I love the elegance a simplified color palette can create. Today’s red, black and white snowflakes care embodies that simplicity with gorgeous results. Better yet, it’s a quick card to pull together! For the video tutorial, click below. Otherwise, keep scrolling to see how I put together this red, black Continue Reading
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Season’s Greetings Black and Silver
After starting off my 12 Days of Cardmaking series yesterday with a card using traditional holiday colors, I decided to switch it up. Today’s Season’s Greetings Black and Silver card brings the same messaging, but an entirely different look and feel. For the video tutorial, click below. Otherwise, keep scrolling Continue Reading
Turnabout and Heat Embossing
Using Turnabout stamps by Concord & 9th are great at obtaining cohesive, multi-inked card panels. Have you wondered at including heat embossing into the process? If so, today’s post is definitely for you! I’m combining a Turnabout and Heat Embossing and giving you all the tricks to do it successfully Continue Reading
Distress Spray Stain
Have you tried ink smooshing yet? If not, prepare to be amazed. I’m using Distress Spray Stain today to achieve some fantastic backgrounds which are then layered into some fabulous cards. To make it even better, I’m using a few more goodies from Simon Says Stamp’s Stamptember release. For the Continue Reading
Quick Ink Blended Butterfly Card
Speed is the name of the game, and today’s quick ink blended butterfly card is where it’s at. One stamp set, five ink colors, some heat embossing and a couple optional extras make today’s project a beauty. If that wasn’t enough, I’ve created a video tutorial for this quick ink Continue Reading
12 Days of Christmas Cards – Day 9
Nuvo Glimmer Paste is the highlight for today’s cards. Maybe intimidating for newer crafters, but surprisingly easy to use! Supplies Nuvo Glimmer Paste in Golden Crystal, Emerald Green and Garnet Red Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock: 110lb for card base, 80lb for card panel Avery Removable Labels #6465 Honey Continue Reading
Card Making Basics 5 – Embossing
Embossing is a great way to add interest to handmade cards and other craft projects. In addition, it’s not a very difficult technique to get good at. In this weeks Card Making Basics installment, we will cover all things embossing to get you well adversed in this great technique. Tools Continue Reading