The holiday season is filled with lots of shine and shimmer, and today’s card is no exception. Stardream Metallic card stock in Silver is front and center! I started off by embossing the silver panel using a geometric 3D embossing folder and adding pieces of it to either side of a Cougar Folded Notecard. I…
Are you running behind with your holiday cards? These CAS last-minute Christmas card designs are perfect to mass-produce when you’re on a time crunch. Minimal supplies and clean, crisp design give these cards a modern flare. YouTube Tutorial | Last Minute CAS Christmas Cards Check out this short video for embossing tips for these last-minute…
Welcome to Day 1 of the Holiday Countdown Series! From November 18-30, we will be featuring tons of holiday inspiration, so be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a thing. For my project today, I’ll show you one of the ways I like to watercolor which is using Oxide inks on dark paper. I…
Christmas cards with retro elements always make me smile. Old fashioned backgrounds, fun typography, I love it all! For my project today, I had to pair my new Hero Arts Christmas stamps with some bright, Christmas-y colored card stock. For my background, I heat embossed a large background image onto a panel of Astrobright Gamma…
Have you seen embossed printed paper flowers? I have noticed some postings recently and decided to give it a try. I started with several sheets from Jen Hadfield’s DIY 6 inch paper pad in peach, brown, and blues. I started by embossing brown prints for the leaves using Altenew’s Wallpaper Art stamp set. I embossed…
Using dark cardstock offers a great opportunity to highlight many different techniques. For today’s project, I’m using the beautifully textured Royal Sundance Midnight Blue card stock as a backdrop for a birthday greeting. This is a rich navy with a slight cross-hatch texture to it. To bring that texture out, I started off by blending…
Even though Fall is close, I still like my bright, cheerful floral cards. For today’s project, it’s all about cute thank you cards that are easy to replicate. For my card bases, I used Ice Blue Royal Sundance Fiber Card Stock. This is a very light, blue with bits of darker blue speckles on it….
It’s fall my favorite time of the year. I love the cool, crisp air the colors just everything about fall. I love that I can live in jeans and sweatshirts. Now the weather needs to cool down where I live, so it actually feels like fall. Today I have a card to share that you…
Fall is definitely my favorite season. I love the vibrant colors of the leaves on the trees and the potted mums that decorate neighbors’ porches. My project today was inspired by those gorgeous blooms. Next to Copics, Zig Clean Color Brush Pens are my favorite way to add a splash of color to stamped images….
Could it be? Yes, Fall festivities will soon be upon us! I thought I’d get some practice in by making a fun (and not scary) Halloween card. My main motivation was to use this pretty background stamp from Fun Stampers’ Journey called Ornate Blooms along with what I think is the “perfect orange” from CutCardstock…
Hi crafty friends! Summer is such a busy month for graduation parties or weddings. It’s always nice to have Congratulation cards on hand when you need them. To make this card, I started with Gold Glitter card stock and die cut a 5-1/2″ X 4-1/4″ rectangle out. Since I was going to be covering the middle, I…
Masculine birthday cards are fun for me because I get to break out of my usual florals and pastels and try something a little edgier. For today’s card, I’m using CutCardstock’s Basis Card Stock in black along with some fun background stamps for that skater dude in your life. When heat embossing on dark card…