Don’t forget to stock up on the gorgeous 2019-2020 In Color cardstock before the retirement list comes out because it will go fast! In fact, all the in-color products will sell quickly. And if you do it during Sale-a-Bration, you will get free products! Details: Today’s card features a top lift fun fold card. I was inspired by a regular card on Pinterest and decided to step it up and… Read More »
I am so much fun making this card. It features the Gnomes for the Holiday Stamp Set Bundle but with a twist. I used it as a Halloween card. The background is the Bokeh Background Technique. I used the colors Citrus Cooler, Lavender Fusion, Electric Lime and Whip Cream for the background. I used the Citrus Cooler and Electric Lime Silks on the background for texture. The images were colored… Read More »
The dictionary describes “Sassy” as lively, bold, and full of spirit; cheeky. And that’s exactly what these images are! The Stay Sassy Stamp Set makes a perfect card for teenage girls or when you want to send out a word of encouragement. Today’s card uses the Shaving Cream Technique using the Pool Play Reinker and, of course, shaving cream. I also did the paper piecing technique and cut the dress… Read More »
Our winner of the “Guess how many stamps are retiring” contest is Cindy Cayton. Congratulations! Cindy, please send me your address and which stamp set you would like. If you would prefer to wait until the new catalog comes out, we can do that also. Or you can select from the current annual catalog or the Creating Life’s Memories Mini Catalog. Today’s card features the color splashes that are 20%… Read More »
It is so hard to make a card for a grandson who is turning 20. I didn’t want something to juvenile for him nor too adult so I went with the Star-Dom Dies. The background is the ink pad to paper technique and I used the Catalina Splash and Pineapple Smoothie Ink Pads for this. I also used the Sparkle Silk and Catalina Splash Reinker (with a Blending Brush) to… Read More »
Today’s card features the Spring Filled Prints from the Bloom This Way Mini Catalog. No stamping on this card! The Spring is computer generated and the Hello was die cut from the Amazing Exclusive Set. The technique is called the Eclipse Card. I’ve seen lots of samples of it recently, they really caught my eye and I wanted to have a try it. Download the Hello Spring Supply List… Read More »
For today’s card, I used the adorable, whimsical Storybook Occasions Stamp Set. The characters in this stamp so are soooo cute! The background was made using the Shaving Cream Technique. I added Blue Lagoon Reinker and Summer Days Reinker to the shaving cream. I think everyone knows this technique – it’s been around for a while. The chick and eggs were colored in using the Journey Burst Watercolor Pencils in… Read More »
Today’s card features the adorable Kids Dream Bundle Stamp Set. The directions on how to make the background (technique: Dapple Background) are contained in the Supply List. The images were colored using our amazing Journey Color Burst Pencils. I added Sparkle Silk to the star to make it sparkle! The Rhinestones were colored using a Blue Sharpie. Download the Kids Dream Directions and Supply List Over the Rainbow Over the… Read More »
For today’s card, I decided to remake a card I made a couple of weeks ago because I wasn’t too happy with the colors. To see card, click here This is cased from the Bloom This Way Mini Trends Catalog (page 49). Love the way this one came out. I also used the reverse side of the Green Olive Satin Ribbon so that it wasn’t as shiny. So which one… Read More »
Today’s card features a technique I saw on Deb Valder’s video on youtube. It’s like the card featured on page 41 of the Bloom This Way Trends Mini Catalog. I used the Everyday Script Stamp Set and the Designer Series Stencil from the mini catalog. I also had a chance to use the Rainbow Dots that I ordered during the 12 days of Christmas. Download the supply list: Everyday Script… Read More »
