Category Archives: Mixed Media

3 Color Combinations For 1 Stamp Set: Which One Works Best?

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 »

Go To Card Layouts With Details To Make Your Cards Pop!

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 »

Traveler’s Notebook Music Themed Layout With Foiled Ephemera

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 »

Make The Cards Challenge: Beach Theme

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 »

Mother’s Day Card Challenge

It’s time for another Scrapping4Fun Challenge and this one is a Mother’s Day/Ladies/Girls challenge.   Our sponsor for this challenge is Di’s Digi Stamps!     I pulled out a cute stamp set from Carabelle Studio called Ilona and the Fabric Flower. I bought this a few months ago and didn’t have a chance to pull it out… Read More »

Hot Air Balloon Digital Image Card With Ink Blended Background

Today’s card uses a very sweet digital stamp set from Kinda Cute from Patricia.  The set has the hot air balloon and then several animals you can place hanging over the edge of the basket.  You will see that I chose the cute little elephant!   I love the little elephant…he looks like he is really enjoying his… Read More »

Kinda Cute April Challenge + Free Digital Image

I thought the FREE digital image from Kinda Cute by Patricia was so adorable, I wanted to make another card with it. You can get this free digital image on the Kinda Cute by Patricia Group on Facebook.  You just join the group and as soon as your membership is confirmed, you can download the image and participate… Read More »

How To: Flocking With Therm-O-Web Products To Create Two Cards With One Flocking Sheet

Today I actually have 2 videos to share and 5 cards! I actually started out to create one foiled card with the Sassy & Crafty Butterfly Wings stencil and some pretty rainbow foil.  The next thing I know, I’m flocking for the first time and playing with some new texture pastes and stencils! 5 cards later…I have a… Read More »

5 Quick and Easy Cards With Stenciling Technique Backgrounds For A Floral Card Set

Create a quick and easy set of floral cards with the Scrappy Tails Crafts Oopsy Daisy stamp and die set and stencils from your stash! I have a video to share with you today to show you 5 of my go to stencil background techniques that you can use with the images from the fabulous Oopsy Daisy stamp… Read More »

Create A Spring Background With Stencils For A Cute Critter

There is something about spring that just makes me want to create little scene cards with cute critters! I have a sweet spring scene using 3 stencils from Maker Forte to create a background for a very cute Umbrella Mouse digital image from Gerda Steiner Designs.  I’m going to enter this card in Gerda Steiner’s March SYD (Share… Read More »

Make The Cards Challenge: A Color Challenge

The Make The Cards Challenge for this week is a color challenge and it’s a super fun combination! How pretty is this combination?!  I am loving it! I decided to make a fun fold card that is quick and easy.  I kept it simple and added some mixed media for fun.  That citron color made me want to… Read More »