Card Making For Beginners – Part 6 – Types of Ink

Ink is an essential tool to your card making, but there are so many and it can be confusing. Perhaps you’re asking: Which one do I choose? Why should I have more than one type of ink? What is the purpose of the different types of ink? After all, ink is ink, right? Yes and No. Different inks serve different purposes. Let’s explore 5 different …

Chalkboard Birthday Card

May is a month full of birthdays in my family so in addition to Mother’s Day cards, I also made some birthday cards.  Here’s a masculine fun shaped card using the chalkboard technique I gave to my nephew. May is a month  I was inspired by Becky Roberts’ easel card.  I stamped images from the Clockworks Stamp and punched them with the Petite Curly Label punch.  I …

Embossing Buddy Is Back!

Due to some manufacturing issues several months ago at Stampin’ Up!, the Embossing Buddy was unavailable…. but good news – it is now available for purchase! Why do you need an Embossing Buddy? Have you ever tried embossing and had embossing powder or glitter stick in areas you did not intend it to be?  This is where the Embossing Buddy comes in.  It eliminates static on …