Did you struggle to come up with masculine cards for Father’s Day this year? I hear lots of card makers say “It’s hard to come up with more masculine designs.” Theresa Calvird has created 5 different masculine card ideas using … Read More...
Summer Butterfly Layout Challenge
Meghann Andrews is issuing a scrapbook layout challenge over on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog. For her layout she used multiple photos, several different pattern papers, included an interactive hidden flap for journaling, added stamping and hard embellishments. Wow, … Read More...
Cards with Positive and Negative Die Cuts
Using both the positive and negative cuts from your dies gives you twice as many options. This means using the cardstock that was cut out and also the cardstock that was “left behind” after cutting. Becky used this idea for … Read More...
Product Review: Distress Embossing Glaze
The new Distress Embossing Glazes from Tim Holtz are translucent colored embossing powders that add a glossy shine to your mixed media and paper crafting projects. They come in many coordinating colors to other products in the Distress Line and … Read More...
Floral Cards with Only Dies
I’m seeing more and more cards made with using only or mostly die cuts. So even if you don’t stamp there are lots of options for making amazing cards. Spellbinder has so many dies to choose from including monthly kits. … Read More...
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...
Father’s Day Bear Card
If you struggle with designing masculine cards try modern, geometric styles. Like these card using Geometric Animal stamps from Kari. By using silver embossing powder and adding some simple watercolor to each shape inside the image it gives the look … Read More...
Bunny Slider Card
Lynnea used a Seesaw Slider die and stamps from LDRS Creative to design this adorable Bunny card. These little guys look like they are having so much fun and the card recipient will also have fun playing with this card … Read More...
Sarcastic Chicken Cards
Emily used some hilarious new Chicken themed stamps from Taylored Expressions to create two really funny cards. Can any Moms out there relate to the hiding in the closet with wine card, especially during this pandemic? :).
How to Ink Blend on an Embossing Folder
Embossing folders add great texture to your cards but you can also use them to add color as well. I used ink pads and a blender brush to add a blue sky to the starry background on my Unicorn Card. … Read More...
Coffee Cup Card with Digital Stamps
Renee used flower digital stamps from Joy Clair to create her own pattern paper for the background of her card. This is such an easy way to design your own custom card backgrounds. She used another large coffee cup digi … Read More...
How to Watercolor on Colored Cardstock
Normally when using watercolors for your cards you’d stamp on watercolor paper but Amber has a technique using cardstock. She used liquid watercolor markers and just a bit of water on a paint brush to color her images with. Using … Read More...
Llama Twist Card
Using some super fun new Twist Stamps and Dies from Art Impressions Nina designed this adorable Llama card. His backside is on the inside of the card and he’s suspended inside the opening so he can twist and flip around. … Read More...
Tissue Paper Butterfly Cards
Cindi had the wonderful idea for her butterfly cards of die cutting their wings from tissue paper! This really added lots of dimension and a real flutter to them. And since tissue comes in some many different colors and patterns … Read More...
Slimline Coffee Card
I love the trendy Slimline design of this cute Coffee Card from Tracy Shultz. The die cut window openings look like a walk up counter at a cafe’. To get her bright neon colors she used Gel Pens to color … Read More...
Clear Tri-Fold Bee Card
Kristina Werner used new stamps from Colorado Craft Company to create this stunning clear Tri-Fold Card. The top panel is clear acetate with a gold embossed bee on vellum, the panel underneath was created with an ink blended resist … Read More...
Interactive Multi Slider Card
All types of interactive cards are very trendy right now, especially slider cards. These cards have a pull tab that allows the stamped images to slide along a track. Simon Says Stamps has really uped the slider game with their … Read More...
Scrape Painting Card Technique
I sometimes find solid silhouette stamps can be difficult to design with. Karen Dunbrook has a fun Scrape Painting technique that adds a colorful background behind her stamps that she stamped in black. By adding dots of acrylic paints to … Read More...
Three Card Techniques Using One Stamp Set
Using a lovely Peony stamp set from Recollections I designed 3 cards, each with a different technique. I’ll show you how to ink blend over a mask, how to do an ink smooshing technique and how to color with colored … Read More...
Card Making – Tulip Card
I love all the layers and depth on this beautiful Tulip Card from Jules. She used Copic markers
to color her tulips and Distress Oxide Ink
and a stencil for her background. The frames and layers of metallic gold paper … Read More...