Tag Archives: Cardmaking

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 & […]

Creating Dimension on Pages or Cards with Leftovers!

Use some of those leftover rub-ons and pieces of ribbon (I just can’t throw them away!) to add dimension to any project! Take a leftover rub-on and rub-on a piece of pale cardstock and then cut the image out like I did with the Eiffel Tower. Place on paper.  Accordian fold a scrap of ribbon […]

Happy Card

This is such a happy card, I had to share!  It definitely brightened my day.   The sunshine rays are actually from Hero Arts’ Radiant Banner stamp.  Very cool use of the stamp I must say.   The rest of the card consists of layered circles of patterned paper with a white heat embossed sentiment […]