Category Archives: Tutorial

Quick & Easy Easter Baskets

Hey, everyone! Roree here with another Make It! Monday project. Today I am sharing an Easter basket I created using the Bigz­­™ L Basket #2 die by Sizzix. First, I got out my Cricut Cuttlebug® machine, two long B plates, my die, and some cardstock. I ran the die through the machine twice, so I […]

 

Trust in the Lord Card

Welcome back! Today’s card is very stamped and layered, but still flat enough for mailing. I love the dimension that all of these fun layers bring to the design, yet it’s not too bulky. Let’s get started, and I’ll walk you through my process – it’s easier than it looks! First, I added some ink blending […]

Quilting-Inspired Thank You Card

Hey, everyone! Roree here with another Make It! Monday project. Today I am sharing a card I created inspired by quilting. I draw a lot of inspiration from quilting. I love the stitching, the patterns, the color combinations, the designs… everything! For this card, I started with a panel of patterned paper, my sewing machine, […]

Gesso and Gelatos Mixed Media Tag

Hey, everyone! Roree here with another Make It! Monday project. Today I am sharing a mixed media tag I created using Gesso and Metallic Gelatos from the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft line. I started with a heat resistant craft mat, a heat tool, a background stamp, black solvent ink, a watercolor paper tag, Gesso, Metallic […]

Cards With Dimension

Welcome back, cardmakers! When I first began to create cards, I was more of a scrapbooker and hadn’t really dabbled in stamping all that much. This meant that I started to see my scrapbooking products in a whole new light…on cards! My style was very layered, and I loved to use embellishments! Embellishments were my […]

Stitched Alpha Tiles Card

Hey, everyone! Roree here with another Make It! Monday project. Today I am sharing a sweet card I created using kraft Alpha Tiles from Jillibean Soup. First, I chose the kraft Alpha Tile letters I wanted for my card sentiment along with some paper and embellishments to create the card. I chose papers from the […]

Do the Splits: Designing With Split Sentiments

Hi, this is Danielle Flanders with another Creative Cardmaker post, and today I want to talk about a trend I’ve been seeing more and more of lately in cardmaking, which involves splitting up your card front to reveal a sentiment in between! It’s a fun way to add dimension and a little something unexpected to […]