Hi there, crafty friends. I have two baby cards to share today. They both have black and white stamped images, which I think sometimes fits the feel of a card better with certain designs… To create these cards, I started by stamping THESE images and sentiment on the center piece of THIS die cut. I cut three more of the scalloped arch frames and adhered them together to add dimension to the frame. I...
Hello, crafty friends. Today’s cards are part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release… To create the first card, I started by applying a rainbow of Distress Oxide inks through THIS stencil. I spritzed the piece with THIS shimmer spray for some sparkle and shine. Once dry, I laid THIS coordinating die in place and dry embossed it with THIS mat in my die cut machine. This just makes an impression and makes...
Hello, crafty friends. I have two Holiday cards to share today with the same design but two very different color combos. They feature products from a collaboration between Simon Says Stamp and Tim Holtz… To create these cards, I started with two specialty cardstocks and die cut them with THIS and THIS die. Next, I sprayed Distress Spray Stains on top and adhered them to a top folding white notecard. Next, I die cut...
Hi there, crafty friends. I have two cards to share today as part of THIS Blog Hop featuring products from THIS new release… To create these cards, I started with the background. I masked off a section of an A2 panel of white cardstock and blended three colors of Distress Oxide Ink. For the bee card, I blended Picked Raspberry, Wild Honey, and Squeezed Lemonade. For the second card, I blended Evergreen Bough, Peacock...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s cards feature THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… To create these cards, I die cut THIS and THIS die from white and the pieces from colored cardstock. The main die creates lines to show exactly where to adhere the pieces. I created one with warm colors and the other with cool colors. I adhered them on gray cardstock panels that were trimmed slightly smaller than the card base....
Hi there, crafty friends. I have two Birthday cards to share today as part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release… Both of these cards are similar in design but wanted to share the different looks you can get with the different products. For the first card… I applied ink through THESE layering stencils to create a birthday cake image. On the sprinkle layer, I applied THIS white paste to add some dimension....
Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card features a sneak peek at some of the fabulous new products available in the October Release from Hero Arts which will be available on Monday, October 7th… To create these cards, I used the October Hero Studio Card Kit of the month. I stamped the cling background stamp on an A2 panel of teal and pink cardstock and used a blending brush to ink blend the edges. I cut...
Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s cards are part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release. To create these cards, I used THESE layering rainbow stencils. For the first card… I applied a variety of Pawsitively Saturated inks through the stencils to create the rainbow rays. I went back on top with another stencil and a heavier hand to add details to the rays. I finished off the design with THIS die cut sentiment....
Howdy, crafty friends. Recently, I took THIS class from Online Card Classes and made a bunch of backgrounds. I put two of those backgrounds to use today. For the first card… I applied white ink to the smooth side of THIS embossing folder and embossed it on a piece of A2 navy cardstock. I spritzed it with THIS for some sparkle and shine and added a mat around it using THIS specialty paper. I...
Hello, crafty friends. Happy New Year. I have two cards to share today that came from one Alcohol Lift technique. To create these cards, I started by applying blue alcohol ink to a piece of THIS Yupo paper. Once dry, I stamped it with THIS background stamp using THIS alcohol lift ink. After each stamping, I made sure to wipe in circular motions to intensify the image. I also stamped off the ink on...
