Hello, crafty friends. These soda can cards were so fun to make… To create these cards, I stamped THIS soda can image multiple times and colored them with Copic markers. I stamped the front of the can with the sentiments from the stamp set and used the coordinating die (included with the stamp set) to cut out the cans. I adhered them to backgrounds created with THIS stamp set and cut with THIS die....
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...
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...
Hi, crafty friends. I have a card set to share today featuring coloring a stamp with Distress Watercolor Pencils and spritzing with water for a faux watercolor look… To create these cards, I started by spritzing the large butterfly image from THIS stamp set with water inside my MISTI. I used THESE Distress Watercolor Pencils to color the image. I was going for an “artsy” watercolor look so I spritzed the image again with...
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 there, crafty friends. I have a Thank You Card Set to share today… For each card, I cut THIS cover plate die from THIS patterned paper and glitter cardstock. I also cut a coordinating colored cardstock from THIS die. I adhered that stitched piece first to the front of an A2 sized white note card at a slight angel. I stamped a sentiment from THIS stamp set in the right corner. I added the other...
Hi there, crafty friends. I’m excited to be taking part of THIS Instagram Hop celebrating THIS stamp set. This stamp set is extra special because it was designed by my son, Aiden. Tifany, from the Ink Blot Shop is donating $5 for every stamp set sold to the Autism Society for the first three months of sales. Aiden and I did a whole video HERE about all the details on THIS blog post. I...
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...
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...
