Merry Christmas, crafty friends! I just wanted to say thank you for all of your support this year. I hope you have a wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year. To create this card, I masked off a square in the center of the card and applied Distress Oxide ink in the open area on a blue A2 panel. I sprayed it with THIS to create a focal point. I ran the panel...
Hello, crafty friends. I’m always looking for fun ways to present gift cards as gifts. Today’s cards feature a fun way to include a gift card in your card design… I created these cards for Aiden’s teachers. I got them pizza gift cards and thought THIS stamp set would be perfect for the pizza theme. To create these cards, I started by embossing the front of the white notecards with THIS embossing folder. I adhered...
Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card features THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I started by laying THIS foil on top of THIS foil transfer card and running it through my MINC machine to apply the foil to the snowflake design. Next, I ink blended blue ink on top to cover the background. The foiling resists any ink. I created a snow hill from THIS die and white cardstock and...
Hello there, crafty friends. Today’s card features a background with lots of texture thanks to Embossing Glazes and stencils… To create this card, I started by applying Orange, Yellow, Teal, and Brown ink through an older stencil in my crafty stash (it’s the Autumn Wreath stencil from SSS). Once dry, I applied THIS clear ink on top of the inking I just did. Next I applied the coordinating color of Embossing Glaze on top...
Hello, crafty friends. I have a spooky slimline card to share today featuring new products from Hero Arts… To create this card, I started with the background. I cut a piece of THIS cardstock to slimline size — and applied THIS Glow-in-the-dark lacquer pen liquid through THIS stencil. I did this at the top of the card, let it dry, and then repeated the process on the bottom of the card. I ink blended...
Hi, crafty friends… Today’s cards are part of a fun Blog Hop celebrating THIS new Holiday release from Hero Arts… For the first card… I applied ink through THESE layering stencils to create a background. I die cut the panel using one of THESE dies. I adhered it to a notecard created from THIS cardstock. I finished it off with a white embossed sentiment from THIS stamp set. Here’s a closer look… For the...
Hello, crafty friends. I’m back with more inspiration using Tim Holtz products. Today’s card features products from his Everyday #2 Collection with Stampers Anonymous… To create these cards, I used THIS stamp and stamped the top of the image on the bottom of the panel and the bottom of the image on the top of a colored A2 card panel. I used a coordinating ink color for a tone on tone look. I used...
Hi there, crafty friends. I have a one layer card to share today… To create this card, I applied pink and yellow ink through THESE layering stencils on a piece of yellow cardstock. Next, I stamped the outline of the images from THIS stamp set on top. I turned it into a shaped card by die cutting the piece with THIS die. I cut another piece from the same yellow cardstock, scored the top...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s card was inspired by a card I taught at CREATE (back in April) in one of the make it and take it booths. If you are not familiar with CREATE, it’s an event hosted by Simon Says Stamp every year in Columbus, Ohio. It’s two days filled with creative fun. The card we taught had an embossed image that had some ink blending on top and finished off with...
Hi there, crafty friends. I have two cards to share today featuring THESE new Distress Spritz shimmer sprays… The Distress Spritz Set Of 12 Bundle by Tim Holtz is a collection of shimmer sprays that complement the Distress color palette. These spritzes contain a blend of pearlized pigments in a clear fluid base and are ideal for use on porous surfaces such as paper, canvas, and wood. Use them with various Distress products, such...
