Tie-Dye Hexagons
I often incorporate paper towels or baby wipes that I have used to blot watercolor, Pigment Sprinkles or to clean off stamps in my crafting. That was the case with this card. I used the paper towel I used to blot Pigment Sprinkles backgrounds in various other projects I love the bright colors and tie-dye […]
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 […]
Sending Flowers Die Meets Baby Wipe Background
I created these 2 cards using the baby wipes left over from a card idea I was experimenting with. I’m not sure what happened to that particular card as it obviously didn’t make the cut, but I kept the baby wipes to use for another project or two. Paper Towel/Baby Wipes Recycle and Reuse! Here’s […]
Pigment Sprinkles Honey Bee
The Honey Bee Bundle found in the 2020 Mini Catalog just makes me smile! This was a quick and easy card to make using Pigment Sprinkles for the background. I spritzed a piece of watercolor paper with water, then sprinkled on Mango Melody with a small amount of Daffodil Delight Pigment Sprinkles. I let the […]
Friendly Silhouettes Stippled Watercolor Backgrounds
Stippled Watercolor Paper Background Paper Towel Watercolor Background I loved Sherrill Graff’s idea of creating hand-made paper by wetting Whisper White card stock, then stippling on ink, creating pretty watercolor patterns. I created these thank you cards using that technique, but instead of Whisper White, I used watercolor paper. I spritzed on water […]
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 […]
August Fresh Card Making Ideas-Tie Dye Using Pigment Sprinkles
Tissue Paper Tie-Dye Disinfectant Wipes Tie-Dye Tie-Dye-a call back to the 60’s! Combine the rich, vibrant colors of Stampin’ Up!’s Pigment Sprinkles with some everyday household items like tissue paper and disinfectant wipes (baby wipes would work too!) Super easy, a little messy, but the possibilities are endless as each one will come out different! […]
Waterfront Baby Wipe Background
I always have a baby wipe or paper towel (sometimes both!) nearby when I’m crafting. It’s always good to have something to clean inky fingers, wipe off excess ink from a clear block, or clean up the edges around an inked stamp. A mix of colors that leads to the interesting background possibilities! Set them […]
Stamping on Ceramic Tiles-Beautiful You
Stamping on ceramic tiles is one of my all-time favorite techniques! These make great gifts and are good for an “anything but a card” theme. Every year, my Stamp Clubs would choose this theme for one of our monthly swaps. Invariably, there would be at least 1 or 2 ceramic tiles traded in the swap! […]
Shaving Cream Background-Happy Birthday
Shaving Cream Background-Happy BirthdayDid you like my Shaving Cream/Marbling Technique Easter Eggs from my April 12th posting? Shaving Cream Background-Happy Birthday Here’s another Shaving Cream Background idea. In this card, the shaving cream background provides an interesting background for a clean and simple birthday card. This might even be used as a masculine card. What […]
Shaving Cream Background-Easter Eggs
Shaving Cream Background-Easter Eggs The Shaving Cream Technique (also known as the Marbling Technique) is one of my all-time favorites! It’s super easy and is perfect for creating colorful Easter Egg cards! You can see more of my Shaving Cream Creations HERE Here’s how: All you need is some shaving cream (not the gel type), […]
Definitely Dahlia Meets the Emboss Resist Technique Part 2
Wow! That’s what happens when the bold Definitely Dahlia stamp is paired with the Emboss Resist Technique! (to see another idea using the Definitely Dahlia paired with the Emboss Resist Technique, please visit my post HERE) For this card, I swiped my Embossing Buddy over the Whisper White card front. I stamped the Definitely Dahlia […]
Emboss Resist Dragonfly Dreams
Create a pretty pastel background using the stamp set Dragonfly Dreams and the Emboss Resist Technique. Super easy and it is one of those WOW techniques. To start, I swiped my Whisper White card front using the Embossing Buddy, stamped the dragonfly image from Dragonfly Dreams in Versmark ink, and then heat embossed using white […]
Shaving Cream Expressions Natural Elements
I’ve been having fun playing with shaving cream and reinkers as I was getting ready for a Shaving Cream Techniques class for the Ladies of Wetmore. I really like how this one turned out. Other supplies: shaving cream, paper plate, plastic fork, lots of paper towels! tams# 6303
You Brighten My Day Sunburst Baby Wipe
Here are some more cards created using baby wipes and the Sunburst Thinlit die. Instead of cutting out the sunbursts using the die, I simply laid the die on my baby wipe (adhered to a piece of card stock using a glue stick), and traced around it using a ball point pen or Sharpie. […]