Using new stamps and die from Simon Says Nichol Spohr created this amazing Mermaid Tails Card. The background for her scene is stunning with the waves, clouds and … Read More ...
Coloring Embossed Sentiments
If you’re new to coloring stamped images Cathy has a great tip. If you heat emboss your stamps it gives you a little raised “edge” that helps hold in the color so you don’t color outside the lines. She used … Read More ...
Ink Smooshing Flower Card
If you need a quick way to add some color to some stamped flowers try the ink smooshing technique. Dana used Distress inks
, sprayed with water picked up and applied with some acetate. It adds a pretty colorful splash … Read More ...
Heat Embossed Inlaid Dies
I love doing inlaid die cutting, placing die cut images together like a puzzle piece. Verity took this idea a step further by apply heat embossing on every other section of her inlay. I love that she used glitter embossing … Read More ...
Product Review: Distress Embossing Glaze
The new Distress Embossing Glazes from Tim Holtz are translucent colored embossing powders that add a glossy shine to your mixed media and paper crafting projects. They come in many coordinating colors to other products in the Distress Line and … Read More ...
Father’s Day Bear Card
If you struggle with designing masculine cards try modern, geometric styles. Like these card using Geometric Animal stamps from Kari. By using silver embossing powder and adding some simple watercolor to each shape inside the image it gives the look … Read More ...
Clear Tri-Fold Bee Card
Kristina Werner used new stamps from Colorado Craft Company to create this stunning clear Tri-Fold Card. The top panel is clear acetate with a gold embossed bee on vellum, the panel underneath was created with an ink blended resist … Read More ...
Three Card Techniques Using One Stamp Set
Using a lovely Peony stamp set from Recollections I designed 3 cards, each with a different technique. I’ll show you how to ink blend over a mask, how to do an ink smooshing technique and how to color with colored … Read More ...
Glittery Beach Card
Wow, check out all that sparkle and shine on the sand and waves on this stunning Beach Card from Gemma! She die cut her waves and beach from white cardstock, applied clear ink to each section and heat embossing beautiful … Read More ...