Sandy Allnock is amazing at putting together detailed stamped scenes. One way to create complicated layered designs is with masking, using a low tack sticker paper to cover images while stamping others over top. Sandy has lots of tips and … Read More...
Create Card Bands with Punches
Some cards like pop up and gatefold styles might require a little help in keeping closed and a removable band around the center that slips off is the perfect option. It’s also just a nice way to add extra embellishment … Read More...
Easter Card with Ink Lifting
Amanda used an ink lifting technique for this lovely Easter Card. She inked her panel with blues and greens, heat embossed the bunny in gold then used just clear water inside the bunny image to remove some of the color. … Read More...
Koala Mini Slimline Card
Nina-Marie has a great tip for getting more from your stamps. She “stretched” this fun Koala tea cup stamp by using the tea cup portion of the stamp twice, stacking them up for an even taller image. She filled the … Read More...
4 Ideas for Stitching Dies
I love the look of sewing on paper crafts, I used to really be into cross stitch so added sewing or stitching on a card really appeals to me. Ellen Hutson has several dies that have small holes so you … Read More...
Create Card Patterns with Washi Tape
Washi tape is a decorative way to adhere items to your cards, scrapbook, journal and planner pages but this tape can also be used to create patterns and dimension as well. If you’re not familiar with it Washi Tape is … Read More...
Hidden Elements Layout
This pretty layout from Jackie holds a couple of fun surprises. Inside the decorated envelope are tags tied with string that have loads more photos and the white panel is actually a flap that when opened reveals hidden journaling. This … Read More...
Create a Digital Plaid Paper
Plaid and check is a trendy look and is a great way to incorporate not only pattern but also lots of color to a layout. Laura is sharing a tip for you digital scrapers on how to transform a striped … Read More...
Faded Stencil Card Background
Dina combined several popular techniques for the background on this sweet card. She ink blended Oxide Inks on white cardstock then stenciled over top, blotting the ink with water for a cool faded watercolor ombre’ design.
Fussy Cut Butterflies Page
Paige cut loads and loads of colorful butterflies from pattern paper for this stunning layout. She followed the colors of the striped background paper to arrange a rainbow of colorful butterflies fluttering up the page. A large photo, a few … Read More...
Stenciled Background Layout
I love the amazing background Jen created for this Everyday Memories layout! Using the striped piece of pattern paper she backed the photo and page with as inspiration, she inked the stencil with Distress Oxide ink pads in the same … Read More...
Asymmetrical Layout
Victoria used an asymmetrical style for this beautiful layout. Offsetting the “center” line down the page along with color on one side and white on the other adds so much interest to the design. This offset is balanced out with … Read More...
Quick Pages with Journaling Cards
Pre-printed journaling cards are perfect to create a quick and simple scrapbook layout. You can layer them up, use them as frames and of course use them for journaling. Jamie layered two behind her photo and also die cut one … Read More...
Bear Hugs Card
Won’t it be wonderful when the pandemic is over we can all get together and hug all the ones we care about!? But until that day send someone special a card letting them know you can’t wait to give them … Read More...
How to Color with Ink Pads
We all know ink pads are for stamping out your stamps but you can also use them for so many other techniques, like actually coloring in your stamped images with them. Simon Hurley is sharing 3 different ways to color … Read More...
Sloth Birthday Card
Elaine Hughes always blows me away with her coloring skills! She used Copic Markers to color this adorable Sloth Birthday Card using stamps from Stamping Bella. The hand drawn background and all the texture she added with dots really puts … Read More...
Add Color To Embossing Folders
Theresa is sharing two different ways to add color to paper with embossing folders. The first technique is ink blending on the cardstock in an ombre’ pattern and then embossing, the second is to add ink directly to one side … Read More...
Digital Tip for Frames
Monica has a tip for using one picture but separating them into looking like two separate photos. She used a photo editing software to split apart the image with retro Polaroid style frames. Her Winter Days digital layout features the … Read More...
Christmas Card with Offset Stamping
Anne created a lovely pattern on this Slimline Christmas Card with an offset stamping technique. By stamping the large leafy background stamp in brown ink in a stamp positioner and then slightly shifting the paper and stamping again adding white … Read More...
Coloring Die Cuts
Sandy Allnock has a fun way to get more from your die cut shapes by created your own custom design. Instead of using the stamps that coordinate with the cute bear and sled designs from Ellen Hutson Sandy used her … Read More...