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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Sundays With Lorraine
29
May
May
Good day, my crafty friends and welcome back to Weekly Scrapper! It’s time for some creative therapy, so sit back, relax, and enjoy. You deserve a little ME time! Happy You by Nicole Nowosad Let’s start our session with this adorable layout designed by the very talented Nicole Nowosad. Do you use machine stitching on your […]
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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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Tip of the Day: The Pointillism Technique
17
May
May
Today we have Michelle with Crafter’s Companion here to share a technique called Pointillism. What a fun way to add shading and depth to your stamped images. I hope you’ve been inspired to give this technique a try. Be sure to stop by the Crafter’s Companion website to checkout all their paper crafting treasures. Thanks […]
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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. […]