Fireworks Card

Hello again, crafty friends. I have a fireworks themed card to share today just in time for Fourth of July… To create this card, I started with a 4.75 x 4.75 black glossy cardstock panel. I applied THIS medium through THIS stencil to create a large firework background. I stamped the smaller fireworks from THIS stamp set and used THESE coordinating dies to cut them out. I first stamped them in neon ink and then...

Embossed Resist Background

Howdy, crafty friends. Today’s card share features an embossed resist background… To create this card, I white heat embossed THIS text background on a piece of white cardstock. I applied pink oxide ink through the open area of THIS stencil and spritzed it with THIS for some sparkle and shine. I stamped the adorable bunny image from THIS stamp set from THIS die cut and colored it with Copic Markers. I used THIS coordinating...

Vellum Wedding Card

Hello, crafty friends. I have a vellum card to share today… To create this card, I started by creating a top folding, A2 sized card base from heavyweight vellum. I white heat embossed THIS background stamp on the front panel. I stamped THIS sentiment on a strip of cardstock and adhered it to the bottom of the panel. I die cut one of THESE hearts from white glitter paper and added it next to...

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...

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...

Teacher Thank You Card

Hello, crafty friends. I can’t believe it but school is close to wrapping up for the year and I wanted to get a head start on teacher thank you cards… I started by stamping THIS background on a white A2 panel. I stamped images from THIS stamp set in the bubbles as well as THIS thanks sentiment. I white heat embossed the teacher sentiment on a black strip from THIS stamp set and adhered...

OCC Stenciled 2 Class

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…...

Perfume Bottle Shaped Cards

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....

Just For You Release

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...

Coloring with Distress Watercolor Pencils

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...