Hello there, crafty friends. There is a new color in the Distress Ink family! Let me introduce you to Scorched Timber… I’m a fan of bold bright colors so I have to admit, I don’t typically gravitate toward brown. However, I feel like it is a great color paired up with other colors. It can really ground other colors. On my card, I paired it with colors that really compliment it like reds, pinks,...
Hey there, crafty friends. Today’s card set is part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release… To create this card set, I stared by stamping the three layers of THIS stamp set on a white A2 panel using three colors in the same ink family. I did this to create a monochromatic look for each card. Using that same stamp set, I stamped a different sentiment along the bottom of each card. I...
Hi there, crafty friends! Today’s card features THIS new release… To create this card, I started by embossing THIS die using THIS embossing mat in my die cut machine. Instead of cutting the design, it makes an impression in the paper. I trimmed it down and adhered it to a dark teal mat. Next, I silver heat embossed THESE leaf images and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I applied the new...
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...
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...
Hello again, crafty friends. I have a Christmas card to share today that holds a gift card… To create this card, I embossed a white A2 panel of cardstock with THIS embossing folder. I die-cut THIS die from the center and cut a white panel of card stock to 3.25 x 5 inches. I adhered the white panel to the back of the embossed panel at the bottom crease line only using THIS strong...
Hi, crafty friends. I have more inspiration to share using THIS new release… To create this card, I started by cutting THIS die from THIS and THIS glossy cardstock. I adhered the strips on the front of a top folding note card and rounded the two bottom corners with a corner rounder. I cut THIS die from pink cardstock and black glossy cardstock a few times, adhered them together for dimension and adhered them...
Hello there, crafty friends. Today’s card share features THIS new release by Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I stamped the houses from THIS layering stamp set from a variety of ink colors and used THESE dies to cut them out. I adhered them to a slimline background that was stamped with THIS street stamp and ink blended the background to create a sky. I die cut the clouds from THIS coordinating die...
Hey there, crafty friends. Today’s card features THIS new card kit from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I started by stamping the snowflakes image from the kit’s stamp set on purple cardstock with purple ink. I added two layers under each strip to add some dimension and adhered it on top of a piece of the kit’s patterned paper that was stamped with a sentiment from the same stamp set. I finished...
Hi there, crafty friends. If you have followed me for awhile then you know how much I adore teachers. I thought it would be fun to share what I’m giving to them for Christmas this year… I decided to go with a cookie themed gift this year. I wanted to add a handmade touch to them so I created tags from THIS die. I cut the baking sheet from THIS specialty cardstock and the...
