Tag Archives: Paint

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 […]

 

Card Making with Liquid Gold Gilding

Have you ever tried painting on a card? This Liquid Gold Gilding Paint by Martha Stewart was so much fun to use and has a really neat sparkle to it, even after applying it to cardstock! First up, I stamped a “hello” in the center of my card base with the Let’s Get Away stamp […]

Card Making Inspired by a Scrapbook Layout

Well, hello and happy Tuesday! Let me start out by asking you a question… As a card maker, where do you tend to find or seek out inspiration? Other cards? Techniques you’ve seen that you want to try? Sketches? Originally, I was a scrapbooker before I became a card maker, so scrapbook layouts always tend […]

Watercolor Pencils: A Video Tutorial

Happy Tuesday card makers! Today I have a fun video tutorial to share with you… a handmade greeting card created with watercolor pencils and the Bold Blossoms Watercolor Sheets and Bold Blossoms stamps by Papertrey Ink. I hope you enjoy seeing the process, and please leave a comment if you have any questions! These cards […]

Personalize Any Room with a Wall Mural

Do you have an empty wall in a child’s bedroom?  Do you not know what to do with it, or what to put on it to brighten up the room?  I have is an idea for you. Paint an adorable mural on the wall.  Children love this and it adds charm to the room and […]