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Ink Smooshing and Embossing Technique

April 17, 2021 by Heather Holbrook

Ink Smooshing and Embossing Technique

Natasha did something I’ve never heard of and that’s heat embossing with water! She first ink smooshed her background panel with stamping inks and water then left some sections wet and poured on glitter embossing powder and then heated. The … Read More...

Mixed Media Hello Layout

February 23, 2021 by Heather Holbrook

Mixed Media Bubble Layout

For this fun Hello layout Janna Werner created a colorful pink, purple and blue background using watercolors and then used embossing paste and glitter over a stencil for some fun bubble designs. This mixed media combination gives lots of color, … Read More...

2020 Round Up Layout

January 9, 2021 by Heather Holbrook

2020 Round Up Layout

I love the idea of a single layout that has your favorite photos or memories from one year. Andrea created her 2020 layout with 12 photos from through out the past year over a background of stitched paper stripes and … Read More...

Hey, Pumpkin Card

September 27, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

Hey, Pumpkin Card

I’m so ready for Fall, leaves turning and pumpkins everywhere. This lovely Autumn card from Vicky just captures all the wonder of Fall! She used stamps, dies and pattern papers from Simon Says and I love her use of glitter … Read More...

Shining Star Scrapbook Canvas

August 28, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

Shinning Star Scrapbook Canvas

Maria took her scrapbooking off the page an onto the wall with this stunning art canvas. She used lots of gold and silver glitter and pastes for stenciling and adding sparkle to the embellishments which really stand out against the … Read More...

Summer Layout with Glue Quill

July 31, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

Summer Layout with Glue Quill

Lisa used the new Glue Quill from We R Memory Keepers for this wonderful Summer layout. She used the quill in conjunction with her Silhouette electronic die cutting machine which drew the outline of the flowers in glue which she … Read More...

Heat Embossed Inlaid Dies

June 26, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

Heat Embossed Inlaid Dies

I love doing inlaid die cutting, placing die cut images together like a puzzle piece. Verity took this idea a step further by apply heat embossing on every other section of her inlay. I love that she used glitter embossing … Read More...

Nuvo Glitter Markers

June 20, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

Nuvo Glitter Markers

Who doesn’t love to add sparkle and shine to their cards? Loose glitter is so messy but Glitter pens and markers can add the perfect touch of shimmer with no mess. Michelle is sharing 3 techniques using Nuvo Glitter Markers … Read More...

Glittery Beach Card

June 8, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

Glittery Beach Card

Wow, check out all that sparkle and shine on the sand and waves on this stunning Beach Card from Gemma! She die cut her waves and beach from white cardstock, applied clear ink to each section and heat embossing beautiful … Read More...

Sun Ray Layout Tutorial

June 4, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

Sun Ray Layout Tutorial

Suzanna cut out rays from yellow pattern paper to create a sunburst behind her summer pool photo. She added some sparkle with stenciled glitter glue and the clusters of bird, insects and clouds help add the summer time theme. And … Read More...

Gold and Rose Gold Foil Printable Papers

May 26, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

Gold and Rose Gold Foil Printable Papers

Introducing a new FREE collection of gold and rose gold foil papers. This paper collection is designed with various foil texture and shades of different gold and rose gold colors. These papers are all high quality 12×12 printable paper and … Read More...

DIY Glitter Paper

April 28, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

DIY Glitter Paper

Glitter paper is really popular and can add loads of sparkle and shine to your paper crafting projects. But what if you don’t have the perfect color of shimmery cardstock for your card? Well, you can make your own using … Read More...

Just Married Card

April 21, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

Just Married Card

Celebrate the happy couple with a stunning Just Married Card. Nichol Spohr created this card with dies from Spellbinders. The monochromatic mix of silver and grey make this design so elegant and her use foil and glitter papers add that … Read More...

Rainbow Panda Card

February 4, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

Rainbow Panda Card

Using the tiny but adorable Whittle Panda die from Poppy Stamps I created this colorful birthday card with a trendy rainbow theme. Using shimmer watercolors added a pretty sparkle to the card. Learn how I made this design over on … Read More...

Princess Birthday Card

February 3, 2020 by Heather Holbrook

Princess Birthday Card

Elaine created this pretty, pink Princess Birthday Card with stamps, dies and a stencil from Heffy Doodle. And what’s a princess without some sparkle? So she used the stencil with metallic paste for some shimmer and shine on her ink … Read More...

Snow Happy Layout

November 26, 2019 by Heather Holbrook

Snow Happy Layout

The blues and grays that Kerryn used on her Snow Happy layout really stand out from the Kraft colored background. The cluster of embellishments adds balance to the two photos and the glitter on the title and snowflakes add some … Read More...

Glitter and Flocked Ornaments Card

November 18, 2019 by Heather Holbrook

Glitter and Flocked Ornaments Card

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...

Glitter Fall Leaves Card

September 27, 2019 by Heather Holbrook

Glitter Fall Leaves Card

Wow, I love the amazing sparkle on the background of this cute Autumn card! Ellen H. used glitter gel with a stencil for her card and it makes the background really stand out and the glitter frame around her sentiment … Read More...

How to Heat Emboss with Stencils

September 12, 2019 by Heather Holbrook

How to Heat Emboss with Stencils

These card from Verity are simply stunning! She added lots of texture and shine to her card backgrounds by embossing over stencils and even took it a step further by using embossing powder that has glitter for that extra wow … Read More...

Brady Bunch Inspired Card

August 3, 2019 by Heather Holbrook

Brady Bunch Inspired Card

Wow, does this Brady Bunch inspired card take me back, I loved watching that show when I was a kid! After creating colored square sections Ardyth used the faces from lots of Ellen Hutson Leading Lady stamps to create her … Read More...

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