The new Pull Tab dies from Close to My Heart allow you to create amazing interactive card designs like these fun Birthday Present Cards. When the tap is pulled the top of the box lifts up to reveal a sentiment, … Read More...
Coloring Die Cuts for a BFF Double Layout
One great way to add custom color to a layout is by inking die cuts. Nathalie die cut lots of hanging vines and BFF alphabet letters from white cardstock and added color by ink blending with colored ink pads. One … Read More...
Coloring Stamps Using Stencils
If you don’t really enjoy coloring in your stamped images with markers or pencils these products from Altenew are for you. Their coordinating layering stencils allow you to use ink blending for quick and easy coloring in stamps with layers … Read More...
Out of This World Layout
Karlla used products from Simple Stories to create this wonderful Out of this World Layout. Lots of different sized stars cut from pattern papers are scattered across the background, which is a neutral grey so all the colors stand out. … Read More...
Rainy Day Reading Card
As an avid reader I can’t wait to buy the new Page Turner stamp set from Hello Bluebird. Christy used this set for a sweet rainy day reading card with a girl and her cat hanging out at home in … Read More...
Boy and His Cat Circle Grid Layout
When in doubt go back to the basics. This wonderful layout from Suzanna uses a grid of circles for the main design but this is really anything but basic. With sewn circles, round photos and pattern paper circles there is … Read More...
Create Your Own Pattern Paper for Cards
Looking at the background of these beautiful cards from Jaycee you’d think they were expensive printed pattern papers but he actually created them himself! Using layering stamps from Altenew for the flowers he also added hand drawn stems and splattered … Read More...
Mountain Hike Layout
Noelle used a large heart shaped die with mountains and trees for the focal point of this colorful Mountain Hike layout. She painted the trees and added glitter paper to the “snow” on the hills, tucked the photo and a … Read More...
Summery Lemon Card with Custom Sentiment
This wonderful card from Kara is full of summery sunshine and yummy yellow lemons, sure to brighten anyone’s day! But the star of this design is the custom sentiment she created using alphabet stamps and dies. She used a stamp … Read More...
Lots and Lots of Blocks Layout
Lisa created an amazing pattern using lots and lots of small square blocks punched from pattern papers. To add texture she’s distressed the edges of each square and also added rows of horizontal sewing. Notice how many blocks have either … Read More...
Birthday Floral Frame Card
How sweet is this Floral Frame Birthday Card from Vicki!? She created the white on white frame from a scalloped die, adding a die cut sentiment in the center from silver glitter paper. She decorated the corners using lots of … Read More...
Flowers and Rainbows Album
Kelly created this amazing mini album to document her love of flowers. The base is a spiral mini album but she added a large colorful rainbow die bursting from the top for a really unique design. Inside the pages are … Read More...
Thank You Card with Color and Texture
I love the blend of colors with all the bumpy texture on this Thank You Card from Cathy Z.! For her wonderful background she ink blended onto white cardstock with shades of green, purple and blue ink pads and then … Read More...
“Your Passion” Tags Layout
This wonderful “Your Passion” layout from Kerstin has so much texture and layers and I love all the different tones of coral colors together! She pulls the eye right into the center by stitching a smaller square of cardstock to … Read More...
Foiled Beta Fish Card
Check out the shimmer and shine Brenda got from using foiling on this beautiful Beta Fish Card! She foiled the fish outline using gold speckled foil, coloring it with Copic Markers. The title is a mix of stamping and die … Read More...
How To Make A Suitcase Shaped Mini Album
This Suitcase Shaped Mini Album from Katelyn is perfect for vacation and travel photos. She used a suitcase shaped die to cut out the shapes for the cover and inside pages, adding 3 metal rings at the edge to hold … Read More...
Watercolor Mushroom Cards
I know mushroom and fungus aren’t for everyone but personally I love them and these watercolor Mushroom Cards from Lisa look like they came right out of a nature journal. She used Distress Inks to do a quick and easy … Read More...
Add More to a Layout with Hidden Flaps
Jessica has a terrific way to add more space and an interactive element to layouts with hidden flaps. On her left page she created smaller flaps under the photos, on the right page most of the entire page lifts up … Read More...
How to Create a Stacked Sentiment for a Card
This fun stacked sentiment die cutting technique uses a sentiment die that also has a coordinating outline. Cut the outline die multiple times from different colors of cardstock, cut them in half and stack them with a little space … Read More...
Art Museum Layout
What’s more inspiring for a layout than a trip to the art museum!? Jil created a photo collages of some of the art she saw on her museum trip and used fun mixed media techniques to decorate her layout. Paste … Read More...