Hello, my crafty friends! I hope that you have had some time this month to relax and enjoy the warmer weather. This is such a wonderful time of the year as we get ready to jump into all those summertime activities. Make sure to take the time to snap lots of photos! My plan today […]
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Creating a Focal Point With Small Items
07
Jun
Jun
Welcome back to another Creative Cardmaker post! Today’s card features a grouping of smaller items to form one large focal point! I’ve used the Tiny Tags stamps and dies, but you could group any smaller die cut or punched shape on a card, such as butterflies, circles, hearts, stars, etc. Grouping them together helps keep […]
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Quilted Card
01
Jun
Jun
I love the look and the charm of quilts, and to add that look to a card is even better than the real thing, in my opinion (well, less time-consuming, anyway)! Today I have a charming little “quilted” card for you, made with the Quilted: Summer stamp set and dies. First, I die cut the […]
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Recessed Panel Focal Point
24
May
May
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 […]