Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
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In today’s card I used the Emerging Colors technique which is a variation of the embossing resist technique. See another variation in this post. Do you see the colors coming through the Besty’s Blossoms image? Can you guess which stamp I used for the colors that show through the blossom? Gorgeous Grunge – one of my favorites! It is so versatile!! So did you guess right? I also …
I love the way this card turned out using Gorgeous Grunge which has become one of my ‘turn to’ for great effects, Perfect Blend – a fun stamp set and my Stampin’ Daubers for the polka dot effect. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this year’s In Colors. Here I used Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana and Pistacio Pudding. I loved working with The Ruffled Stretch Trim – I used Glue …
The Artistic Etchings Stamp Set is another set that is retiring next week. I can’t believe the time is almost here to say goodbye to my trusty ole stamps. Wondering how I made this? Stamp your sentiment in the middle and then place a strip of copy paper or cardstock where you don’t want your other images to go (that’s called the Masking Technique). Sponge above …
Here’s a fun stamp set for a festive occasion with balloons and gifts called Patterned Party and if it’s a birthday, use the banner like I did on this card for my niece’s 1st birthday. I die cut 3 of the number 1 from the Typeset Alphabet Die, embossed the top number and glued it with the other two. I put 2 Way glue on the …
Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day! For Mother’s Day, I wanted something cheerful to brighten my mom’s hospital room and I figured everyone who came to visit would bring her lovely flowers but . . . they last for about a week. So I decided to make her flowers that last for a long time along with this card. My original container plan …
As promised, here’s the card I’ll be giving my mom on Mother’s Day. Because she’s still in the hospital, I wanted something cheery with bright colors. I colored my flower trim with daubers, sponged the edges of my doily and the Floral Designer Series Paper. I also sponged my Whisper White Baker’s Twine with Tempting Turquoise ink. Are you making your own card for Mother’s Day? What do you think …
Here’s a Mother’s Day card we made at my Celebrating Special Times Card Class last week that was inspired by Connie Collins’ birthday card. I brayered the Pink Pirouette Lacy Brocade embossed card with Whisper White Craft Ink and sponged the flowers and sentiment with Chocolate Chip ink. I used a lot of my favorites on this card – the 5/8″ Flower Trim, the Crochet Trim, the Very Vintage …
Hello Friends . . . I love the elegance and softness that vellum brings to a card. I used vellum on the Secret Garden flowers to which I had embossed with black embossing powder and then colored with blender pens. I cut them out with the Secret Garden Framelits – 1,2,3 and done! I added the Elegant Lines embossing folder (which is retiring soon – …
When I think of sympathy cards, I think of something soothing so I decided to go with one of my favorite stamp sets Just Believe and give the main flower a watercolor effect using the watercolor paper. All you need to do is color the image with your markers and spray mist your cardstock with water and stamp–instant watercolor effect. Sympathy cards is one of those types of cards …
I want to share with you one of the cards we’re making at my technique club this month using the Reinker Spread technique – it’s cool and works like magic! My first club loved it and I know my second club will love it as well when we meet next week! I used the Secret Garden stamp set – loved this set! The best thing about it is that you …
Today’s card uses the Field Flowers stamp. Don’t these colors go well together? I used Lucky Limeade for the stem of the flower and was going to use it for the embossed cardstock but preferred something a little more subtle so I went to one of my favorite colors – Certainly Celery – which will soon be discontinued. I wanted a bit of shine so I applied …
Stamps and punches aren’t just for cards and scapbooking. You can also use them to make special projects to decorate your home like this FAMILY frame we made at my class last week. The ladies enjoyed making this and were very pleased with the results. I would love to know what you think of this framed art. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR FREE SHIPPING ON …
I needed to make an anniversary card for good friends of mine so I decided to play around with some of the colors that will be discontinued once the new catalog debuts. I used the combination of Bravo Burgundy, Baja Breeze, River Rock and Always Artichoke ink using daubers. I like how well the colors blend together. I embossed River Rock cardstock with Lacy Brocade and …
The Patterned Occasions Sale-A-Bration stamp is a great stamp set to own because of the fun images it has. I love the jeans in this set along with the cute elephant in this post. When I first saw the jeans, I immediately thought of a friend card. Makes a great teen card – don’t you think? Did you notice the background? It’s not a stamp – it was done with rubberbands …
How do you like the colorful flower and butterfly? It was done using the Thumping Technique. All you need is a light colored ink pad and 2-3 markers. Ink up your solid stamp and tap each colored marker on the stamp and viola! instant beauty with multiple colors. Try your own color combination! Let me know which color combinations you tried by leaving me a comment. The Oh Happy …
I just love the Water Stamping Background Technique. This was one of the techniques I did with my stamping club last month. Everyone loved it! I like the softness of this card using some of the ink colors from the Subtles Collection. I must admit the Subtles Ink Collection is my favorite. The technique is easy and fun to do. All you need to do …
What do you do if you didn’t have time to make your own Valentine’s Day cards this year? Start making them now . . . for next year! You’ll be ready to go. All the Valentine’s Day stamps and supplies are out so why not take advantage of that? Here are two easy cards to make that are similar yet different. I really like the flair in the Love You Much stamp …
I’m taking a break from Christmas cards to make a birthday card for someone special–my daughter, a gift from God. She likes clean cards with a bit of an artistic flair so I think she’ll like this one. I like the faux soft layers on this card created with sponging. I stamped the flower from the Creative Elements Stamp Set, cut it, curled and sponged the edges …
I love snowmen and I have several of them adorning my home at Christmas time. When I saw this stamp set I knew I had to get it to add to my snowmen collection. Everyone needs tags for their holiday gifts so here’s a fun tag using the Snow Much Fun Stamp Set and Two Tags Die. This tag opens up so you can put a short sentiment. …