Nina has a wonderful way to use up scraps of pattern papers for some lovely Autumn Cards. If you’re like me you keep all those pretty scraps of papers because you can always use them on a future project, right? … Read More ...
Fall Leaves Wreath Card
Rainbows have been a very trendy style this year and you might think of it as being a spring design but why not carry that trend into fall too? Laura used a rainbow of colors to die cut loads of … Read More ...
Coloring a Halloween Card with Chalks
I wanted to a bit of a pastel look for my latest Halloween card so I decided to color my stamped images with chalks. Chalks give a soft look to coloring and can be applied in many different ways. I … Read More ...
Gold Metallic on Black Slimline Card
I love the stunning gold embossing on black cardstock on this Slimline card from Jessie! She added simple but beautiful coloring to her images with some white watercolor which shows as a silvery grey over the black. The gold melted … Read More ...
Color Changing Embossing
Amber used translucent embossing powders from Wow to create an amazing chameleon color changing effect on these holiday cards. The embossing shows a different color depending on what it’s over top so by ink blending her card background with different … Read More ...
Resist Embossing Technique with Watercolors
Verity is sharing 3 different card ideas using an Resist Embossing Technique with watercolors. The beautiful metallic heat embossing really stands out beneath the washes of watercolor colors. She’s sharing how to use 3 different types of watercolors: liquid, pan … Read More ...
Coffee Shaker Card
If you know someone who is obsessive about their coffee this fun Coffee Cup Shaker Card is perfect! This card from Jo Herbert has a tiny shaker element inside the mug and the background is covered in glittery coffee beans, … Read More ...
Crackle Card Background
Wow, check out the stunning background on this card from Nicole Spohr! She heat embossed a Crackle stamp on her cardstock and then used an ink smooshing technique with Distress Oxide Inks over top for some amazing looking texture. She … Read More ...
Embossed Wedding Card
I made this sweet wedding card with soft pink and cream adding touches of gold with heat embossing and embellishments. I used several helpful tools that are great to have in your stamping arsenal like an embossing tray, tiny hole … Read More ...
Metallic Watercolor Birthday Card
I love the mix of metallics in gold and silver on this stunning birthday card from Lisa. She embossed the flower stamps from Unity in gold on dark cardstock and then colored them in using silver metallic watercolor. It’s quick … Read More ...
Layering Stamps with Embossing
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 ...