It’s very easy to use a template to make your own envelopes. While I wouldn’t want to make hundreds this way, it’s a fun creative element to add to your handmade cards. The advantage of templates is that you don’t need any special tools – just scissors and glue – and can use any typeContinue reading “Making your own envelopes”
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Quick mixed media birthday card
Get in touch with your inner kid and use crayons and inexpensive watercolor for this super-quick card. Stamp in waterproof ink (hybrid or pigment) on mixed media paper, color in crayon, then create a quick watercolor background using a lot of water for easy blending. Very beginner-friendly for those new to watercolor! Short process video: https://youtu.be/U8bc_EHmeGUContinue reading “Quick mixed media birthday card”
Take your cards from basic to extra
How to step up your holiday cards: I run through extra die cuts in vellum and gold, ink effects on the embossing folder, embossing glaze, gold watercolor, gold Foundry wax, gold thread, velvet ribbon, twine, ink blending the background, gold spatter, gold edge, extra die cutting of the background layer, gold highlights, glitter glue, andContinue reading “Take your cards from basic to extra”
Christmas card with layered stamp die and coloring stencil
I’m using Pinkfresh Berry Branch, which was from last year’s Create and Connect holiday card event. Short process video: https://youtu.be/D4Ob6LFyXaU The trick to speed and efficiency when making multiples from a co-ordinated set is to save the die-cut outlines. Use one in your stamping platform to quickly rotate through the die cuts to stamp theContinue reading “Christmas card with layered stamp die and coloring stencil”
Artsy Leaves card
I used leftover, rejected panels from the paint swipe cards plus some scraps to die-cut leaves from Sizzix Tim Holtz Arsty Leaves (#668380). Short process video: https://youtu.be/a4lO6K6Izmk The gold edge will work with this particular type of watercolor. If you want to try a different method, consider metallic acrylic paint, gold heat embossing, gold Sharpie,Continue reading “Artsy Leaves card”
Halloween card and treat box
This fun Halloween card and treat box are made from the same die set. Short process video: https://youtu.be/YuFFR20TYek Supplies: Lawn Fawn scalloped treat box $36 https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/scalloped-treat-box?_pos=1&_sid=fce4c61c9&_ss=r&variant=21708025217 $32.36 https://www.scrapbook.com/store/lf-lf1232.html $32.39 https://amzn.to/47HRi0x Haunted House add-on $22 https://www.lawnfawn.com/collections/scalloped-treat-box-collection/products/scalloped-treat-box-haunted-house-add-on $19.77 https://www.scrapbook.com/store/lf-lf1487.html $22 https://amzn.to/45mXyt5 I used the fence and grass from Spring House, and it is also available inContinue reading “Halloween card and treat box”
Autumn Watercolor Cards
I started out with not much planning, just wanted to practice some loose watercoloring. Since I used the colors of Cosmos found in nature all on the same panel, I ended up with a purple and orange color combination and just leaned into it – but it makes me think of fall, so I thinkContinue reading “Autumn Watercolor Cards”
Card caddy from a food box
An easy project to turn pretty much any food box into a cute, two-pocket caddy for cards. These samples were made from dog treat boxes. Short process video: https://youtu.be/xIAw3rKNaQg Remove the top and bottom flaps from the box, then remove one side. Measure the front and back of the box and cut down to theContinue reading “Card caddy from a food box”
Bonne Fete Nationale
Short process video: https://youtu.be/_EjNVwuXQyw July 14 is the national day of France, the Fete Nationale Francaise , and it commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison. This was part of a series of events in the summer of 1789 that culminated in ending feudalism in France and replacing it with a constitutional government although theContinue reading “Bonne Fete Nationale”
Beachy Thanks
Short process video: https://youtu.be/LS5M-4Nqhk0 Supplies: Stamping platform is Tim Holtz, not available in the US. Similar product, inexpensive https://amzn.to/3reA9dQ Blog post about stamping options, including link to DIY stamping platform using a CD case: Stampin Up Gentle Waves stamp Current alternatives Hero Arts Color Layering Waves stamp set https://www.scrapbook.com/store/hro-cm316.html Deep Red stamp Ocean Waves https://www.scrapbook.com/store/drs-4×506077.htmlContinue reading “Beachy Thanks”
Papercraft Crystal 