Metallic Gears Floating Frame Card
Metallic Gears Floating Frame Card I seem to be on a masculine-theme card kick. Masculine cards always seem to be a little tricky in the design. This idea came to me after creating my Steam Punk Gears card HERE The embossing technique is pretty much the same, although this card ended up being a Floating […]
Jar of Love-Happy Mother’s Day
Today, I am featuring cards I’ve created using the soon to be retired stamp set, Jar of Love. This is a great 2-step stamp featuring flowers, fish and lighting bugs with various shapes of mason jars to put them in! And, the coordinating Everyday Jars thinlits and framelits dies are available too. Jar of Love […]
Steam Punk Gears
Steam Punk is an art form featuring images of industrialized steam powered machinery. Victorian Steam Punk features gears and cogs. American West Steam Punk features trains. The fictional inventions of Jules Verne conjure up images of Steam Punk. Western Steam Punk can be seen in the movie, “Wild, Wild West” with Will Smith and Kevin Kline. […]
Ready to Layer and the Stamparatus
Basic Gray, Real Red, Smoky Slate, and Gray Granite Ready to Layer I’ve had the Ready to Layer stamp set for awhile, but I was a little apprehensive about using it until recently. I really liked the look of the stamped image, but to be honest, I wasn’t quite sure how to go about using […]
Controlled Painting with Brusho Crystals and Winter Woods
Here are 2 more cards created using the controlled painting with Brusho Crystal Color technique. Please see my original posting using Sheltering Tree Here For these cards, I lightly sprinkled Brilliant Blue and Moss Green Brusho Crystal Colors on my watercolor card front. I started with the center tree first, sprinkling the Brusho about […]
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 […]
Easy Buffalo Check Thank You Cards
Buffalo Check has become one of my favorite of Stampin’ Up!’s big background stamps. The color possibilities are endless. Switch up the colors, and you’ve got a great background for holiday or masculine-themed cards. For these card, my color was Flirty Flamingo stamped on Whisper White card stock. I drew the horizontal and vertical lines […]
Animal Outing Wild About You Valentine’s
Wild About You Heart This is the Valentine’s Day card I made for our 2 year-old granddaughter. She loves zoo animals, but she is especially fond of giraffes. The giraffe image in the stamp set Animal Outing is perfect for her! Here’s how: 1. The embossed background is made using the Animal Friends Framelits die. […]
Flowering Desert Paper Towel Background
Flowering Desert Paper Towel Background One of the things I like to do in my crafting is to use the paper towels that I have used to wipe off stamps, ink pads, and fingers. They often have a pretty mix of colors that are great to use as backgrounds. This was the case with a […]
Stenciled Christmas Tree
It’s easy to create sponged stenciled cards with left over pieces cut using the tree from In the Woods Framelits die. Simply tape the stencil onto your card front using washi or painter’s tape, then sponge on colors inside the stencil. For this card, I used Balmy Blue and Highland Heather inks for a non-traditional […]
A Wintery Day In the Woods
A Wintery Day In the Woods This card was inspired by the view out my front window on a recent wintery day here in the mountains of southern Colorado. It features the clear block watercolor background technique and Winter Woods stamp set and In the Woods Framelits Dies. Here’s […]
Animal Outing Card in a Box
Animal Outing Card in a Box Our granddaughter Madysen recently turned two! One of the things she and her parents like to do is visit the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. They have a family pass, so they go quite often. Her favorite animals at the zoo are the giraffe! So, once I saw […]
Lovely as a Tree Fall Sponged Sunrise
Here’s one more fall-themed project using the perennial favorite stamp set, Lovely as a Tree. This is a clean and simple, 5-minute card creation! Here’s how: Stamp trees from Lovely as a Tree and greeting using Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla card stock. Heat emboss with a heat tool and clear embossing powder. Lightly […]
Brusho Crystals Dandelion Wishes
Brusho Crystals Dandelion Wishes I’m loving the stamp set, Dandelion Wishes. For this card, I combined the stamp set with Brusho Crystals for a vibrant background. Super easy to create. Here’s how: Spritz card front with water and sprinkle Brusho Crystals on the water. Let it pool and run as it desires, then set aside […]
A Little Wild Diorama Card
A Little Wild Diorama Card I created this fun diorama card for Kathryn, my grandniece on her 1st birthday. I used one of my favorite stamp sets, A Little Wild. These cute critters just bring a smile. Diorama cards are easy to create. For instructions, please check my Diorama Cards Page HERE For this card, […]