I love creating scenes on my card, it’s my favorite style to create. But it can be intimidating trying to put together stamped images to design the perfect little tablo. Cathy has a handy video sharing some of her tips … Read More...
Pinwheels Layout
Emilie used double sided pattern papers to create some amazing 3D pinwheel for this Sunny Days layout. I love the decorative button in the center of each pinwheel! A colorful title, flamingo tag and a torn border of pattern paper … Read More...
Mermaid Cupcake Toppers
Mer-May is the perfect time for a mermaid themed party! Sue created her own beautiful watercolor pattern using watercolor markers applied to wet watercolor paper and smooshing it with cling wrap. The results are so colorful and pretty and made … Read More...
Shine Bright Grid Layout
I love this grid design layout from Nathalie! All the squares of pattern papers adds so much color and the stitching she added between the blocks adds extra texture. Clusters of embellishments and some sentiment strips add movement around the … Read More...
Circus Slimline Shadow Box Card
Slimline cards and Shadow Box cards are both really popular right now and Brenda has combined those 2 styles into one for a Slimline Shadow Box Card for a tall design with lots of dimension. She used the new Trinity … Read More...
You and Me Layout
This utterly adorable layout from Michelle features 3 photos of her kids all dressed up. She stacked the 3 black and white photos down the center of the page, adding a touch of red to the flower. She created her … Read More...
Free Cactus Pattern Paper
With cactus and succulents being so trendy these printable pattern papers will go perfectly with cactus stamps for your next handmade card! There are 10 patterns to choose from with cactus or southwest style designs and they are are FREE… Read More...
Epson Cartridge Free EcoTank
Epson has announced it is expanding the EcoTank® line of cartridge-free printing solutions to include models designed for creative professionals.
Designed for creatives, the EcoTank Photo ET-8500 and EcoTank Photo ET-8550 provide cartridge-free printing for high-quality photos and graphics; … Read More...
Kitty Cat Birthday Cards
If you have a cat lover on your birthday card list then this one is purrrfect! I used white core cardstock with some dies and an embossing folder and sanded the paper for a great distressed look. I colored the … Read More...
Dream Big Pet Page
Florals and bows add a sweet touch to this Dream Big Pet Layout. The photos of a girl with her dog are printed in black and white to help them stand out against all the pastel colors of the design. … Read More...
Nautical Father’s Day Card
I know masculine cards can be challenging and with Father’s Day coming up next month many of us are in search of ideas. If your dad loves the ocean, beach, boating or fishing then a nautical theme might just be … Read More...
Tree Blossoms Layout
If you’re lucky enough to live where Cherry Trees Bloom (or even apple or pear trees) they make the most lovely backdrop for spring photos. Lilian used 2 sweet photos of her kids in front of blooming trees for this … Read More...
Stamped Zippered Pouch
This wonderful Zippered Pouch project from Betty is perfect to carry or store markers, pens or pencils in your craft room or to travel with. She used pattern paper and cardstock covered in clear vinyl, stitched it up and sewed … Read More...
Horse Layout
The new Homestead collection from Creative Memories is perfect for rustic, outdoors or ranch themed layouts like this sweet Horse page. The woodgrain pattern papers mixed with denim colored laser cut borders are perfectly matched for down home country style.… Read More...
Teacher and Grad Cards
Taylored Expressions has a brand new line of stamps and dies perfect for creating Thank You cards for Teachers and Congrats cards for Graduations. Emily used them along with some stencils for a couple of fun card designs. I love … Read More...
Exploding Pocket Box
This amazing box “explodes” out when the lid is removed to reveal 4 paper pocket boxes inside. The boxes can be used to hold photos, mini albums, tiny greeting cards or even small gifts. Decorate the lid and pockets with … Read More...
Tips for Digital Stamps and Copics
If you are new to card making or stamping you might hear the term digital stamp and wonder “what the heck is that?” Digital or Digi stamps are black and white digital files that you print from your computer. They … Read More...
Dalmatian Dog Layout
Black and white are obviously the perfect colors for a Dalmatian dog layout and that little pop of red Sandy added to coordinate with his collar really ties the entire design together. I love how except for the bone shaped … Read More...
Teacher Cards w/ Watercolor Backgrounds
Gaylynn used Colorburst powders to create cool backgrounds for her Teacher Cards. These powders come in a bottles and can be sprayed onto wet paper for an easy watercolor background technique as well as for other fun techniques. She’s sharing … Read More...
Angular Layout
Rainny used a sketch as inspiration for this angular layout design. You can add so much interest just by mixing different lines, directions and angels. In this layout there are vertical strips in the background, a circle in the center … Read More...