Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s card set features THIS new Card Kit… To create these cards, I started by stamping THESE images on pieces of watercolor cardstock. I inked them with the kit’s stamp mini cube colors and then spritzed them with water before stamping to enhance the watercolor look. I flicked on the silver splatter from the kit. I trimmed down the sides of the panels and adhered them to white top folding...
Hello, crafty friends. Valentine’s Day is tomorrow so I thought I’d share a Valentine’s Day Card… To create this card, I started by embossing THESE hearts on a piece of cardstock using THIS mat in my die cut machine. I flicked some of THIS on the background using a paintbrush to add some interest to the background. Next, I stamped THIS image and sentiment and used THESE coordinating dies to cut them out. I...
Hello there, crafty friends. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner so I thought I’d share the gifts I’m giving Aiden’s teachers this year. I love to incorporate crafting with my gift giving to add details…. I purchased these adorable baskets at Target. I love that they came with three charms to pop into the heart holes on the front. I thought it needed a little detail so I die cut THIS die cut...
Hi, crafty friends. I love leaving images black and white and adding color around it like in today’s card…. To create this card, I started by stamping the images from THIS stamp set on the front of a white note card. I die cut THESE coordinating dies from masking paper and laid it over the stamped images. Next, I used strips of masking paper to mask off stripes. I ink blended Distress Oxide inks...
Hello, crafty friends. I have a fun interactive card to share today… To create this card I started by applying purple and pink ink through THESE layering stencils to create a background. Next, I die cut THIS track from the background. I adhered the positive pieces directly to the background which was created from a piece of holographic cardstock. Next, I stamped and Copic colored THESE robot images and used THESE coordinating dies to...
Hi there, crafty friends. I have a shaker card to share today created from a cover plate die… To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS cover plate from several pieces of white cardstock and once from black glossy cardstock. I adhered the white layers together and adhered it on top of a teal piece of A2 cardstock. I filled the openings with tiny beads and then adhered a piece of acetate...
Hello, crafty friends. I have more inspiration to share today using THIS release from Simon Says Stamp… I started by die cutting THIS card base. After folding the score lines, I stenciled THIS stencil multiple times to create a sky background. I stamped THESE images, colored them with Copic Markers, and used THESE coordinating dies to cut them out. I adhered them to the card base and stamped a sentiment from the same stamp...
Hi there, crafty friends. I’m thrilled to be a guest designer for Pretty Pink Posh this month. They have a new release HERE and I created three interactive cards using many of the new products… For the first card… I applied pink and gold ink through THESE layering stencils on an A2 white piece of cardstock. I die cut THIS die from pink cardstock and cut THESE candy dies from kraft, gold, and pink...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s card is part of THIS Blog Hop featuring THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I started by stamping THESE snowflakes on a piece of A2 white cardstock panel using blue and pink ink. I die cut the center of the panel with THIS stitched heart. I adhered all of the pieces in place on a side folding note card. I die cut THIS snowman...
Hello again, crafty friends. I have more inspiration to share using THIS new release… To create this card, I started by stamping THIS color wheel in black pigment ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I did that because I wanted to make raised walls to keep the watercolor in the lines. For the watercolor, I colored the first square with THESE markers and then added water and pulled the color down...
