Wow, the bold red and shiny gold on this card are really stunning! Kelly used a no-line coloring technique for a beautiful red rose on red cardstock colored with alcohol markers and added touches of gold using gilded flakes. She … Read More...
Watching Movies Card
I love watching movies! Many a night and weekend you’ll find me looking exactly like the cute girl in this card, sitting in my Pj’s with popcorn watching a movie. But instead of chicks I’ve got cats on the couch … Read More...
Mice in Love Card
How much fun is this adorable card from Channin?! These two little mice talking on the phone is so sweet and her use of wired twine for the phone cord is simply brilliant. I love how she also used it … Read More...
Snowman Thank You Tags and Card
If you want to thank someone for that fabulous gift they gave you over the Holidays create some cute winter themed cards and tags like Kelly did. She’s got tips for making quick and easy Thank You cards and tags … Read More...
Card Challenge
A recent post from Wendy at SugarPea Designs really rang true to me personally and if you’re a card maker it might be true for you too. She talked about loving to make cards but not always following through with … Read More...
Thank You Snowflake Card
Don’t put away those winter or holiday themed paper crafting supplies just yet. You can still use snowy themed ideas for birthday, thank you cards and more. Heather Hoffman used a new card kit from Simon Says to create a … Read More...
Card Making – Stenciled Birthday Card
Stenciling is a great way to add some pizzazz to your card backgrounds. Ilina used several colors of ink pads with blending brushes over her stencil for a colorful birthday card background. I love the bright Neon colors from Hero … Read More...
Arctic Animals Printables
These cute little Arctic Animal images and papers are perfect for making cards, planner and scrapbook pages this winter. There are different animal images and pattern papers to chose from and they are all FREE to download from Free Pretty … Read More...
Heat Embossing 101
If you’re new to stamping and card making or just never learned about Heat Embossing then you’re going to love the Ellen Hutson Essential Guide to Heat Embossing. Heat embossing uses a pigment based ink pads (which are slow drying) … Read More...
Winter Foxes Card
One of my favorite new dies is the Tree House from Hello Bluebird, I can see myself using it for so many different cards with animals, fairies and more. I created this cute foxes in the snow scene card using … Read More...
Snowman Card with DIY Stencil Background
Stenciling is still a super trendy technique and there are lots you can buy but you can also make your very own stencils too. Katie created hers using clear acetate sheets and dies from Avery Elle. And she made a … Read More...
Penguin Snow Globe Card
I used the adorable First Snow stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird, Snow Globe dies from Darice and shimmer watercolors to create this quick and easy Penguin Snow Globe Card. I filmed a video tutorial that you watch on … Read More...
Santa’s Village Card
Jenn used a masking technique with her stamps as well as to create the background on this cute Santa’s Village Card. It’s a great way to have the look of dimension but really only have one layer.
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Holiday Baking Card
This adorable little bear loves to bake for the Holidays and he’s got cute little mouse and bird helpers. If you’re a baker or know someone who is this is the perfect card to make. Christy used stamps from Neat … Read More...
Reindeer Couple Card
Sandy Allnock used a masking technique to bring this cute reindeer couple closer together on the front of her cards. She also used different techniques for falling snow so it can be snowing a lot or just a little in … Read More...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Bunny Holiday Card
Using the adorable new First Snow stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird I created this cute Holiday card. I wanted to use non-traditional colors so I went with a pinky-peach that I thought worked well with the bunnies. I colored … Read More...
Reindeer Snow Scene Card
The background on this Snow Scene card is amazing! The Reindeer is a stamp from W Plus 9 but the rest was colored by hand with Copic Markers by Alberto Gav. He’s sharing a speed coloring video on their blog … Read More...
Thanksgiving Card with Foil Background
Jeanne used Transfer Gel over a leaf stencil and added metallic foil over top for a wonderful background on this cute Thanksgiving Card. She’s sharing how to do this technique over on the Pretty Pink Posh blog.