Happy Tuesday, cardmakers! Little vellum frames are a soft and pretty way to house a focal point. On these two cards, I’ve created my own frames with a sheet of preprinted vellum and some different frame-shaped dies to trim out the centers. This is a great way to draw your eye to the center of […]
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Tim Holtz® Distress Crayons Stenciled Card
04
Jul
Jul
Hey, everyone! Roree here with another Make It! Monday project. Today I am sharing a card I created with Tim Holtz Distress Crayons, mixed media paper, and a stencil. I started with a stencil from the BoBunny Cascade Stickable Stencils pack, some mixed media paper, and some a few Tim Holtz® Distress Crayons from the […]
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Framed Out
21
Jun
Jun
Today I have a card idea for you that you can make when you are in a pinch and need a quick and fabulous birthday card! The frame around the design adds a nice touch to an otherwise “ok” card, making it stepped-up in design with just a bit of extra “fabulousness”! The “stepped-up” version […]
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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
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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 […]