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...
Blue Roses Thank You Card
This pretty Blue Roses card is a lovely way to tell someone Thank You. Shauna used stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink to make her card. The roses are created with layering stamps in shades of blue ink and the … Read More...
Spring Planner Album
This wonderful Tall Spring Planner Album from Soraya has a beautifully decorated cover, I love all the butterflies on strings pulling up the backpack! Inside is a large pocket and a waterfall flaps section for keeping track of all the … Read More...
Rainbow Die Cut Cards
Carrisa used stamps and dies from Erin Lee to create two beautiful Rainbow Cards. To get lots dimension on her rainbows she used several layers of just white cardstock and then adhered section of the different colors of cardstock over … Read More...
Lots of Flower Photos Layout
Wow! Jenn got a whopping 11 pictures on this beautiful Flowers Layout and still had room for a title and embellishments. The side by side grid of photos adds a big punch of color and creates room for all those … Read More...
Faux Metal with Embossing and Wax
Wow, the frame on this card from Vicky looks like it’s metal but it’s actually paper! She used an embossing folder/die combo to create the shape and depth and then added metallic waxes over top for a faux metal look … Read More...
Baby Girl Layout
This super sweet baby layout from Meg features lots of pink and lots of soft textures for a lovely vintage feel. The circles of pattern paper and lace ribbon surround the round photo with the babies name in letters following … Read More...
Spring Butterfly Cards
Adelina used pretty stamps from Ellen Hutson and colorful inks from Catherine Pooler for these wonderful Spring Butterfly Cards. The stamps have such a modern graphic feel that the complementary ink colors she used work perfectly together, no need for … Read More...
Game Time Layout
This fun layout from Krislyn features all the fun of staying inside on a stormy day and playing games indoors. Using papers, stickers and dies from Creative Memories she designed a page with lots of color and images that capture … Read More...
Floral 50th Birthday Card
The beautiful Pink Roses on this birthday card from Therese have so much depth and dimension to them! She used layering stencils and ink pads to color all the layers and then stamped the outline and the result is a … Read More...
Happy Me Layout
Tracey combined stamping, paint and foiling for the background on her mixed media Happy me layout. This amazing design has so much texture, color and movement! I love how the sepia tone photo really stands out against all the color.… Read More...
2 Mini Slimline Cards from 1 Panel
Cathy is sharing a great way to create two cards from one stamped panel. She used a large circle with dots rubber stamp to ink and then heat emboss in clear on white cardstock, the added colorful bands ink blending … Read More...
10 Ways to Use Tags in Journals
Tags are a great element to add to most any paper crafting project from cards to scrapbook layouts, journal pages and more. You can use them for photo mats, places to add journaling, you can cut them from lots of … Read More...
Birthday Floral Easel Card
I think Easel Cards are going to be trendy this year, I’m seeing lots of them popping up (pun intended :)). And for good reason, these cards are easy to create, fold flat for mailing and are fun to display. … Read More...
Just Married Wedding Layout
You can’t go wrong with flowers and lace on a Wedding Layout. This beautiful Just Married Page from Nathalie features a scalloped lacy border across the bottom and clusters of die cut and paper backed flowers around the photo. The … Read More...
Flower Bouquet Jar Cards
Taylor used some new stencils along with stamps from Taylored Expressions to create two beautiful Floral Bouquets in Jar Cards. These stencils are great for adding borders, backgrounds and masking techniques on your cards.