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More Vellum Ideas

Vellum is one of my favorite specialty papers to use on my handmade cards, as I just love the soft look it adds! I’d like to show you more fun ways I’ve used vellum, along with a few I found on Pinterest to give you even more creative inspiration! 1. Layer: First, I love to […]

 

Using Tags on Cards

Today I’m here to share with you two fun ideas for using tags on your cards, like these from the Fancy Pants’ Happy Place collection! First, I love to layer them! I’ve layered a large tag in the background, a medium striped tag, then two colorful tags to hold the sentiment. The black flair really pops […]

Color Burst Winter Watercolor Card

Hey, everyone! Roree here with another Make It! Monday project. Today I am sharing a winter card I created using Ken Oliver Crafts Color Burst Watercolor Powder. I started with Ultramarine Blue Color Burst, Ken Oliver Crafts Best Ever Craft Mat, watercolor paper, a 6-well palette, a dropper, and water. I put watercolor powder in […]

Sundays With Lorraine

Happy Hanukkah to all my Jewish friends; I hope you have a wonderful holiday season surrounded by those you love! Welcome to Weekly Scrapper! It makes me smile knowing that you’ve found some time to get crafty; after all, creating art is very therapeutic and a proven stress reliever. The secret to success is to have fun with your […]

Technique Spotlight with Paige Evans: Watercoloring

Adding a bit of watercoloring to a layout, card, or project, creates so much “wow” and amps up the creativity level! Today I’m sharing five of my favorite layouts where I’ve included watercoloring. J by Paige Evans One of my favorite techniques is to die cut a background, back the shapes with patterned paper, and then […]

Holiday Tag Ideas

In the spirit of the upcoming holidays, I thought I would share a few different holiday tag ideas with you today to get you in the mood for creating this season! 1, Chalkboard Tags To get this look, these tags were cut from black cardstock, then stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with white embossing […]

Designer Spotlight with Paige Evans: Janine Langer

I’m thrilled to introduce our designer spotlight – the talented Janine Langer! Name: Janine Langer Location: near Cologne, Germany Blog: jlpaperlove.blogspot.com Instagram: @jlpaperlove Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got started crafting: Hi, I am Janine Langer. I am 39 years old and I live close to Cologne, Germany. I am a […]