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...
Coloring Dies with Copic Markers for an Anniversary Card
This beautiful Anniversary Card from Nichol Spohr features a lovely bursting bouquet of flowers. Instead of die cutting the images from colored cardstock she die cut them all from white cardstock and used her Copic alcohol markers to color them. … Read More...
Enjoy the Sunshine Mixed Media Layout
Pinks, yellows and gold mimic the colors of a sunrise on this pretty “Enjoying the Sunshine” layout from Tracey. She create her own background using gold paste over a flower stencil on top of white and pattern papers. She added … Read More...
Use Heat Embossing to Create a Metallic Card Panel
Don’t have any metallic cardstock but want the look of shiny metal? Try heat embossing like Rachel did on this sweet card. By rubbing a Clear VersaMark embossing ink pad directly onto cardstock she then poured embossing powder over top … Read More...
DIY Coordinating Wedding Projects
It’s June and that means it’s Wedding Season! The team over at Sizzix has create a wonderful set of coordinating projects perfect for any upcoming wedding with matching guest book, invitation, table settings and more. Using some of their floral … Read More...
Disney’s Mad Tea Party Ride Inspired Card
If you’re a big Disney fan like me this amazing card from Kara will really make your head spin! She used brand new stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn to create a card inspired by the Mad Tea Party Ride!! … Read More...
Decorate the Corners Baking Layout
I love sweet the mix of flowers and baking on this page. Almost all of the design on this layout from Desiree is on the opposite corners, leaving a diagonal section of white space across the center for such a … Read More...