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...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s cards feature hot foiling on alcohol inked panels… I started by creating the alcohol ink backgrounds. I applied rubbing alcohol on Yupo paper and then dropped on different shades of pink, red, and orange alcohol inks. After the panel was covered with ink, I applied rubbing alcohol to another piece of Yupo paper and laid it on top of the first inked panel. I slid them apart creating a...
Hi, crafty friends. I have a trio of super simple Father’s Day Cards to share using new products from THIS new Ink Blot Shop Release… To create these cards, I stamped several sentiments from the Hey Dude stamp set. I used THIS alignment guide to help keep them straight. I stamped all of the sentiments on an A2 panel of gray, blue, and green cardstock using coordinating ink for a tone on tone look. Once...
Hello, crafty friends. I have a thank you card set to share today… I started by stamping the Delicate Floral Background on five different colors of cardstock using ink that coordinated with each color. I cut each piece down in one inch strips and adhered them to A2 white panels making sure each color strip lined up to complete the background pattern. I added small strips of black glossy cardstock to the top and...
Hello, crafty friends. I’m excited to be part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release. I have a card set to share that features hot foiling on black glossy cardstock… Now I am late to the hot foiling party and just started doing hot foiling on my projects and absolutely love it. I’ve been mainly using white paper for all my foiling and wanted to switch it up so I tried it on...
