The new Folk Art background die from Sizzix is really versatile and can be used as the entire focus of card with just some added sentiments. Over on their blog they’ve got three ways to use it, ink blending, embossing … Read More...
Cruise Scrapbook Page
Anchors, ships, life preservers and flags are the perfect accents on this Cruise layout from Jana. The primary colors really pop on the black background. I love how she took different shaped journaling cards and grouped them together to tell … Read More...
Leo Lion Digital Stamp Download
I’m a Leo August Birthday and I love lions so I of course was super happy to see this fun FREE digital stamp from Some Odd Girl. If you know someone who’s also a Leo be sure to snag this … Read More...
DIY Gold Foil Notebooks
How pretty are these gold foiled notebook covers? I love the shine of the metallic on the darker colors. They are an easy DIY project with a trendy look using a Silhouette machine, embossing tool and foil transfer sheets. Make … Read More...
Back to School Book Cards
Kim has used cool new stamps from Fun Stampers Journey to create some fun back to school cards. I love the focus on books and reading! She created some neat backgrounds for her cards like her own plaid and a … Read More...
2 Back to School Layouts
Jung is sharing two wonderful Back to School Layouts over on the Pinkfresh Studio blog. The first has lots of colorful rings for a trendy rainbow inspiration, the other she used her sewing machine to create stitched ruled lines on … Read More...
No Line Coloring Floral Card
Erum used a light ink color to stamp her flower image and colored it with watercolors for a wonderful realistic look. The splatters make for a very painterly look and the gems add a nice touch of sparkle.
Mini Travel Album
Traci used products from Doodlebug for this fun Travel Mini Album. She decorated the cover of a small 2 ringed book and created pages inside full of pockets to tuck in tickets, maps, photos and more.
Looking for Doodlebug Supplies? … Read More...
Stamping Technique – One Pencil Shading Card
Jessica used just one pencil to add shading to her lovely floral card. She stamped in white ink one dark cardstock and used a white pencil to add the shading. It’s a simple technique but the results are really beautiful … Read More...
Add Watercolor Techniques to a Layout
You can some terrific details to your scrapbook layouts with watercolors. You can use a rainbow of colors in splatters for a fun splash of color or make rows of color in the same color family for a striped backdrop. … Read More...
Ombre’ Background Scene Card
I used some of the smaller stamps from the Lawn Fawn Toadally Awesome stamp set to create a little nighttime frog scene. I used Spectrum Noir Markers
to create an ombre’ background.
Back to School Mini Album
This fun mini Back to School album is made from one sheet of 12″ x 12″ and contains pockets to tuck in tags and photos. I love the old school retro feel. Heather Tonklin created it with supplies from Authentique.… Read More...
Submarine Slider Cards
The submarines on these fun cards slide to reveal sentiments and underwater creatures, how fun! Ardyth used stamps and dies from Ellen Hutson to create both her cards. I love how much texture and movement she got in her water … Read More...
Quilt Style Layout
The stitched pattern paper squares on this fun layout from Sandra remind me of a quilt. Each square leaves a space for an embellishment and I like how she left some of the treads hanging lose. The tassels are the … Read More...
Mixed Media Coloring
Try mixing your media to get some new coloring looks. Kathy used Tombow markers
with water for a watercoloring technique on this pretty rose stamp from Paper Smooches. To add extra depth and detail she then colored over top with … Read More...
Fussy Cut Flowers Layout
Jen Gallacher fussy cut flowers from pattern paper to create a lovely frame around her photo. The wood grain background, enamel dots and gold metallic title add to the trendy look. She’s sharing a process video over on her blog.… Read More...
Card Maps
Stuck on design ideas for your cards? Page Maps provides fresh new layouts to help inspired you. For July you’ll find 10 new Card Map sketches and a couple of card samples. Check back quarterly for new maps.
Seaside Layouts and Cards
The Seaside Collection from Close to My Heart has stamps, pattern papers and stickers that co-ordinate perfectly to create fun beachy scrapbook pages and cards. On their blog they have 4 page layouts, 3 standard cards and 3 smaller card … Read More...
Catfish Card
I love cats and I love mermaids so of course I’m in love with this awesome “My Little Catfish” stamp set from Inkon3! It even has different faces so you can change it’s mood. Lynnea created this fun card with … Read More...
Brothers Scrapbook Page
The blues and greens on the Brothers layout from Jess work nicely with the black and white photos and title. She added great texture using a stencil with stencil paste and paint splatter on her background.
Take a closer look … Read More...