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How adorable are all these Penguin Gift Tags for the Holidays!? Suzy used every single Penguin stamp from Hello Bluebird to create them all. I love how each one is different with different sentiments, colors, backgrounds and shapes.
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Looking to make mulitiples of cards this Holiday? Clean, quick and simple is the way to go. Using pretty pattern papers and large sentiment stamps Ilda created 5 different cards for the holidays with similar designs. Each one is fast … Read More ...
Sandy Allnock used a masking technique to bring this cute reindeer couple closer together on the front of her cards. She also used different techniques for falling snow so it can be snowing a lot or just a little in … Read More ...
I love the soft pastel colors on this sweet Christmas Card from Candice. The little mice are having so much fun decorating and singing carols. The tall slim line card style she choose left her lots of room to include … Read More ...
I want to wish all our readers in the US a very Happy Thanksgiving!
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This cute interactive Holiday Spinner Card is so fun. The center image hangs on a string that you wind up before placing in an envelope, when the recipient opens the card the image spins around. Jessica created it using stamps … Read More ...
Taylor repeatedly stamped sentiments in black all over her cardstock and added in little elements in color to create her own pattern paper for this pretty Christmas card. It’s a really easy card to make, especially with the help of … Read More ...
How adorable is this Christmas Elf card from Torico? Her coloring is always so amazing and this little guy is no exception. If you’d like to pick up some coloring tips from her she’s sharing a speed coloring video using … Read More ...
I love using the Arteza Real Brush Pens for water coloring. I find them easy to use, they blend nicely and have build-able color. I used them to color in this beautiful fall girl stamp from LDRS Creative for an … Read More ...
Did you know you can create your own stamps from fun foam? Most manual die cutting machines will cut thin sheets of fun foam so you use your dies to cut out your own stamps. It’s a really quick and … Read More ...
The kissing technique is a fun and easy way to add patterns to your stamped images. By touching (or kissing) two stamps together you can transfer a design from one stamp to another. It sounds hard but it’s really a … Read More ...
If you love flowers you don’t have to leave them off your holiday cards many still bloom during the winter months like poinsettia and some lilies. Mindy Baxter used a lovely Amaryllis stamp for this beautiful Christmas card. She has … Read More ...
Yana combined some cool ink and stamping techniques on this wonderful Autumn Card. She first heat embossed her images in white, ink blended over top in fall colors, then wiped away the excess ink for a resist technique and then … Read More ...
I love how the candies on this card look like they are cover in real sugar, they look good enough to eat! Ardyth used colorful ink pads and glitter paste for her die cut candy shapes to make them look … Read More ...
The Water-Reactive Ink Pads from Spectrum Noir are fun inks that, you guessed it, react with water! With these slow drying dye based ink pads you can get trendy looks like distress, ink splatters, ink blending and you can even … Read More ...
