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...

Be Creative Release Blog Hop

Howdy, crafty friends. I’m thrilled to be part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release. Today’s card share features 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 THIS extra large acrylic block (that came with the Bubble Background Stamp), spritzed with water, and laid it...

Repeat Stamping Birthday Card

Hello there, crafty friends. I don’t know about you but I never seem to have enough Birthday cards on hand. However, I have one to share today that features Repeat Stamping… To create this card, I started by stamping THIS background three times to fill up the front of a slimline panel. I masked off the flames before stamping each time to allow them to be a different color than the candles. I used...

Mini Slimline Encouragement Card

Howdy, crafty friends. Today’s card share features THIS layering stencil set from THIS new release… I started by applying ink through THESE stencils. I love how layering stencils can add so much dimension. I die-cut the piece using a mini slimline die. I stamped the envelope image from THIS stamp set and used THIS coordinating die to cut it out. I also cut it from the stenciled panel. I stamped a coordinating sentiment from...

Kisses Release

Hi there, crafty friends. I have two cards today featuring new products from THIS new release… To create these cards, I started by stamping THIS background. To get a multi color stamping, I removed each layer of the background stamp before stamping. I love to use these peel apart background stamps because you can keep it connected and stamp the whole thing in one stamping or peel apart layers to get multiple colors. Since...

New Distress Color: Lumberjack Plaid

Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s card feature the new Distress Color. Say hello to Lumberjack Plaid… The new color of Distress comes in a variety of mediums but today’s cards focused on the inks. Lumberjack Plaid is such a gorgeous red and I wanted to show you the side by side comparison of the Distress Ink (on the left) vs. the Distress Oxide Ink (on the right). To create the backgrounds, I applied the...

Case Me A Christmas Card With Michelle Lupton 2022

Hi there, crafty friends. I am very honored to be teaming up with my friend Michelle Lupton today. She is CASEing one of my cards and I am CASEing one of hers for her Case Me A Christmas Card Series. Click HERE to see the card I chose of hers to case. I loved how she let the stencil design fade off from the center. I did the exact same idea with THIS stencil and THESE...

STAMPtember 2022

Happy STAMPtember, crafty friends! If you are unfamiliar with STAMPtember, it’s a month long celebration of stamping and crafting. There is so much fun in store for this month but let’s start with a set of cards I created with THIS STAMPtember release by Simon Says Stamp… I couldn’t pick just one ornament from THIS stamp set so I made a card using all of them! I was inspired by THIS video by Jennifer...

My Favorite Stamp Set of all time + Ink Blot Shop Release

Hello, crafty friends. Today’s post is extra special. I am sharing my favorite stamp set of all time and it’s part of THIS new release from the Ink Blot Shop…. VIDEO I also have a very special guest that helped me create a video and today’s card. You can click HERE to watch or click on the video below… So first, let me explain how Aiden and I created the first batch of cards...

Fab Flower Die Cut Inlay

Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card share was so fun to make and features die cut inlay… I started by stamping THIS background stamp on a variety of colored card stocks using coordinating ink colors for a tone on tone look. I cut them plus a blue panel using THIS background die and in laid each piece into place for a smooth look… I finished off the design with a sentiment from THIS stamp set...