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This stunning Christmas Ornament card from Lynnea has amazing shine and texture. She used both flocking sheets and glitter paste on her ornaments for a fun and festive design.
Visit the Lynnea Cards blog to check out her video tutorial.… Read More...
This technique from Dave Brethauer really blew me away! His die cut shapes have an amazing texture to them and the reason is he used napkins instead of cardstock! And when he adds watercolors to them them puff a bit … Read More...
Laura combined cute and vintage together in this pretty Thanksgiving themed card. Plaid patterns, fall leaves and pumpkin pie are the perfect designs for Autumn and adding cute animals is always a good idea!
I love using the Arteza Real Brush Pens for water coloring. I find them easy to use, they blend nicely and have build-able color. I used them to color in this beautiful fall girl stamp from LDRS Creative for an … Read More...
The kissing technique is a fun and easy way to add patterns to your stamped images. By touching (or kissing) two stamps together you can transfer a design from one stamp to another. It sounds hard but it’s really a … Read More...
Using Water-Reactive Ink Pads from Spectrum Noir I created this fun winter Yeti Card. These versatile inks can be used for lots of different stamping and coloring techniques. If you missed my review on them last week be sure to … Read More...
Several companies make dies that have holes in them so you can add some stitching. These dies might seem a bit limiting but you don’t always have to add sewing to them. You can use the negative space left from … Read More...
I think Easel Cards are going to be a popular trend this holiday season, I’m seeing lots of them pop up on designers blogs. Maymay created a lovely Easel Card using a lantern design that holds a small tea light … Read More...
The holidays are a hectic time but us card makers still want to find time to create cards for the season. If you’re making cards but are pressed for time this year try creating clean and simple cards. Even the … Read More...
Kristina Werner added some fall leaves and a banner around this adorable hedgehog stamp to create a simple Fall wreath design. She used watercolors for her images and I love the shadow she added to each one, it adds a … Read More...
Wendy Lee is sharing step by step photo and video directions on how to create a fun Swing Easel Card. She used an Autumn theme but this versatile idea can be altered for any occasion.
The Water-Reactive Ink Pads from Spectrum Noir are fun inks that, you guessed it, react with water! With these slow drying dye based ink pads you can get trendy looks like distress, ink splatters, ink blending and you can even … Read More...
These colorful Autumn Leaves digital papers are wonderful for creating Fall scrapbook pages, planner layouts or cards. There are 12 designs and they are FREE to download and print from Free Pretty Things for You.
This Caramel Apple Card looks yummy enough to eat! Amy R. used new dies from Simon Says, applying clear glaze over top to add a wonderful shine.
Visit the Prairie Paper and Ink blog to watch her card making video.… Read More...
Shari ink blended white cardstock with fall colors and then die cut the paper with leaf shapes for this wonderful Autumn Thank You Card. Her leaves look very realistic and the touches of gold splatter and copper words add an … Read More...
A quick and easy way to add color and pattern to your stamped images is by stamping on patterned paper. Heather Hoffman used some pretty florals for this technique and added some inking to the edges of her images for … Read More...
These adorable little fall critters are having so much fun in the pumpkin patch! Christy used some cute new stamps from Hello Bluebird and Copic markers to make her autumn card.
Visit her blog Christy Gets Crafty to watch her … Read More...
Marine created this stunning Autumn Wreath Card with stamps from Miss Ink Stamps. I love how she used brown ink for her stamping, it really goes nicely with the fall colors she used. And the touches of gold images embossed … Read More...
It’s the perfect time to sit outside and enjoy the leaves beginning to change color. Bonnie captured that look perfectly on this Autumn Swing Card. Changing up the colors of flowers and leaves is a great way to convey a … Read More...
Distress Ink from Tim Holtz are so versatile, you can stamp with them, ink backgrounds and also stencil with them. Kristina Werner got an amazing look for this Halloween Card by using Distress Oxide Inks on black cardstock. The look … Read More...
