Wow, check out the stunning background on this card from Nicole Spohr! She heat embossed a Crackle stamp on her cardstock and then used an ink smooshing technique with Distress Oxide Inks over top for some amazing looking texture. She … Read More...
Spotlight Coloring Technique
Add some interest to you next stamped card with the Spotlight Coloring Technique. Instead of coloring the entire image you can choose just a section to color in. Echo used a heart shaped die to cut out part of a … Read More...
No-Line Coloring Technique with Copics
Therese used Copic markers with a No-Line coloring technique for this stunning floral card. Her use of shading and shadowing gives such a lovely realistic look to the stamped images. She’s sharing a detailed coloring video on her channel so … Read More...
Design Tip: Gradually Sized
Stuck on a layout design? Try this easy tip of using gradually sized photos or embellishments. You can use a series of photos that gradually get smaller or a set of elements each one a little bigger than the next. … Read More...
Layering Stamps with Embossing
Layering stamps usually are used with different colors of ink to create a multicolored design but Jenny had the terrific idea of embossing each layer instead. She used metallic and pearl embossing powders from WOW! with stamps from A Pocket … Read More...
Dot Coloring Card Technique
Jennifer McGuire has a cool take on coloring with markers using dots. By tapping the tip of a markers around the outside edges or even coloring in a stamped image with dots you get a fun pixelated pattern and can … Read More...
Octopus Card with Florescent Copics
Several of Copics markers are marked Florescent, these markers add a bright and bold look on cardstock and a few of them actually do glow under black light as Sandy Allnock recently discovered. She used these markers to create a … Read More...
Beach Day Focal Layout
A quick and easy way to create a focal point on your layout is with paper. These two papers form a loose arrow pointing straight to the photo, drawing the eye in and anchoring the layout. A title and some … Read More...
Faux Watercolor Technique
Amy R. has a terrific tip on getting the look of watercolor with out actually water coloring. For her faux watercolor technique she heat embossed her stamped images in white on white cardstock and then rubbed water reactive ink pads … Read More...
Floral Layout with Shimmerz Paints
Jennifer McMurtrey used a smooshing technique with different colors of Shimmerz Paints Creameez to color the die cut flowers on her layout. Each one has it’s own unique marble and splattered look that she carried over into the background of … Read More...
Heat Embossing with Stencils Two Ways
Heat embossing adds great texture and shine to you handmade cards. Join Lisa as she shows you how to use embossing powders with stencils plus she shares a fun tip on using the positive and negative giving two stenciled panels … Read More...
Dandelion Mouse Card
I used the adorable Make a Wish stamp set from Hero Arts along with some Distress Oxide Ink blending for this fun card. I used a liquid masking solution to mask my stamp and also used a little shimmer paint … Read More...
Balloon Bear Card with Embossing
Jenny used embossing powders in a couple of different way on this cute Balloon Bear card. She embossed her stamped images in black but she also embossed cardstock and die cut her balloon shapes which gave them some fun shine … Read More...
Create Your Own Thicker Stickers
Kerry has a great sticker hack to create your own thicker stickers. She placed stickers on white cardstock and cut around them using her Brother Scan N Cut Machine. This made them sturdier and also gave a nice white border. … Read More...
5 Ways to Use Pigment Ink for Card Making
Landscapes with Layered Stamps
Hero Arts has some absolutely stunning new landscape stamps. These designs are layering stamps so you can easily build a colorful scene card. I love all the little accessories you can add like clouds and hot air balloons to complete … Read More...
Coloring Embossed Sentiments
If you’re new to coloring stamped images Cathy has a great tip. If you heat emboss your stamps it gives you a little raised “edge” that helps hold in the color so you don’t color outside the lines. She used … Read More...
6 Different Ideas for Using Border Dies
Border dies are perfect for, well, card borders of course but there are lots of other things you can do with them too. Bibi Cameron used brand new border dies from Tonic Studio for pockets, bands around gift boxes, card … Read More...
Floral Card with Multiple Ink Techniques
Nicole used Versacolor inks with several different techniques to make this lovely floral card. She used them for stenciling, coloring in her stamped images, traditional stamping and splattering. What a great way to show so many uses with just one … Read More...