Tag Archives: Card making

Designer Focus: Kelly Marie Alvarez

We love the clean style of the cards, stamps and scrapbook paper from Lawn Fawn.  Recently, we were able to chat with Kelly Marie and learn more about her and her company.   Where are you from? What are your roots? I am originally from Miami, Florida, but I have lived in California since 1994. […]

 

Technique: Mosaic Flowers

The mosaic technique is visually striking.  This designer took some simple scalloped circle shapes and made them into trees by adding a black trunk and cutting the circles into “tiles.”  So clever.     For a list of products used and some instructions, see this blog: http://octoberafternoon.typepad.com/october_afternoon/2012/05/tuesday-tutorial-mosaic-flowers.html

Flipping Out Stamp Set from Papertrey Ink

Papertrey Ink has launched yet another adorable stamp set – Flipping Out.  Flipping Out features flip flops in various patterns including stripes and polka dots.   Here are some of the fun, cute sample cards from their blog:   The set contains a total of 23 images.  Each flip flop measures approximately 3/4” wide x […]

Tools: Die-Cuts – Cutting & Embossing on Vellum

This is a gorgeous card, and you won’t believe the cool techniques used to make it!  The layers include die-cut cardstock, ribbon, bling, die-cut and embossed vellum, die-cut cardstock and more.   Plus, get some tips on how to die-cut and emboss vellum on the link below.     Beate Johns has step-by-step instructions on […]

Easy Coloring Technique with Copic Sketch Markers

What a fun and funky, colorful card!     Kristina Werner used layers of Copic Sketch Markers to color in stamped images.  Layering cut out images in different depths also helps add dimension to this card.   Accents with a white pen on kraft paper give it the finishing touch!   Watch a video of […]

Giggles & Operation Write Home

This card just made me giggle.   I don’t know why.  It just did.         But what’s even better is that there is a group of great people making these “Make ‘Em Laugh” cards for a great cause, Operation Write Home.  This organization sends blank handmade greeting cards to our service men & […]