Howdy, crafty friends. I’m back today with a mini slimline scene card featuring products from THIS new release… I started by stamping the images from THIS stamp set and coloring them with Copic Markers. I used THESE coordinating dies to cut them out. Next, I ink blended on the front of a mini slimline card base. A mini slimline card base measures 3.5 inches x 6 inches. I used Distress Oxide inks and ink...
Teacher Appreciation Cards
Hello again, crafty friends. I’m a huge fan of teachers and as the school year is winding down, I wanted to share a few teacher appreciation cards I created… To create these cards, I started by stamping THIS background with an ink that coordinates with the cardstock color for a tone on tone look. I stamped the image and sub sentiment from THIS stamp set on THIS banner. I cut THIS teacher word from...
Aiden’s Art Thank You Card Set
Hello there, crafty friends. I have a card set to share that my son and I created as thank you cards for his teachers… I had him watercolor rainbows on watercolor cardstock. Once they were dry, I stamped a sentiment from THIS stamp set in the top right hand corner. This stamp set is very special to us because it was designed by my son for the Ink Blot Shop. I talk talk more...
More Dear Friend Release Inspiration
Howdy, crafty friends. I’m back with more inspiration from THIS new Dear Friend Release… To create this card, I started by stamping THIS flower and leaf images and coloring them with Copic Markers. I used THESE coordinating dies to cut them out. I cut a piece of patterned paper using THIS die. I adhered the piece to a piece of black glossy cardstock cut to A2 size. I also cut THESE hearts from the...
Dear Friend Release Blog Hop-Day 2
Hello again, crafty friends. I’m so excited to be joining THIS blog hop celebrating THIS new release…. To create these cards, I stamped THIS background on each card. The background stamp is a pull apart background stamp. The stamp has perforations where you can pull it apart and isolate each ray of the rainbow. For the first card…. I stamped the rays with traditional rainbow colors… I added a stamped sentiment from THIS stamp...
Dear Friend Release
Hello there, crafty friends. I’m back with more inspiration from THIS new release by Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I started by applying pink ink through THIS stencil on a pink piece of cardstock. I started with a darker color along the bottom of the pattern and a lighter on top. I also spritzed a small amount of water on top of the ink for some added texture. I die cut THIS...
Choosing Color Combos for Card Making + VIDEO
Hello, crafty friends. Today’s cards are all about how I choose color combos for my cards… VIDEO You can watch the video on how I created these cards HERE or click on the video below… To create these cards, I stamped and embossed THIS heart image several times. I did a couple with gold heat embossing, silver heat embossing, white heat embossing, and clear heat embossing over black pigment ink. I used THESE layering...
Etched Greetings Card Kit
Howdy, crafty friends. Today’s card features THIS new card kit from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I stamped a floral image from the kit’s stamp set using VersaMark ink. I cut it with THIS stitched rectangle die and added a green cardstock mat around it. I adhered that piece to a side folding note card. Next, I cut the kit’s pattern paper into thin strips and weaved the paper for some added...
Ink Blot Shop Release Inspiration
Hello there, crafty friends. I have more inspiration to share using the new release from the Ink Blot Shop… To create these cards, I started by stamping the drink images from THIS stamp set, coloring them with Copics, and cutting them out. I like to use a black sharpie marker along the edges to give a cleaner look to my fussy cutting. For the first card… I cut three strips of colored cardstock and...
Ink Blot Shop New Release (May 2023)
Hey, crafty friends. There is a new release HERE from the Ink Blot Shop and it is super cute. I used a couple of the new background stamps to create these cards… I love creating one background and getting two cards from it! For the first cards… I white heat embossed THIS new background stamp on white cardstock. I added a few shades of pink and red Distress Oxide inks to a piece of...