This sweet grouping of a Mother’s Day Card, Box, Tag and Pocket will put a smile on any mom’s face this year. The floral and faux stitching make for a pretty feminine design! The matching gift set is simple to … Read More...
Happy Happy Happy…. Birthday
I love the rainbow of colors on this festive Birthday Layout! Jackie used a “Happy” stamp and stamped it multiple times down one side of her layout in different colors of ink. It’s a fun way to fill half a … Read More...
Birthday Sentiments Printable
I’m sure most of us card makers make more birthday cards than any other type of card, right? So this set of Happy Birthday printable sentiments from Scrapbook and Cards Today is super useful! There are 8 different font styles … Read More...
Flower Stencils Layout
Using stencils allows you to be able to create designs with custom colors and place images anywhere on your page that you would like. Lilith used flower stencils and stamping ink from Altenew to create the lovely floral background for … Read More...
Ink Smooshing and Embossing Technique
Natasha did something I’ve never heard of and that’s heat embossing with water! She first ink smooshed her background panel with stamping inks and water then left some sections wet and poured on glitter embossing powder and then heated. The … Read More...
Border Punch Background
Long border punches can create easy shapes and patterns to a layout, you can create just a single border or fill the entire page like in this design from Erica. I love how she used just plain white cardstock to … Read More...
Birdhouse Shaped Cards
How sweet (or should I say tweet :)) are these Birdhouse Shaped Cards!? Kari used stamps and dies from Scrappy Tails to create them. The mix of woodgrain base mixed with metallic roofs is just perfect! I really love the … Read More...
Vintage Mixed Media Tag
This beautiful mixed media tag from Emma would be perfect in a journal on a layout or propped up as home decor piece. I love the romantic vintage vibe with pink roses, velvet ribbon, crackle paint and tinted vintage photo. … Read More...
Inking Dies with Gel Press
If you’re not familiar a Gel Press it’s a large flat piece of polymer that you can use for inking, stamping and mixed media techniques. Jennifer McGuire has an easy way to use a Gel Press, stamping ink and a … Read More...
Updating an Older Layout
I starting getting into scrapbooking around 2003 when I worked at a local scrapbook store, until then I only made cards, so I’ve seen styles and designs really change over the years. I sometimes look at my layouts from then … Read More...
Stamped Clay Pendant
I love projects that take stamping from paper to other surfaces. Kyriakos has used her stamping supplies to created this beautiful Clay Pendant. She used ink to color some of the clay for a marbled effect, Staz On ink to … Read More...
Purple Floral Spring Layout
One of my favorite colors is purple so flowers like lilac, iris and violets are some of my favorites. Tracy used lots of purple flowers in this stunning Spring layout, adding chipboard frames and accents along with 3D flowers for … Read More...
Stamping and Watercolor in One
Rina has a great tip for an easy way to using the same ink for stamping and watercolor. By inking different colors of Distress Inks in a rainbow pattern down the large stamp it adds a colorful outline that can … Read More...
Rainbow Birthday Layout
Colorful pattern papers are perfect to create wonderful rainbows for your layouts. Monique designed her own large rainbow for this fun and festive Birthday page by using a circle cutter to cut the layers of the rainbow. I love how … Read More...
Funny Phone Cards
Do you remember the “old days” when we had rotary dials and our phones had cords? Maybe, I’ve giving away my age but I sure do! Bobbi created 2 funny cards using phone stamps and dies from SugarPea Designs. She’s … Read More...
Iridescent Plaid Paper
The look of foil and the shimmer of iridescent is all the rage right now! You can use actual metallic papers or you can use a digital paper that still gives that cool shimmery look and print it at home … Read More...
Missing You Shaker Card
I used the adorable new House Cats stamps and the Milk Carton dies from My Favorite Things for this cute Missing You Shaker Card. I thought the cats and the milk carton went together perfectly for fun card. I used … Read More...
Bunny Ears Layout
This pic with the bunny ears photo filter and ears dies is the perfect pairing! Bunny Ears are perfect for not only Easter Layouts but any Spring designs too. Sophie added lots of spring flowers and some butterflies to her … Read More...
Tips for Choosing Ink Blending Tools
When it comes to ink blending and stenciling it can be hard to know what the best tools to use are. There are tools with bristles, tools with foam, different sizes, shapes and brands. And also the type of paper … Read More...
Derby Hats Die Cut Files
I’m not sure how many others are familiar with Derby traditions but being from Kentucky the Derby it’s a really big deal here. Some of the signatures of the race are of course horses along with roses, mint julips (a … Read More...