Hello there, crafty friends. I have a bright and bold thank you card to share today featuring THIS new release.. To create this card, I stared by die cutting THIS die and ink blending the die cut pieces with Distress Oxide inks. After inking, I sprayed them heavily with THIS for some sparkle and shine. Next, I die cut the background again twice from white cardstock. I adhered one of the panels on a...
Hello, crafty friends. I recently watched THIS video by Jennifer McGuire and was so inspired to try the technique. I ended up creating several cards because it was so fun… To create these cards, I followed the video and embossed white glossy paper using a variety of embossing folders and then applied Pawsitvely Saturated ink on top and buffed it in with a dry cloth. I added THESE vellum butterflies along with THESE sentiments....
Hi there, crafty friends. I have a mini slimline card to share featuring THIS new stamp set from THIS new release… To create this card, I started by stamping THIS image on the front of a mini slimline card base. I partially die cut the top of the image using THIS coordinating die, leaving the bottom of the die out from the cutting plate so it would not cut the bottom portion. I colored...
Hello there, crafty friends. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner so I thought I’d share the gifts I’m giving Aiden’s teachers this year. I love to incorporate crafting with my gift giving to add details…. I purchased these adorable baskets at Target. I love that they came with three charms to pop into the heart holes on the front. I thought it needed a little detail so I die cut THIS die cut...
Hello again, crafty friends. I have more inspiration to share using THIS new release… To create this card, I started by stamping THIS color wheel in black pigment ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I did that because I wanted to make raised walls to keep the watercolor in the lines. For the watercolor, I colored the first square with THESE markers and then added water and pulled the color down...
Hello, crafty friends. I’m always running low on Birthday cards so I’m going to try and create more this year. Today’s birthday card is for my husband who loves the outdoors… To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS die from differents shades of gray cardstock and glossy black for the frame. After adhering everything down to a top folding note card, I die cut THIS die from silver and white cardstock....
Happy Thanksgiving, crafty friends. Recently, I shared THIS card and wanted to reproduce it in monochromatic, brighter color combos…. I created these cards exactly as I did THIS card. I applied ink through THESE layering stencils to create the leaves, cut them out with THIS die, and inlaid them into a background splattered with paint. I added THIS sentiment and THIS heart die cuts. Here’s a closer look at each… I would love to...
Hi, crafty friends. Today’s cards were so fun to make and they pop up when removed from the envelope. They were inspired by a video lesson taught by Jennifer McGuire in THIS Online Card Classes… To create these cards, you need to die cut any shape that is symmetrical six times. You adhere together three of the shapes together and three for the other side. You adhered the two pieces next to each other...
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 again, crafty friends. Today’s card features products from THIS STAMPtember release… To create this card, I started by stamping THIS text on an A2 panel of kraft cardstock using brown ink. After adhering it to a side folding notecard, I added a small dark brown strip of cardstock along the bottom. I sprayed a piece of watercolor cardstock with a few Distress Spritz colors and die cut THIS die from it. I cut...
