Creating a recessed panel can give you a beautiful focal point for a clean and simple card! Let me show you how I made my card for today. First, I cut an A2 sized piece of cardstock for the background of the card front. I’ll be placing all of my pieces on top of this […]
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Classic Calligraphy
17
May
May
Calligraphy is all the rage in stationery, and I love that it’s making its way to card making as well! A few stamp companies are getting in on that trend with their pretty stamp sets. For today’s post, I used Calligraphy Classics by Papertrey Ink for the sentiments, along with a watercoloring technique that I […]
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Layering Die Cuts
10
May
May
For today’s card, I used the Little Moments collection by Elle’s Studio that I recently received. After making some cards for an Elle’s Studio sketch class this month, I couldn’t help but to make one more with this cute line! I love working with tags and pre-made die cuts, as the patterns and colors are so […]
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4 x 4″ Mini Cards
03
May
May
Happy Tuesday, card makers! Today I’m working with the “Don’t Forget to Write” card kit by Papertrey Ink to create these 4×4″ mini cards! Creating a little set of them is a fun gift for family and friends! They can be packaged in a clear card box or put together into a stationery set for […]
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Vellum Shakers
26
Apr
Apr
Happy Tuesday, and welcome back to another Creative Cardmaker post! First, I should probably apologize for yet ANOTHER butterfly card! I guess butterflies and I go together like peanut butter and jelly. Ha! I started creating, and this is what I came up with: a card with a sewn vellum pocket that acts like a shaker. […]
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What Inspires Your Cards?
19
Apr
Apr
Are you ever inspired by magazine ads? That’s where my inspiration came from for today’s post… a pair of curtains that had a grid on them in a diamond pattern with flowers. I saw this ad while getting my hair done and had to take a photo of it for future reference! It goes to […]
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Butterflies for Any Occasion
13
Apr
Apr
Welcome! Today I have two butterfly cards to share with you, and I’d like to tell you more about my process for creating these! Butterflies are so much fun for any occasion – birthdays, sympathy, get well, baby showers…you name it! They’re very versatile. On the watercolor card I’ve first stamped and die cut the […]