That’s right. This crazy flower has 10 layers! It’s also gorgeous and very easy to layer. All layered stamps are not created equally. Some of them are very challenging to line up and layer. This Peruvian Lily stamp set from Altenew was surprisingly easy to layer. Isn’t this gorgeous? This is the first time I’ve stamped with this… Read More »
Two challenges, a great card sketch, a video, and an easy background technique. That’s what I have for you today! I’m using this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch to complete my card today. You can see that there is a strip detail behind the rectangle panel and the focal image. There are numerous ways to add those stripes… Read More »
I have 3 cards to share today. I was in the mood to play around with weird color combinations just to see what they looked like. I pulled out the Altenew Majestic Bloom stamp and die set. It’s an easy set to line up and layer and layering sets always make for quick cards. Especially when you have… Read More »
You know that I love a good craft kit. I do have to confess that I’ve been surprised at the prices of kits these last few months. It feels like they doubled in price. I’ve actually cancelled all my monthly kit subscriptions with the exception of the Simon Says Stamp kit and the Altenew Mini Delight Kit. Simon… Read More »
Do you find yourself drawn to a certain style of cards? Perhaps you love the distressed look or the shabby chic style. Maybe you prefer that ultra clean card with lots of layers, or are you more of a beautiful background technique person? I’ve always considered my style to be fairly eclectic. I do love a good distressed… Read More »
One of the questions that I’m getting asked a lot lately is what do I look for when I’m choosing stamp sets. With so many different types and different materials, how do you decide which ones to buy? Plus, there are now so many stamp companies that have similar things, how do you choose? My answer: It depends… Read More »
I have a two-for one for you today! I have this sweet little digital image from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. This is the girl with flowers and balloons digi and she was just to sweet to only color once!! I just love the digital images that Patricia Alvarez creates. They are so sweet and often quirky… Read More »
Creating great backgrounds is one of the most fun parts of papercrafting. Whether you are creating cards or scrapbook layouts, you can use all kinds of mixed media materials to create a fabulous background! Creating the background on this card was as easy as using those 2 tiny stamps in the Birthday Faeries stamp set from 7 Kids… Read More »
It is just too much fun to play with stamp sets that allow you to create scenes! You can easily get lost in a day of masking, ink blending and coloring. It’s so relaxing! Today, I want to share a video to share an easy way to color with alcohol markers and give you a trick to make… Read More »
I had a blast creating that sunset scene patio scene card last week using the August release stamps from 7 Kids Craft Store. I played with the Pizzeria Parlor and the Pizzeria Kids stamp sets and created that Pizzeria patio scene. Those sets are also perfect for creating birthday cards. They have a lot of birthday themed stamps… Read More »
The Simon Says Stamp August card kit was another fun kit. It is all about summer! There were 2 stamp sets this month and the usual patterned paper, cardstock, envelopes, sticker sheets, and enamel ant embellishments! I always feel like this is a great value for my money. It is one of the few monthly craft kits that… Read More »
I love single layer cards and I’ve been challenging myself to create more single layer cards. They use less resources and don’t require extra postage! I belong to several design teams and they often have sketch challenges that require a card to have several layers. The many layered cards tend to be the ones that I don’t like… Read More »
Do you usually buy full sized stamp sets? I’ve started focusing on smaller stamp sets. There is a whole world of 3 x 4″ stamp sets out there that are perfect for creating sets of cards. It’s amazing how many different layouts you can make with just one image and one sentiment. I’ve created one quick card today… Read More »
My husband is more than just an avid fisherman. He writes books about it, gives talks about it and makes videos about it. I felt that required that I select at least one digital stamp that involved fish in some way! I selected the Fish Set from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. I used my Copics to color… Read More »
We finally got our power back about an hour ago! We got walloped by that tropical storm that came through Long Island. On the East End, we actually had a tornado warning! The storm had severe thunderstorms on the south shore of the island and we live on the north shore directly across the bay from that. The… Read More »