Stamping With Blue Moon Creations

Happiest Day Faux Postage

Happiest Day Faux Postage Create a charming handmade card by combining the faux postage technique with the Happiest Day stamp set. Using the Perennial Postage Dies, you can easily craft a template for perfectly sized “stamps.” You can see more of my Faux Postage creations HERE Be sure to watch my short Faux Postage How-to […]

Stenciled Valentines

Stenciled Valentines Here are 2 easy cards to create for Valentine’s Day using a heart-shaped dies, paired with Marbled Elegance Designer and Gold Foil papers. Stenciled Valentines How-to: -For the first card, die-cut a heart out of Basic White card front a die-cut machine and heart die. -Secure a piece of the vibrant Marbled Elegance […]

Embossing Paste & Frosted Forest

Embossing Paste & Frosted Forest Decorative Masks Create winter or forest-themed cards using the 3-part Frosted Forest Decorative Masks. Add dimension and texture by pairing the decorative masks with embossing paste. Embossing Paste and Frosted Forest How to: 1. Place card stock or designer paper on a worksheet and secure it with washi or painter’s […]

Abundant Beauty Stenciled Leaves

abundant beauty stenciled leaves

Abundant Beauty Stenciled Leaves  I created circle stencils, then stenciled leaves from the Abundant Beauty Decorative Mask set for this fall-themed card. Abundant Beauty Stenciled Leaves How To: Create a circle stencil by die-cutting or punching a circle out of copy paper or a post-it note.  I used my 2″ circle punch punched out of […]

Rustic Crate Hello Card

rustic crate hello card

Rustic Crate Hello Card Made pairing the Rustic Crate stamp set with the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks for an easy fall-themed card! Rustic Crate Hello Card How To: 1.Secure a piece of Basic White card stock card front to your work surface using a piece of washi or painter’s tape.  Lay the Decorative Mask over […]

Abundant Beauty Masking Technique

abundant beauty masking technique

Abundant Beauty Masking Technique using Embossing Paste Welcome Fall! Well, not officially for another few days, but here in the mountains of Southern Colorado, the leaves are starting to change colors. I decided to celebrate by using the leaves stencil found in the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks collection. I paired the mask with shimmer embossing […]

Easter Bunny Card

Easter Bunny Card

Easter Bunny Card for our 6-year-old granddaughter, Madysen I saw this idea on Pinterest and knew I had to use it as inspiration for her Easter card. And it matches a Sparkles and Unicorn birthday card I did for her when she turned 4! This Easter card was easy to create. I used retired oval […]

Floating Strips Stencil Card

Floating Strips Stencil Card

Floating Strips Stencil Card Remember my Floating Strips card here? After punching out the Floating Strips circle, I was left with this piece. This was too good of a piece to just throw away. So, I decided to incorporate it into a Floating Strips Stencil Card! Here’s How: Cut a piece for inside the circle.  […]

Blending Brushes and Masking Technique-Happy Easter Card

blending brushes and decorative masks

Blending Brushes and Masking Technique for an easy Easter card I used a decorative mask from the Butterflies and Flowers mask collection to create this Easter card. I used the colors Pacific Point, Granny Apple Green, and Mango Melody, but any color combination would work perfectly. Choose your colors for endless possibilities! Here’s How: Secure […]

Double Stencil Technique-Butterflies and Flowers

Double Stencil Technique Let me show you how to do the fun Double Stencil Technique using Butterflies and Flowers Decorative Layering Masks from Stampin’ Up! Your images will really pop when you layer the detailed masks over the backgrounds to get even more depth and dimension. I created these cards for a clean and simple […]

Ombre Blending with Decorative Masks

ombre blending with decorative masks

Ombre Blending with Decorative Masks Have you seen the Decorative Masks by Stampin’ Up?  Creating textured backgrounds is so easy.  Use with Embossing Paste and Palette Knives or Classic Stampin’ Ink. For these cards, I used the Ombre Blending Technique with one of the four decorative mask found in the Basic Patterns pack. You can […]

Ombre Blending Technique using Decorative Masks from Stampin’ Up!

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Ombre Technique with Decorative Masks Have you seen the Decorative Masks from Stampin’ Up!?  Creating textured backgrounds is so easy.  Use with Embossing Paste and Palette Knives or Classic Stampin’ Ink. For these cards, I used the Ombre Blending Technique with one of the four decorative mask found in the Basic Patterns pack. Here’s How: […]

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 […]