Simply Zinnias Acrylic Block Background
Simply Zinnias Acrylic Block Background Here’s an easy background using acrylic blocks and paired with Simply Zinnias stamp set! And the nice thing is that you can have any shape and colors of the background. Simply change up the acrylic block and ink! You can see more of my Acrylic Block Backgrounds HERE Simply Zinnias […]
Clear Block Stamping-Thinking of You
Clear Block Stamping Here’s an easy stamping idea. Use your clear blocks to create simple and interesting backgrounds. Simply ink them up and stamp! For this card, I used the clear block “G”. I inked it up using the 2023-2025 In Colors: Boho Blue, Moody Mauve, Wild Wheat, Pebbled Path, and Copper Clay I stamped […]
Reflection Technique-Hi
Reflection Technique using the Clear Block Watercolor Background paired with the Easter Bunny Bundle A fun and WOW background technique! And it’s easy to do! Be sure to watch my Reflection Technique How-to Video Here Here’s How: 1. Create background: -tap ink onto clear block “F.” I used Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue, Pool Party, […]
Floating Strip Card Technique-November Fresh Ideas
Floating Strips Card Technique! A great way to use up those paper scraps. Create the look of floating strips by cutting strips of paper and adhering them to a piece of window sheet, leaving a small space between them. Want to Learn More? My November Fresh Ideas Card Making Tutorial will feature the Floating Strips […]
Acrylic Block Watercolor Background-Snowflake Wishes
Acrylic Block Stamping Technique Create interesting watercolor backgrounds using this easy technique. This is one of my all-time favorite stamping techniques. I use it often in my crafting. You can see more of my Acrylic Block (or clear block) creations HERE All you need is an acrylic or clear block, ink, and a spritzer bottle […]
Daily Life Inspiration-Dragonfly Garden Card
Dragonfly Garden from Stampin’ Up! Inspiration for my card making often comes from my surroundings here in the mountains of Southern Colorado. We recently visited a neighbor’s pond with our grandchildren to net and release salamanders. What a great learning experience for the kids who were able to hold and touch salamanders before we released […]
Dandelion Wishes Clear Block Background
Fall is my favorite time of the year! I love the cooler temps and the changing colors. To celebrate the arrival of fall, I’ve been busy creating some fall-themed cards. This card features the Clear-Block Background Technique paired with one of my new favorite stamp sets, Dandelion Wishes. Here’s how: To create the clear-block water […]
Field of Fall Flowers-Daisy Delight Clear Block Background
Field of Fall Flowers After a very warm summer, I think fall has finally arrived here in the mountains of southern Colorado! Cooler temps and changing colors. Fall is my favorite time of the year! To celebrate, I have been busy creating fall-themed cards which I will be sharing over the next few days. This […]
Clear Block Pocketful of Sunshine Watercolor Background
I recently needed a quick birthday card. It was a bright and beautiful day here in the mountains of southern Colorado. This was the inspiration needed to create this quick and simple clear block watercolor background paired with the sun image found in the stamp set Pocketful of Sunshine! Here’s how: To create the […]
A Little Wild Garden Party-Acrylic Block Watercolor Background
I’ve had so much fun crafting with the adorable A Little Wild stamp set and coordinating Little Loves Thinlits Dies. Before I put the stamp set away for the time being, I decided to create a cute little garden party flip card for my granddaughter’s one year birthday coming up in October. I combined it […]
Rose Red Stenciled Santa’s Sleigh Reindeer
Here’s another stenciled reindeer using left over pieces from Santa’s Sleigh cut outs see posting from 12/6). The reindeer is Rose Red and the background is the clear block watercolor technique using Rose Red, Mint Macaron and Cucumber Crush inks. This stenciled reindeer makes me smile! Supplies Used: Stamp Set: Christmas Pines Ink: Rose Red, […]
Flurry of Wishes-Emboss Resist Meets Clear-Block Stamping
Here’s another take on the Emboss Resist Technique. This card combines the Emboss Resist and Clear Block stamping techniques! I first created by clear block background by dabbing Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder and Night of Navy inks onto my clear block “E”. I spritzed it with water so the inks would run and pool and […]
Lovely as a Tree Fall Sunrise
The inspiration for this card was this morning’s sunrise! Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Marina Mist and Old Olive inks were dabbed onto clear block “H”, spritzed with water, then stamped onto my Whisper White card front. After the ink dried, I stamped Lovely as a Tree using Soft Suede ink. Supplies Used: Stamp Sets: Lovely […]
Thoughtful Branches Note of Thanks
Here is another clean and simple thank you card I created using the leaf from Thoughtful Branches along with the clear-block stamping technique. I simply dabbed Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Rich Razzleberry inks on to my clear block “H “. I spritzed it with water so the ink would pool and run, […]
Happy Ornament-Clear Block Stamping
Here’s another card using the Happy Ornament stamp set and clear block stamping technique. The background was the ink that was left over on the block after stamping the background for this card shared on Oct 4. I like both effects, but I think I like the more sparse background a tad bit more. What […]