You read that right! You can get a FREE digital stamp every month by participating in the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook group’s monthly challenge. You just need to color one of the Kinda Cute images with your favorite medium and then share it on the group Facebook page in the challenge folder. 3 winners will be… Read More »
Stencils have become one of my favorite go to background tools for my cards. They are a very cost conscious tool to have in your stash because there are just so many ways that you can use them. I used a stencil from my stash to create a geometric background in Frostbite blue Nuvo Glacier Paste. I’ve had… Read More »
This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is an Only 2 Things challenge!! I LOVE these kinds of challenges. This really is a challenge! I used a slimline stencil with the Maker Forte Rah Rah Skirt neon pink ink. I didn’t stencil the entire image in pink. I left the tips free so I could color those with… Read More »
I am on the Maker Forte blog today with a video and 3 cards to share! I created cards with the Maker Forte BeYouTiful stamp set and couldn’t decide on a color combination! Here are the 3 cards: This card is watercolored with Catherine Pooler inks and the sentiment is heat embossed in gold. I found the sentiment… Read More »
The new Make The Cards Challenge for this week is a color challenge! I love this color palette. There are just some color combinations that make my heart sing and this is one of them. Plus, it was labeled as Citrus, so I went in search of a fruit stamp set. I knew I had at least… Read More »
I’m on the Hedgehog Hollow blog today sharing two cards and a bookmark project using some special details to take my cards from “nice” to “WOW”! My first card uses masking to create a strip of color using the new Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide and some of the instruments from the Hedgehog Hollow stamp sets stamped in… Read More »
Have you been making an effort to use things in your stash that you haven’t used in a while? I did that today when I pulled out some of my Brusho powders from Colourcraft. They make such pretty backgrounds and they are quick and easy to use. I also pulled out 3 of my favorite die sets from… Read More »
Do you have a pile of patterned paper filling you shelves? Have you been trying to figure out a way to use it all? I have just the solution for you that will make it easy to use while building your card stash! Cards by Kendra has created Kendra’s Card Challenge! You get a FREE PDF with a… Read More »
I’m on The Hedgehog Hollow blog today with a video showing the process for making a traveler’s notebook layout using their May subscription kit box. I was surprised by all the stuff that came in the May subscription box. I got 2 stamp sets, 2 stencils with both the stencil and the mask, 2 sets of foilable ephemera… Read More »
This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is a beach themed challenge! This past winter, I’ve seen such a variety of sea creatures off the dock at our house, that I think more about what is under the water now than I ever did before. For my beach themed card, I created an underwater beach scene! This is… Read More »
The Star Stampz Challenge for May is a Monochromatic or a Color Challenge. I actually misread this before I created my project! I made mine monochromatic as much as I could once I realized that I misread the challenge theme!! Since I colored in the raincoat and accessories all yellow, I just went on to create my… Read More »
If you are pulling out supplies to make an ink blended background, you might as well make more than one! I have a set of 3 cards I created with some of my new Sassy & Crafty stencils and the Stuck on You stamp set. I was in the mood for bright colors, so I used Wild Honey,… Read More »
Maker Forte just came out with a huge release for May and there are some noteworthy new tools that will actually make some techniques easier. I loved the Perfect Placement Tools. These are mats made out the same material a stencil is made out of with embossed templates that allow you to align different sized cardstocks and stencils. … Read More »
I have a pair of birdhouse cards to share today using the new Scrappy Tails Crafts dies and stamps from the March release. The first one is a simple slimline card that I die cut and decorated with the Birdhouse Slimline Pop Up Card die set and the Spring Birds stamp set. The card on the left is… Read More »
I love the concept of this week’s Make The Cards Challenge! I have never done one of these challenges, so I couldn’t wait to give it a try! I used an Altenew stamp set from my stash to stamp a layered stem with leaves in the using my favorite teal greens from Altenew…that Lagoon color is… Read More »