Happy Tuesday, I hope you are having a creative one! Today I’d like to show you a neat trick you can use to make your stamped images look watercolored. It’s SO easy, you won’t even believe how simple it is! First, to create a background for my card, I wanted to paint a couple of […]
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Do the Splits: Designing With Split Sentiments
23
Feb
Feb
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 […]
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Saturdays With LeAnn
13
Feb
Feb
Welcome back to Weekly Scrapper on this beautiful winter day. Don’t you just love Saturdays? This is such a special day for me because I get to share my passion of crafting with you. I make it a priority to spend some time in my craft room over the weekend and do the things I love to […]
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Card Making Inspired by a Scrapbook Layout
26
Jan
Jan
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 […]
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Watercolor Pencils: A Video Tutorial
19
Jan
Jan
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 […]
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Saturdays With LeAnn
02
Jan
Jan
Happy New Year! Are you ready for 2016? Any goals in mind? I know it will be another great year of creativity! Since it is the beginning of the new year, here are some fun and inspirational projects to get you started for year ahead. Take some time and do the things that make you […]
02
Dec
Dec
Adding a bit of watercoloring to a layout, card, or project, creates so much “wow” and amps up the creativity level! Today I’m sharing five of my favorite layouts where I’ve included watercoloring. J by Paige Evans One of my favorite techniques is to die cut a background, back the shapes with patterned paper, and then […]