We might usually think of ink blending to create backgrounds but you can also use it to create dimension like Erum did on this stunning floral card. She used layering stamps and pretty ink pad colors from Altenew to stamp … Read More...
Free Customizable Dad and Kids Clipart
These sweet clipart set of a dad with his kids is fully customizable. You can change the color of clothes, skin, hair and even chose 1, 2 or 3 kids. It’s perfect to create to fit your own family and … Read More...
6 FREE Wildflower Coloring Pages
If I’m being totally honest I love wild flowers more than cultivated flowers, nothing makes me happier than seeing a big field full of wild flowers! So of course these 6 Coloring Pages make me so happy and I can’t … Read More...
Garden Album in a Farmhouse Box
Wow, check out this amazing project from Jessica! She used a farmhouse chipboard box and covered it with pattern paper to create the box that holds her mini album, the roof lifts off to hold the album inside. The album … Read More...
Tropical Leaf Inlay Card
I love inlay die cutting, it’s like putting together a little puzzle on your card. For this fun Tropical Leaf card Bobbi die cut leaves from Sunny Studio in different colors of cardstock circles and then die cut the leaves … Read More...
Aperture Travel Layout
This colorful hexagon design from Amy looks like the aperture that opens on a camera lens and it really brings focus to the photo in the center. She’s sharing how she create this design using a handmade template to cut … Read More...
Watercolor Lighthouse Card
One large stamp is sometimes all you need to make a beautiful card. Anna stamped a Lighthouse stamp from Impression Obsession that almost fills the entire card front and colored it with watercolors for a wonderful masculine card design, perfect … Read More...
Concentric Circles and Flowers Layout
Yui Oku used a concentric circles die cut for the focal point of this Sweet Smile layout. Cutting it from white cardstock and placing it over pink paper she then punches out lots and lots of little flowers from pattern … Read More...
Using an Embossing Folder 3 Ways
Embossing folders are a great way to add pattern and texture to your card backgrounds, place your cardstock inside, run it through your die cutting machine and… instant design! Annie has a a few terrific ways to get even more … Read More...
Summer Treats Layout with Shaker Element
This sweet summery page is full of yummy treats and a simple shaker element. Strips of pretty pattern papers in different lengths create the background behind the photo. A round shaker element was created with circle dies and placed on … Read More...
Birthday Balloon Bear Card
This sweet little Bear is floating by to wish someone a very Happy Birthday. And check out that wonderful night time sky that Kristina created for the background, she ink blended Distress Oxide Inks for a stunning sunset. She also … Read More...
Free Blocked and Squared Scrapbook Template
This fun template full of squares has lots of room for photos, journaling and embellishments in a simple, modern and graphic design. You can download a FREE template designed by Elizabeth over on the Kate Hadfield blog and check out … Read More...
Birthday Card with Light Up Candle
Adding real lights to cards has been popular for awhile but usually it involves running little wires and a bit of fiddling to work it out. But the new One Light from Pear Blossom Press is an easy to install … Read More...
“Wild Thing” Zoo Layout
Check out the fun Leopard paper on this “Wild Thing” Zoo layout from Jessica. She used leopard printed toner sheets from Therm O Web and added her own gradation of color to the background by ink blending Distress Oxide Inks … Read More...
Card with Stamped Watercolor Resist Technique
I love a resist technique, which if you’re not familiar is heat embossing a stamped image or design and then applying color over top, the embossing “resists” the color and leaves the image showing through. Verity used a large card … Read More...
How to Make a Vertical Pocket Album
These wonderful mini albums remind me of tall slimline cards that are so popular right now. These long vertical pocket albums have a cover that open at the top to reveal a row of little pocket envelopes inside to hold … Read More...
Make a Father’s Day Jeep Card
This Father’s Day card from Annie is perfect for a Dad who loves his car or Jeep or enjoys going off-roading. She used a few different inking techniques like ink blending the ground, and inking over a stencil for the … Read More...
Summer Bubbles Layout
Lindsay added stamps and stickers to pattern paper to create a fun mixed media background for this Summer Bubbles layout. Notice how she mimics the shape of the bubbles from the photo with a small accordion element of round photos … Read More...
Clean and Simple Mixed Media Bee Card
When you think Mixed Media you might think lots of layers of paint or product, maybe a bit messy with lots of collage. But Mixed Media can also be clean and simple, it really just means using lots of different … Read More...
New Baby Frame Decor Project
This adorable frame is perfect to welcome a new baby. I love the sweet honey bear theme that Kate used which would work for either a boy or girl. Starting with a shadow box frame she stamped and colored the … Read More...