Welcome back to another cardmaking tutorial! Today I want to share some tips on adding hand stitching to your cards! A sentiment can be the perfect place to add a touch of hand stitching without having to spend too much time on it, creating a handmade, cozy, homespun feel to your project. First, I […]
Category Archives: The Creative Cardmaker
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Aug
Aug
Welcome back, cardmakers! Today’s post is all about adding fabric swatches to your greeting cards for quick and simple cards that look elegant, dimensional, and professional. One day I went shopping/cropping at a quaint scrapbook store called Scrap2It in Ft. Collins, Colorado with a few of my creative friends. I found the cutest little fabric […]
Card Making, Paper Crafts, Stamping Techniques, The Creative Cardmaker, Tips, Techniques & Helpful Hints
Use Up Those Extra Patterned Paper Scraps
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Aug
Aug
Do you tend to buy patterned papers, and then hoard them like I do? I love to buy several of the little 6×6″ paper pads, as they are the perfect size for making cards, but I always have scraps leftover. Or I just keep them and never use them! (I know I’m not the only […]
Card Making, Stamping, Stamping Techniques, The Creative Cardmaker, Tips, Techniques & Helpful Hints, Tutorial
Creating Shadows with Stamping
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Aug
Aug
Hi, Danielle here to share a fun technique with you… using stamps to create a “shadow” effect underneath a die cut. All you will need is a piece of watercolor paper, stamps, an ink pad, some water, and a paintbrush! First, I chose a stamp set and coordinating die by Papertrey Ink called Brushed Blooms. […]
Card Making, Embossing, Stamping, Stamping Techniques, The Creative Cardmaker
Multi-Colored Embossed Sentiments
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Aug
Aug
Hello, fellow cardmakers! My name is Danielle Flanders, and I am new to the Weekly Scrapper blog! I’m so excited to be here with you each week from now on to share new cardmaking inspiration for you, with special tips and techniques, videos and other tutorials and ideas that will hopefully inspire you to try […]