Hey friends, it’s Becki. I’m excited to share with you a mermaid party favor. Summer’s end is quickly approaching but I’m still holding on to the season. This cute mermaid party favor is easily made with the Silhouette Cameo and the new Let’s be Mermaids collection from Echo Park Paper and are perfect for one […]
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10
Aug
Aug
Stephanie from Bella Blvd shares their darling felt “Cute Clips” and a tip on using them on a very sweet baby boy layout. They are a very easy way to add adorable interest and dimension to a wide variety of pages, cards, and projects. For more ideas on using them, make sure to stop by bellablvd.net. […]
Blog, Card Making, Paper Crafts, Stamping, The Creative Cardmaker, Tips, Techniques & Helpful Hints
Cardmaking with Washi Tape
09
Aug
Aug
Are you low on patterned paper, or are you a paper hoarder like me and don’t want to use up your favorite papers? Washi tapes resemble the patterns in papers and are so easy to use on cards! They add beautiful color and pattern to a design and are very inexpensive, not to mention they’re […]
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Scored Backgrounds
02
Aug
Aug
Recently I saw a wonderful card by Laurie Willison and it inspired me so much, I wanted to give her scoring technique a try! She stamped her background and then added beautiful score lines with a stylus right over the stamping. I just love how dimensional it turned out. The score lines are so simple, but […]
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Textural Embellishments
26
Jul
Jul
Today I thought I’d share a card made with some fun textural embellishments, like felt and burlap! Different textures can be added to your cards to give them dimension and add an unexpected and delightful design element. On this card, I have used a die collection called Lovely Layers by Papertrey Ink to cut out the flower, […]
26
Jul
Jul
I’m very happy today to have Cheryl from The Rubber Café share a very fun tip with us. Cheryl demonstrates how to transform regular paper into a lovely glitter paper using Scrap Happy Sheer Glue along with Crystal Ice. Watch Cheryl’s easy technique to create beautiful, sugared papers. Stop by The Rubber Café for all […]
12
Jul
Jul
Summertime is upon us, and I thought I would share a fun summery card and Sweet Shoppe treat/gift box to coordinate with it! To create these projects, I used the new Colorful Treats stamps, the new Tiny Town: Sweet Shoppe dies and the new Cover Plate: Scallops die, all of which will be available at PapertreyInk.com on July […]