Bubble Wrap Background Technique-Celebrate Sunflowers
Bubble Wrap Background Technique and Celebrate Sunflowers Upcycle and create fun backgrounds using bubble wrap and ink! You can see more of my Bubble Wrap Backgrounds Here Click Here to watch my short how-to video: Here’s How: Take a piece of bubble wrap and add ink. You can use a brayer or sponges or add […]
Paper Weaving Technique-Why You Should Subscribe to My Newsletter
Paper Weaving Card Technique Why you should subscribe to my Mailing List! I’ll reach out with creative ideas and tips for your paper crafting each week, plus share general news from Stampin’ Up! These newsletters are FREE and EXCLUSIVE to those on my mailing list! All you need to do is subscribe. I […]
Mountain Air Stampin’ Up!-Fall Leaf Color Card
Mountain Air Stampin’ Up! card ideas Fall Leaf Color Card Leaves are changing colors here in the mountains of Southern Colorado! After a recent leaf-peeping trip, I was inspired by this photo to create my own fall color card using Mountain Air stamp set from Stampin’ Up! Here is the card I created! Here’s How: […]
Featured Quiet Meadow Bundle-Sign Up for My June Newsletter
The new 2021-2022 Annual Stampin’ Up!Catalog is HERE! One of my favorite new bundles is Quiet Meadow. The bundle includes the Quiet Meadow stamp set and coordinating Meadow dies. Perfect for spring and summer-themed crafting. The Quiet Meadow Bundle will be featured in my June 2021 newsletter. Projects will include a landscape scene card […]
Pansy Patch with Blended Alcohol Backgrounds
One of my favorite new suites found in the 2021-2022 Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalog is Pansy Petals. The suite includes the Pansy Patch Bundle (Pansy Patch stamp set and coordinating Pansy dies), and Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper. I used the Pansy Patch stamp set and Pansy dies to create these 2 cards using […]
Zoo Globe Shaker Card
Zoo Globe Shaker Card Shaker Cards are easy to make and fun to receive! This Shaker Card, combined with Zoo Globe stamp set and coordinating Snow Globe Scenes Dies, is perfect for creating cards for kids of any age, young and old alike. This easy technique is featured in my April 2021 newsletter. Included in […]
Dry Brush Background Paired with Sweet Strawberry
Dry Brush Background Paired with Sweet Strawberry And, here’s one more card I created using the very versatile Dry Brush background stamp. For this card, I paired it with Sweet Strawberry and the Strawberry Punch. Colors used were Blushing Bride, Soft Sea Foam, and Rococo Rose. Probably the most important advice I can give you […]
Dry Brush Paired with Nature’s Beauty
Dry Brush Paired with Nature’s Beauty Here’s another card I created using the versatile background stamp, Dry Brush. For this card, I paired it with Nature’s Beauty. Colors used for the background are Pacific Point, Balmy Blue, Soft Sea Foam, Cajun Craze, and Crushed Curry. Probably the most important advice I can give you when […]
Dry Brush Background Paired with Mountain Air
Dry Brush Background Paired with Mountain Air Do you have stamp sets in your collection that you haven’t used? This is my case with the background stamp Dry Brush. I’ve had it in my stash for a few months, but never had even opened the case. I decided that needed to change quick. Why spend […]
Christmas Gleaming Ornaments and Shimmer Paint
Christmas Gleaming Ornaments and Shimmer Paint I created a series of cards featuring Christmas Gleaming stamp set and Gleaming Ornaments Punches (both are retiring on January 4, 2021) using Frost White Shimmer Paint, combined with different inks. The color combo possibilities are endless! Shimmer Paint and Merry Merlot, Mossy Meadow accents Shimmer Paint with Pretty […]
Pigment Sprinkles Honey Bee Hexagons
Pigment Sprinkles Honey Bee Hexagons I had leftover honeycombs and hexagons from my card HERE, so I decided to pair them with Pigment Sprinkles backgrounds. I simply spritzed watercolor paper with water, then added Pigment Sprinkles. For the first card, I used Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green Pigment Sprinkles. For the second card, I […]
Snow Globe Mercury Acetate and Blends Background
Have you seen the Mercury Glass Designer Acetate in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog? I overlooked it a few times as it really isn’t prominent in the samples. But, it is really cool stuff! I provides easy backgrounds that add that WOW factor! So, what is it? According to Wikipedia, “Mercury glass (or silvered glass) […]
Fresh Card Making Idea-Ink Refills and Hand Sanitizer Backgrounds
Dragonfly Dreams Hand Sanitizer Background Waterfront Landscape Hand Sanitizer Background Fluttering Embossed Abstract Hand Sanitizer Background I love mixing it up by using regular household items in my crafting. Previous Fresh Card Making Ideas included using dryer sheets, hot glue, coffee filters, shaving cream, and flowers. Today’s tutorial features using regular dye-based ink refills and […]
Grid Sheet Happy Celebrations-Sending Wishes Your Way
Recyle and reuse! Stampin’ Up! Grid Paper It’s a great way to cover your work surface. But what can you do with it once it has been used and is covered with ink? Don’t throw it away! Instead, cut it up and use it to make new creations! For the card above, I was […]
Shimmery Alcohol and Ink Spritzed Background-Dragonfly Dreams
Create shimmery backgrounds by mixing rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol and regular dye based inks along with some shimmer paint in a spray bottle and then spritz the mix onto card stock! This project came about after a morning of cleaning out my craft studio. I found a collection of small spray bottles filled with isopropyl alcohol […]