Happy Tuesday! I’m sure you’ve all heard of the ombre look, but have you tried inking up your stamp with two or more colors of ink that are in the same color family to give the stamped image an ombre feel? This gives your stamps much more versatility, as you can give the images a […]
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Nestled Die Cuts
30
Aug
Aug
Happy Tuesday! Are you getting creative today? If so, grab your favorite dies and try this fun technique called “nestling your die cuts”! Typically after I run my metal dies through the die cutting machine, I throw away the excess paper. But what if we saved those pieces and put them to good use? Here I’ve […]
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Creative Uses for Stamps
24
Aug
Aug
Hello cardmakers! How often do you look at your stamps in a new way? Today I have a stamp that is supposed to be used as flowers for a bicycle basket, but instead I used them as corners. They aren’t perfectly straight corners, but I thought they would make a great whimsical frame to house my […]
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Cardmaking with Washi Tape
09
Aug
Aug
Are you low on patterned paper, or are you a paper hoarder like me and don’t want to use up your favorite papers? Washi tapes resemble the patterns in papers and are so easy to use on cards! They add beautiful color and pattern to a design and are very inexpensive, not to mention they’re […]
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Scored Backgrounds
02
Aug
Aug
Recently I saw a wonderful card by Laurie Willison and it inspired me so much, I wanted to give her scoring technique a try! She stamped her background and then added beautiful score lines with a stylus right over the stamping. I just love how dimensional it turned out. The score lines are so simple, but […]
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Textural Embellishments
26
Jul
Jul
Today I thought I’d share a card made with some fun textural embellishments, like felt and burlap! Different textures can be added to your cards to give them dimension and add an unexpected and delightful design element. On this card, I have used a die collection called Lovely Layers by Papertrey Ink to cut out the flower, […]
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Framed Out
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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 […]