Sunrise on the Hardscrabble
Sunrise on the Hardscrabble The Aspen Acres Fire changed life for our community and neighboring towns throughout July. After the fire ignited on June 29, it quickly grew into a blaze that burned more than 100,000 acres across southern Colorado. My husband and I spent 14 days under evacuation, while many families in Beulah, Rye, […]
Under the Sun Masked Squares Cards
Under the Sun Masked Squares Cards Bring a little sunshine to your craft room with these fun summer-themed cards featuring masked square backgrounds and the Under the Sun Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. By using simple square stencils and a variety of bright ink colors, I created colorful focal areas that perfectly showcase the beach-inspired […]
Frames & Flowers Masking Fun
Frames & Flowers Masking Fun Create a quick and beautiful spring-themed card by pairing a piece from the Frames & Flowers Designer Specialty Paper with the versatile Elements of Text stamp set. It’s the perfect combo for effortless cards that work for any occasion! Frames & Flowers Masking Fun How To: 1.Create a circle mask […]
Oceanfront Sunset
Oceanfront Sunset It’s that time of the year again when Stampin’ Up! releases the list of retiring stamp sets, papers, and accessories. It’s always a bittersweet time of the year as some of our favorite stamp sets will be leaving to make room for new sets in the upcoming 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. These products are […]
Father’s Day Card Masked Background
Father’s Day Card Masked Background paired with Waves of Inspiration and He’s All That stamp sets. This is an easy yet dramatic technique, perfect for those sometimes hard-to-create masculine cards. Here’s How: Create a mask for the moon by punching a circle out of adhesive sheets or a Post-it note using a die or circle […]
Masked Landscape Cards-May Fresh Ideas
Masked Landscape Cards My husband and I recently traveled to Tuscon, AZ to visit family. The surrounding mountains and Sonoran Desert reminded me of our 2023-2025 In Colors: Pebbled Path, Copper Clay, Moody Mauve, Wild Wheat, and Boho Blue I created masked landscape cards using these desert-inspired colors. It’s a simple technique using Post-it notes […]
Easy Masking Technique-Quite Meadow
Easy Masking Technique Here’s a technique that will add depth and interest to your card products. It’s easy to do yet will provide that WOW factor to your cards. You can see another Masking Technique card I created Here I paired the masking technique with the Quite Meadow stamp set for a quick and easy […]
Snow Front and Hand-made Masks for Easy Sponged Landscapes
My stamping ladies recently asked me to feature hand-made masks to be used for creating landscapes at an upcoming class. This is one of my favorite techniques as it gives you control over the landscape allowing for endless possibilities! It’s an easy technique using torn copy paper as the masks and sponges for adding […]
Snow Front Happy Birthday
Snow Front Happy Birthday This is the birthday card I made for our neighbor Carol. I used the stamp set Snow Front which is perfect for our setting in the mountains of southern Colorado. It was easy to create. Create a mask for the moon by punching a circle out of a post-it-note using 1″ […]
Northern Lights Background
Northern Lights Background Recently, I shared a card inspired by the optical phenomenon of light Pillars. This happens when light is refracted by ice crystals. I used this photo taken of light pillars as the inspiration to make my own. The card above was my first go at it. While I like how it turned out, […]
Light Pillars Technique
Recently, I learned about Light Pillars, an optical phenomenon that occurs when light is refracted by ice crystals. I used this photo of light pillars taken in Canada to create my own. I used post-it-notes to mask the light pillars and sponge daubers to add Poppy Parade, Pretty Peacock, Crushed Curry, and metallic copper inks. […]
Snow Front in Purple
Snow Front Purple Reflections Snow Front in Purple One of my favorite stamp sets in the Holiday Catalog is Snow Front. With the mountains, pine trees, snow, and even the cute little country cabin, it is the perfect set for my surroundings here in the mountains of southern Colorado. I played around with the set […]
Incredible White Masking Winter Woods
I found this idea shared by Tina Wardell using a fluid masking product to mask the aspen trees found in Winter Woods, allowing you to add color behind the trunks without getting color on the trunks. I thought it was such a cool idea that I immediately started searching for where I could purchase the […]
Embossed Moonlit Waterfront Card
Embossed Moonlit Waterfront Card It’s easy to create this striking card using the masking and heat embossing techniques, paired with Waterfront stamp set. Click Here for my Embossed Waterfront Moonlit Night Tutorial This is a great masculine-themed card. Perfect for any occasion! Waterfront Supplies Used: Stamp Set: Waterfront, Teeny Tiny Wishes (greeting) Ink: Versamark Paper: […]
February Fresh Card Making Idea-Waterfront Faux Postage
Sunrise over the Mountain Faux Postage Add a unique look to your creations using the Faux Postage Technique. Use a template/mask to create individual blocks of faux postage stamps. This project uses Waterfront stamp set, and also includes the Clear-block Watercolor Background Technique. Want to learn more? My February Fresh Card Making Tutorial will feature […]