Category Archives: Technique-a-Week Beyond Basics

5 Ways To Use The Essential Assorted Leaves Dies + Video Tutorial

There are some tools that are essential to  have in your craft stash, and the Assorted Leaves die set is one of those. Scrappy Tails Crafts just released a fabulous set of assorted leaves dies and I’m loving them.  I have 5 ways to use them to share with you today. You will also find a VIDEO TUTORIAL… Read More »

Interactive Shaker Cards With Lift Action

Have you started making interactive cards yet? I’m definitely hopping on board the interactive cards train!  I’ve got a card that has a lifting shaker element to share with you today using products from the TLC Designs Shop.   How pretty are the colors in this card?  I have this pretty Sunny Studio 6 x 6″ Gingham Pastel… Read More »

Stencil Technique: Watercolor Lifting Ink Blended Backgrounds With STAMPlorations

Hi friends!  I am the Throwback Thursday Guest Designer on the STAMPlorations blog today sharing 6 cards on the that I created using the Christmas tags created by Karola Rehnstrom for  as my inspiration! The Throwback Thursday feature allows me to select a project previously created by one of the other design team members and shared on STAMPlorations. … Read More »

Glitz Gel and Glaze Embossing Technique With STAMPlorations Stencils + 20% OFF!

I’m so excited!  I was invited to be a guest designer for STAMPlorations for their Throwback Thursday feature from January-March 2021.  As a guest designer, I was given a coupon code to share with my blog readers and YouTube followers! When you order from STAMPlorations, use code: STAMPGIRLKIMBERLY to get 20% off your order.  You can use it… Read More »

Create An Easy Gift Bag With Your Rectangle Dies

Ever since I received the Scalloped Rectangle Die Set from TLC Designs, I haven’t been able to get it off my desk!  I keep reaching for it to create new and different projects! I love it when I get a new crafting tool, stamp, or die that I find so many uses for.  When you get something and… Read More »

Create A Layered Card With TLC Dies And Digital Images Video Tutorial

Many of us are spending the holiday season without our usual family gatherings.  I’ve been creating special cards for all the family and friends that I will not get to see in person. I also have a video tutorial to show you how to use digital images to create your cards.  This will show you how to insert… Read More »

Scrapping 4 Fun Anything Goes Challenge: Gratitude

The theme for the next Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge is a Gratitude/Thank You/Thanksgiving challenge.  As always, it is an anything goes challenge, so you can create any project you want! I love that these are anything goes.  Sometimes you just want to make something besides a card!  Today, I created a scrapbook layout! We have 2 sponsors for… Read More »

A Sketch Challenge With The Create And Inkspire October Kit

I will confess that I was a little unsure of the stamp set included in this month’s Create and Inkspire card kit.  I love the value I’ve been getting in these kits!  This one came with some beautiful specialty papers and cardstock, a two step stencil, and some rub on luster paint. The papers are so nice, I… Read More »

Slimline Card Using Cute Critters Digital Stamp And Slimline Dies

Today’s card features the Cute  Shaped Animals digital stamp set from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez and the new Slimline Scalloped Frame from Sunny Studio Stamps. As soon as Patricia added this image to her online store, I knew that I had to make some cards with it.  These are just the cutest critters!  I LOVE the big… Read More »

How To Create A Quick And Easy Mixed Media Background Page For Scrapbooking

When you are learning new skills and techniques, you need to just keep practicing them.  I’ve been looking for opportunities to create mixed media backgrounds pages and use them in meaningful ways. Today, I have a video to share with you to show you how I made the background for this mixed media scrapbook layout using the Scrap… Read More »

25% Off Sale: 7 Kids Craft Supply Back To Faery School: How To Make Wings Sparkle

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 »

How To Create A Single Layer Card With Faux Layers

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 »

What Are You Creating Today? + Video

Hello friends!  What are you creating on this quiet summer Sunday? I’ve been busy creating layer 1 of some soon to be fabulous mixed media backgrounds that I will be binding together to create my very own album for memory keeping!   I’ve created 16 backgrounds so far!  I created along with Vicki Boutin on Friday night during… Read More »

Technique-a-Week Beyond The Basics: Inlaid Die Cutting + Video

  Are you looking to take your card making and scrapbooking to the next level?  One great way to do that is with die cutting.  Inlaid die cutting is one of my particular favorite techniques that really gives your cards a WOW factor. Welcome to Technique-a-Week Beyond the Basics Video 2! I have several different inlaid tips and… Read More »