Hey, everyone! Roree here with another Make It! Monday project. Today I am sharing a fun gift card holder using an Origami paper-folding technique. First, I started with a sheet of paper that was twice as wide as and four times as long as my gift card. The gift card measured around 2 1/4 x […]
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Stenciling Backgrounds
16
Feb
Feb
Happy Tuesday! Recently I have started dabbling in ink blending on my cards! It’s such a fun way to add a touch of color to the background. You can ink blend with any color of ink pad directly to the card, or you can ink blend over a stencil. Ink blending is much easier than […]
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Sundays With Lorraine
14
Feb
Feb
Happy Valentine’s Day, my crafty friends, and welcome back to Weekly Scrapper! I hope your having a wonderful weekend surrounded by those you love. Let’s start out today with an adorable layout designed Kay. Together Is The Best Place To Be by Kay What first drew me to this stunning layout was how well the color scheme complements the sweet […]
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Card Making with Liquid Gold Gilding
02
Feb
Feb
Have you ever tried painting on a card? This Liquid Gold Gilding Paint by Martha Stewart was so much fun to use and has a really neat sparkle to it, even after applying it to cardstock! First up, I stamped a “hello” in the center of my card base with the Let’s Get Away stamp […]
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Card Making Inspired by a Scrapbook Layout
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Jan
Jan
Well, hello and happy Tuesday! Let me start out by asking you a question… As a card maker, where do you tend to find or seek out inspiration? Other cards? Techniques you’ve seen that you want to try? Sketches? Originally, I was a scrapbooker before I became a card maker, so scrapbook layouts always tend […]
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Watercolor Pencils: A Video Tutorial
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Jan
Jan
Happy Tuesday card makers! Today I have a fun video tutorial to share with you… a handmade greeting card created with watercolor pencils and the Bold Blossoms Watercolor Sheets and Bold Blossoms stamps by Papertrey Ink. I hope you enjoy seeing the process, and please leave a comment if you have any questions! These cards […]
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Gradient Borders
05
Jan
Jan
Happy Tuesday! Danielle here with another card making tip! Today I’d like to share with you how to get this pretty gradient look using border dies. The first thing you will want to do is choose which cardstock colors you will want for your border. I have a rainbow effect going on here on my […]