Hold onto your stamps, folks – today we have another Stamp Along With Rubbernecker video on how to use liquid watercolor to make the most stunning card backgrounds. Preeti is at it again with a simply stunning wintry nighttime galaxy background for her admiring forest friends. We can’t get over all the depth and color and light and just gorgeousness Preeti created using her liquid watercolors and we feel so grateful that she shared her techniques with us in a […]
Continue ReadingColor Burst Sale and a Video Tutorial!
Right now we have a great Color Burst sale going on and what better way to take advantage of savings than to get some glorious fall project inspiration? Our very own Dave Miller is sharing some of his fabulous techniques and turning out truly dazzling results in today’s video tutorial. Dave makes everyone feel like an expert and his many fans say that his videos are total game changers for them. Check out this video LOADED with PRO TIPS, go […]
Continue ReadingHalloween Card Ideas Using Embossing Folders
We have some super talented designers and today we are SO excited by one of the coolest Halloween card ideas we’ve seen – watercolored embossed paper! Isn’t that effect just so cool? Julie shared that she was inspired by this video here because, in her words, “I thought it looked interesting but easy enough for everyone.” We agree! If you don’t have time to or don’t want to watch the video basically the steps consist of embossing watercolor paper with […]
Continue ReadingKen Oliver Color Burst Tutorial Video
Today we want to share a Ken Oliver Color Burst tutorial to show you the AHmazing results you can get! Did you know that we have some AMAZING stamps that are meant to resemble watercolored images? These are so fun to use with Color Burst watercolor powders; the results are gorgeous and several of our stamp sets were designed to take advantage of the punches of color. Our YouTube channel is full of so many fun tutorials, many of which […]
Continue ReadingFunny Cat Cards For The Win!
Are you a fan of funny cat cards? Or know cat people who could use a chuckle? We are cracking UP over this super cute card our designer created using a worried bunch of cats and some interested fish! Check it out! Isn’t that a riot? Talk about turning the tables! Here’s how you can make your own version of this super cute card. First, stamp the Group of Cats image onto some Bristol Smooth paper using a waterproof ink […]
Continue ReadingWatercoloring Die Cuts with Color Fuse Inks
Watercoloring die cuts like the flowers and foliage on this project is a fun technique for coloring images. I used hot press watercolor to cut the flowers and foliage and used Color Fuse inks to color them. Hot press watercolor paper is very smooth and is the perfect base for creating gorgeous color and shading. For this project I used the Organic Shapable Daisy, Flower #5 (large leaves), Wreath Set and Tiny Flower Buds. I used Color Fuse Set #5 […]
Continue ReadingBike On The Street Birthday
Hello Everyone! Doesn’t this Bike On The Street (1047-03) stamp make you think of summer days at the park? It does for us, especially the wonderful way Marilyn colored the bike, the trees, and the scene as a whole. The scene and her patterned
Continue ReadingChicken Motives Questioned
Hello Everyone! Are you tired of Chicken motives being questioned? Marilyn and Henry are as well. Marilyn has a super cute inspirational card for you today. She is using the very fun Chicken Wire Background stamp (58-01) with our favorite rooster Henry (726-02). She did a beautiful job on coloring Henry. We also love the sentiment that she used with
Continue ReadingButterfly Hugs
Hello everyone! Lisa is bringing you some butterfly hugs and inspiration today. She had a fantastic idea of using the Small Butterflies Die (5147-08D) on a white piece of cardstock and using the negative space for
Continue ReadingNever Regret
Hello everyone! Life is short… never regret one sentiment we think is wonderful. Lisa, using the Bicycle Die Cut (5209-01D) paired up the Never Regret (793-02) sentiment stamp together for this gorgeous card! Lisa never lets us down at all when it comes to beautiful inspiration. The colors she used for this lovely
Continue ReadingHugs Are Over The Moon
Hello everyone! The card we have for you today is beautiful, bright and awe-inspiring. Allison has not let us down with this piece of inspiration that she always entices us with. Her card is simple yet elegant and beautiful. Over the moon (3206 ) stamp set has
Continue ReadingTruck Full of Butterflies
Hello everyone! Lisa made the perfect card for today. The sentiment Best Wishes from the Best Wishes Etc stamp set (3029) is fantastic to start off the week with. Beautiful wishes for a beautiful day, we wish that for all of you. Lisa this week again added the most beautiful array
Continue ReadingEpstein Wishes You
Hello Everyone! Epstein (1118-03) is absolutely adorable on the card Marilyn put together for us this week! She combined Epstein our loveable little heart holding owl with the Watercolor Splatter Background Stamps (1226). All that texture and color look amazing! She also added some wonderfully
Continue ReadingBucket Full of Butterflies
Hello everyone! Lisa made the perfect card for today. The sentiment Beautiful Wishes (565-12) is fantastic to start off the week with. Beautiful wishes for a beautiful day, we wish that for all of you. Lisa added the most beautiful array
Continue ReadingBeautiful Wishes
Happy Monday everyone! Lisa made the perfect card for today. The sentiment Beautiful Wishes (565-12) is fantastic to start off the week with. Beautiful wishes for a beautiful day, we wish that for all of you. Lisa added the most beautiful array
Continue ReadingCourage Doesn’t
Hello Everyone! Marilyn made a beautiful piece of inspiration for us. Inspiration, not only with the card she made but also with the Courage Doesn’t (582-13) sentiment. Adding the beautiful Brush
Continue ReadingDouble The Hot Air Balloon
Happy Monday everyone! Lisa has double the fun inspiration for us with the exciting Hot Air Balloon die cut (5209-02D). She didn’t make one card to inspire us but she made two very different but very fantastic cards using the same die cuts in different ways. She maximized the cloud die cuts (5147-02D) with this first card that just takes your breath away. Using the Nested Rectangle Scallop w/ Holes (5141D) added more texture and softness. This second card she […]
Continue ReadingDogs 2 Have a Doggone Good Day
Hello Everyone! Marilyn we think should be dubbed the master of masculine cards. This is her second masculine inspiration card and it looks fantastic. This card she used the Dogs 2 (3015) stamp set to wish the receiver a Doggone Good Day. This sentiment that comes in the stamp set is so much fun. The way she has colored everything
Continue ReadingGood Old Woody!
Happy Monday everyone! Talk about needing some inspiration for a great masculine card, and Lisa will deliver. Her card with our Woody die cut (5212-07D) is superb! With all her different shades of browns and blues. The card is simply fantastic. Using the Stitched Hills Die Cut (5173-01D) in the
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