Hi there, crafty friends. I love adding foil to my cards to add some shine and using printed Foil Transfer Cards make it easy to create quick backgrounds… To create these cards, I started by laying THIS foil (pretty side up) on top of THESE foil cards and running them through THIS machine to add the foil to the toner parts. I love that the pack includes two different designs. The first design has...
Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s card features THIS Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I started by stamping the tree images from the kit’s stamp set on a piece of patterned paper. I trimmed it down and added a foil mat to it using one of the specialty cardstocks in the kit. I adhered it to a teal panel that I added a strip of glitter paper along the bottom....
Happy Valentine’s Day, crafty friends. I have a shaker card to share today… To create this card, I started by applying Pink and Red Distress Oxide Inks through THESE layering stencils. I used the lighter shade of each color for the wonky squares and the darker shade for the wonky hearts. I like to start with a 6×6 piece of white cardstock since it’s the same size as the stencil. This way, I can...
Hello again, crafty friends. I have a sympathy card to share today. I find sympathy cards hard to create so I like to have them on hand so I don’t have to make them during difficult times. To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS stitched circle die from a piece of A2 sized navy blue cardstock. I embossed the panel with THIS embossing folder and adhered it on a side folding...
Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card is a bit different than my usual bold and bright designs. I decided to try out THESE pastel inks and create a softer look on today’s cards and I love the look they give… To create these cards, I started by applying the pastel inks through THESE layering stencils on a 6×6 piece of white cardstock. Next, I stamped THIS coordinating background stamp on top with gray ink. I...
Hello, crafty friends. I have anencouragement card to share today featuring lots of die cutting… To create this card, I started by die cutting THESE mushroom dies from Concord & 9th cardstock. I used a light shade and a dark shade of each color. I put all of the mushroom tops in a box and flicked on some of THIS to add some speckles. I squeezed out a small amount of the white gesso...
Hi there, crafty friends. I love using coordinating products because it makes it so simple to put together a card quickly. Today’s card share features an Embossing Folder and Layering Stencils combo… To create this card, I embossed THIS image on a piece of A2 cardstock. I applied Distress Oxide inks through THESE stencils to add color to the embossed image. I chose Oxide inks because of its pigment properties so it would show...
Howdy, crafty friends. Today’s crafty share is the Valentine’s treat boxes I created for my son’s teachers. These would be fun to make for anyone, not just teachers… To create these boxes, I purchased these at Target… They come two in a pack and are very affordable. I like to give gifts that are wrapped in a container or basket that can be reused. Next, I added some holographic shred and then added in...
Hi there, crafty friends. I have been in a creative rut lately so I thought I would try mixing up what size panel I start to create with and that definitely helped get my creative juices flowing. I chose a slimline size today instead of the normal A2 size… To create this card, I starred by applying Distress Oxide inks on a slimline panel, blending each color to create an ombre background. I sprited...
Hi there, crafty friends. I love to add in texture whenever I can. Lately, I have been embossing over a stamped panel to add texture and just love the result it gives… To create this card, I started by stamping THESE images on a white panel cut with THIS die. I colored in the images with Copic Markers and added texture on top by embossing it with THIS embossing folder. I love the dimension...
