Howdy, crafty friends. I’m taking THIS Stenciled 2 class over at Online Card Classes and was inspired by the first day of class. Jennifer McGuire taught a lesson about rotating your stencils for a new look… For the first card… I applied pink ink through THIS Mermaid Scales stencil on a white A2 carstock panel. I flipped the stencil upside down and applied blue ink through the same stencil, creating a whole new look…...
Hi, crafty friends. I love creating shaped cards because they are something unexpected and out of the box. I have two shaped cards to share today featuring THIS perfume bottle die… I started by creating two alcohol ink panels. Once they were dry, I die cut them using THIS perfume die. I also cut four more panels from white cardstock. One to layer behind each alcohol ink panel and one for each card base....
Hello, crafty friends. I’m excited to be part of THIS blog hop celebrating THIS new release. I started by die-cutting an older goodie bag die twice for each bag from white cardstock. On the front of half of the panels, I stamped images from THIS adorable stamp set. I colored the images in with Copic Markers and then assembled the bags. I stamped a sentiment from THIS stamp set on one of THESE stitched...
Hello there, crafty friends. I’m back with more inspiration from THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… I started by stamping the images from THIS set and coloring them in with Copic Markers. I used THESE coordinating dies to cut them out. I applied ink through THIS stencil on to a slimline panel to create a background. I die cut grass using THIS die and adhered it along the bottom of the card. I...
Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card features products from THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… I started by creating the background. I stamped THIS background using several colored inks. I did one ray at a time because this stamp is a peel apart stamp. You can also stamp it whole as one color, but I like the option of peeling apart the layers to get multiple colors. Next, I die cut it using one...
Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s post is all about the new Paper Pouncers from Picket Fence Studios. I’m really loving them and wanted to give you an introduction to them. I created a video all about these pouncers. You can watch it HERE or click on the video below… So there is a bright rainbow pack is a pack of 9. There is also a Neutrals pack of paper pounces available in black, brown,...
Hello, crafty friends. I was in need of thank you cards for an upcoming event so I mass produced some featuring an acrylic block background technique… VIDEO You can watch the video on this technique HERE or click on the video below… To create this card, I started by creating the background. I applied Distress Ink to an acrylic block , spritzed with water, and laid it down on a slimline panel. I put something...
Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s post shares how to create a customizable card set… I’ve made several of these card sets as gifts and they are always a hit with the recipient. They really enjoy being able to choose which greeting they will use. Before we get to the card set details, let’s start with the creating of the cards. VIDEO You can watch the video on how I created this card set HERE...
Hi, crafty friends. I’m back with another project featuring THESE Distress Watercolor Pencils. I recently took THIS class by Jenn Shurkus and have been inspired to play with my pencils more. Today’s card features coloring a solid stamp image with the pencils and stamping the image to get a faux watercolor look… I started by creating the background. I inked up THIS slimline stencil with a rainbow of Distress Inks. I spritzed the stencil...
Hello, crafty friends. I have a bright and bold card to share today. I recently took THIS class by Jenn Shurkus and it has made me fall back in love with my Distress Watercolor Pencils… To create this card, I stamped THIS background with black pigment ink and then clear heat embossed it. I colored in the image with THESE Distress Watercolor Pencils. I colored heavy in one corner and then used a bit...
