By using a paintbrush and paint and painting short stripes you can create some simple but effective card backgrounds. Using different paints like watercolor or gouache will give you different looks. Debby explored this idea and created several different cards … Read More...
Summer Camp Page
I love all the different patterns and colors on this Summer Camp layout from Shimelle. She used strips of different pattern papers in rows to create a thick border across the page, which is a great way to use up … Read More...
1 Stencil, 3 Card Techniques
Amber used the same stencil and three different mixed media techniques to create three different card designs. One card has dimension from stencil paste with alcohol inks over top, another is just liquid alcohols and the third was colored in … Read More...
Angel Pet Page
I think most of us think our pets are little angels and Roxanne took this theme and ran with it on this sweet layout. The design has a nice industrial steam-punk feel that she tied together with the photo by … Read More...
Nuvo Glitter Markers
Who doesn’t love to add sparkle and shine to their cards? Loose glitter is so messy but Glitter pens and markers can add the perfect touch of shimmer with no mess. Michelle is sharing 3 techniques using Nuvo Glitter Markers … Read More...
Quarantine Hair Layout
I’m sure many of us have had hair struggles during our time in quarantine. Not being able to go to the salon has made many turn to home hair cuts and coloring. Jo Boland decided it would be a good … Read More...
Father’s Day Bear Card
If you struggle with designing masculine cards try modern, geometric styles. Like these card using Geometric Animal stamps from Kari. By using silver embossing powder and adding some simple watercolor to each shape inside the image it gives the look … Read More...
Llama Layout Download and Inspirations
Llama’s are a really trendy design right now, they’ve been popping up everywhere! Over on The Cheery On Top you can download a FREE llama themed digital layout template! While you’re there check out the pages from the design team, … Read More...
Bunny Slider Card
Lynnea used a Seesaw Slider die and stamps from LDRS Creative to design this adorable Bunny card. These little guys look like they are having so much fun and the card recipient will also have fun playing with this card … Read More...
Mini Tag Pet Album
Aly Dosdall used punches and chomper tools from Crop-a-dile to create this adorable Mini Tag Album filled with cute pet photos. The covers on the album are wood and the pages inside are cardstock, all were was easy to … Read More...
Sarcastic Chicken Cards
Emily used some hilarious new Chicken themed stamps from Taylored Expressions to create two really funny cards. Can any Moms out there relate to the hiding in the closet with wine card, especially during this pandemic? :).
Flamingo Printable
This fun and funky Flamingo is ready to add some tropical flair to your scrapbook pages, planners and cards this summer. He’s FREE to download and print from Pretty Grafik.
-Heather
Baseball Exploding Box
This amazing Baseball Themed Exploding Box would thrill any sports fan! Jenn designed this project which has a fun shaker element in the base and pocket and slots around the edge flaps for gift cards or tickets.
Butterfly Layout
The large beautiful butterfly in the center of this layout from Anna adds impact with it’s bold color and it really stands out from the white of the background. And I love the texture she stitched around the edges! The … Read More...
Faux Quilting Birthday Card
Dina used pattern papers and cardstock to create blocks that look like quilted panels to form candles on this birthday card. This is a fantastic way to use up paper scraps. I love that she used a leaf die for … Read More...
Birthday Calendar Notebook
Kathleen has the sweetest idea to help you keep track of birthdays. She created this little spiral bound notebook with calendar pages and spaces for notes using scrapbooking supplies from Maggie Holmes. What a great way to stay organized and … Read More...
6 Sea Life and Fish Coloring Pages
Nothing is more relaxing than watching fish swimming, except maybe coloring them. Grab your favorite coloring medium, print out these Sea Life coloring pages and relax while coloring. There are 6 different pages and they are all FREE to print … Read More...
Birthday Rainbow Layout
Anna used products from Pinkfresh Studio for this cheerful 7 year old’s birthday layout. I love the large trendy rainbow with the colorful title curved along the bend! Her clusters of embellishments add lots of texture and color to the … Read More...
How to Ink Blend on an Embossing Folder
Embossing folders add great texture to your cards but you can also use them to add color as well. I used ink pads and a blender brush to add a blue sky to the starry background on my Unicorn Card. … Read More...
Yellow Dress Layouts
One way to really bring focus to a layout is color. Kim used the bright bold color of her yellow dress as a focal point on this layout, reflecting it in the page backgrounds and title. Plus it works so … Read More...