Hi there, crafty friends. I have a Halloween card to share today featuring the new Tim Holtz/Sizzix Halloween dies… To create this card, I started with the background. I applied THESE alcohol inks on a piece of THIS 5×7 Yupo paper that I added Rubbing Alcohol to first to get the inks moving. I used THIS blower to move the ink around until I achieved the moody look I was going for. I applied...
Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card features new alcohol ink colors from Tim Holtz. Let’s start with the background I created… I used Byou, Juniper, Yonder, and Cosmopolitan Alcohol inks on THIS Yupo paper to create this background. I used THIS blower to move the ink around and sprayed it with rubbing alcohol to add more texture. Here’s a closer look… I trimmed a small piece and used THIS die to create a white frame...
Howdy, crafty friends. I have a tri fold card to share today… To create this card, I started by stamping THIS princess border image along the right edge of a slimline cardstock flipped over (so the opening would be on the left side instead of the right). I colored in the image with Copics and used THESE coordinating dies to do some partial die cutting. I placed my plates almost to the edge of...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s card features how to create stamps from your coordinating dies… You can watch the video on how this cards came together HERE or click on the video below… So to create stamps from coordinating dies, you will need some craft fun foam. I used this to cut THESE dies from and it die cuts beautifully. Next, I laid the die cut shape on an A2 panel of deluxe smooth...
Hello, crafty friends. I’m so excited to be part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS July Release from Hero Arts and Hero Studio, a new subscription program. You can find all the information on the new subscription program HERE. Introducing the reimagined Hero Arts monthly subscription program (Hero Studio), now with six original options each month. Subscribe by the 1st of the month to guarantee you get the product. Free (US) shipping on all...
Hello there, crafty friends. It’s Taco Tuesday (something my son and I celebrate every week) so I have a Taco themed card to share today… To create this card, I started by stamping the images from THIS stamp set towards the bottom of the front panel of THIS mini slimline card base. Since I wanted some of the images to be behind other images, I did some masking. I started by stamping the images...
Howdy, crafty friends. I have a mini slimline Valentine’s Day themed card to share today… To create this card, I applied ink through THIS stencil on the front of THIS mini slimline card base. I also lightly ink blended the same color on top to add color to the background. I stamped and colored the image from THIS stamp set with Copic Markers and used THESE dies to cut it out. I also stamped...
Merry Christmas, crafty friends! I have clean and simple Christmas card to share today… To create this card, I started by ink blending blue Distress Oxides on a white A2 panel. I did three shades of one color for an ombre look. Next, I added some white splatter using white acrylic paint, a bit of water mixed in, and a paintbrush. I adhered it to a top folding white note card. I added the...
Howdy, crafty friends. I wanted to share a non Holiday card to break it up a bit and share a card I made just for fun… To create this card, I started by white heat embossing THESE images on a kraft panel. I adhered it to a side folding white note card and rounded all four corners of the card. I stamped the adorable bugs from THIS stamp set and colored them with Copic...
Hello, crafty friends.The STAMPtember fun continues with THIS collaboration stamp set with My Favorite Things… I started by stamping a background using the small images in THIS stamp set. I used green ink on green cardstock for a tone on tone look. I stamped the critters from the same stamp set to fit inside the polaroid die. I used masking. When masking, you want to stamp and mask the image you want in the...
