I almost didn’t buy the Wildflower Designs stamp and die set. I purchased it when Stampin’ Up! had their 10% off Bundle Sale in June. I’m so happy I did that!! I absolutely love the cards that I made! I did some simple ink blending with Pool Party Ink and a blending brush. My stamping was done… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! sells two kinds of stamps: cling stamps and clear stamps. They are both wonderful! CLING STAMPS Cling stamps are made of red rubber and they are the classic stamps from childhood for many of us. I often call them rubber stamps, but you will see them listed as cling stamps in the catalog and on… Read More »
I started a new project today! I’m creating a video series for cardmaking techniques and I’m creating a free printable for each technique. You will find 3 printables below for techniques using the Stampin’ Write Markers. I purchased a set of 12 of these little photo albums from Amazon a couple of years ago. I pulled one… Read More »
I absolutely loved making this project!!! I created a mini album and all the pages have interactive elements. I made the album out of the new Sunny Springs Card set and the Calming Creek Card set from the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. I love how this turned out! I used pieces from all three of the… Read More »
This month’s theme for the scrapbook Challenge YOUrself layout is to include your favorite quote. I have a few favorite quotes, but I decided to go in search of something new for my scrapbook layout. I found a quote that said, “Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day”. I LOVE this! It’s… Read More »
I have absolutely fallen in love with creating traveler’s notebook and mini album layouts to document my days. I have fallen back in love with memory keeping in an entirely new way! I have always wanted to keep a journal, but I never last more than a few days with that habit. Once in college I actually made… Read More »
Happy weekend! I have a spring card to share today that uses some new embellishments just released from Kat Scrappiness. Kat Scrappiness is having a 20% off embellishment sale from Feb. 26- March 3, 2022. You need to use the code: EMBELLISHMENTS My card is a card that has a shaker element with 2 of the new… Read More »
I have 3 ways for you to create colorful floral cards without a lot of fussy coloring. This reinker technique will rock your world!! I added one drop of 4 different reinkers to a large clear block and spritzed them with water. Then I used a water brush to add the color to my card panels. I stamped… Read More »
Happy New Year Crafty Friends!!! What better way to start a brand new year than with a new crafty release of fun goodies?!! Kat Scrappiness has a new release that is all about Valentine’s Day! We are having an Instagram Hop with a $25 Gift Card Giveaway to the Kat Scrappiness Store. You can find all the details… Read More »
I needed a break from making Christmas cards so I made two floral cards today! I used 2 techniques for quickly adding color to floral images with your ink pads! The first card uses Color Hive ink pads from Maker Forte to watercolor the Grateful to You image. You can see all the steps I used to make… Read More »
I have not played with my new Yeti stamp sets enough! I pulled them out and created a sweet little slimline card that I will send to someone special for Christmas. I used a new stencil from Maker Forte called Spruce Up Your Forest that is a two part stencil. I used the top piece to create… Read More »
Most of the holiday cards that I have been making this year have been using traditional Christmas colors. I decided to change it up a little today and use some non-traditional colors for the cards that I’m making. The pink card uses heat embossed snowflake images in white that I ink blended with Spun Sugar and Work… Read More »
Welcome to the #ShopYourStashMonsterMash YouTube Hop!! Hop Information: 1.) That this is a hashtag driven hop. You must use the #shopyourstashmonstermash hashtag in the search bar on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram to generate a playlist of participants and hop along from there! 2.) This is a giveaway hop as well. Giveaway and Prize information is below. Check out… Read More »
I love doing a nice ink blended sky background for a night scene Christmas card. The Vertical Christmas Greetings stamp set from Maker Forte would be a nice and easy set to create mass produced cards. I used Bristol smooth paper cut at 3-3/4 x 5″ and added Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry, Blueprint Sketch, and Black Soot distress… Read More »
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what makes something a simple card versus a stepped up card. I spent some time on Instagram looking at cards for other designers to see what little things they do to make their cards spectacular. I thought I’d share some of those tips with you today. I’ve made two cards to… Read More »