Come see another beautiful card made with the no line watercoloring technique that starts with a stamp! Today, Melinda is back with another absolute stunner of a card. She’s shared her no line watercoloring talents with us before here and here and today’s card is another beautiful example of how this easy technique can make you look like a true watercolor artist. Melinda shared with us “When I saw this release I was ecstatic because the florals are just amazing […]
Continue ReadingThe No Line Watercolor Technique – So Gorgeous!
Use a simple no line watercolor technique to create absolutely gorgeous “hand painted” cards! Our Design Team – and now our customers – are LOVING this new Butterfly Flowers set and we are so glad! Today, Melinda has combined the main image from it with the no line watercolor technique to create a card that looks hand painted and just stunning. We’ve used this easier-than-it looks technique here on the blog before and we love that every project has its […]
Continue ReadingNo Line Watercoloring With Stamps
Check out how to create watercolored cats using no line stamping! Chances are you’ve seen how to do no line watercoloring with stamps in the floral range. Today, even though she says she’s “normally a floral gal all the way”, Melinda has chosen to demonstrate this easy and fun technique with the kitties from our new For Each Other set. Let’s get to it! Melinda started by cutting a piece of watercolor paper with the largest die from our Mini […]
Continue ReadingNo Line Coloring Video Tutorial!!
Watch this no line coloring video tutorial and be prepared to cancel your day! Preeti makes everything look easy and has instilled such confidence in so many stampers – her no line coloring video tutorial today is NO exception! No line coloring is a simple way to use a very pale ink to stamp your images for coloring in and it leaves a very pretty hand painted look. Sometimes this can be tricky to learn but today we have Preeti […]
Continue ReadingMore No Line Coloring – On A Sweet Slimline Card!
Another take on no line coloring – so easy and such great results! No line coloring offers a totally different look for stamped images and today Annie is sharing her take on this fun technique with this adorable slimline card. Annie said that this card was inspired by all the real life foxes running around her yard and we love her bright spring look since we are ALL itching for Spring to finally get here! As we showed in this […]
Continue ReadingTry No Line Stamping For A STUNNING Look!
Raise your hand if you’ve tried no line stamping. Ok, now raise your hand if you haven’t. Either way you are going to be blown away by today’s project using no line stamping. This card is so beautiful, it could be framed and kept as an always-on-display gift, which was what Melinda says she was shooting for when she created it. We think the totally hit the bullseye! And what’s more, it’s not hard at all to get this look! […]
Continue ReadingA Super Cute Handmade Snowman Slimline Card!
Today’s handmade snowman slimline card is just so full of cheer and easier to make than it looks! This absolutely adorable handmade snowman slimline card is a perfect project for when you want to send something non-denominational but still want to add that little hint of Christmas cheer. You can’t get much more wintry than snowmen and the addition of just the word “Merry” brings everything together so beautifully. Lisa created this for us and as usual, she’s sharing all […]
Continue ReadingFlashback Friday – Mini Slimline Snowman Cards!
Combine our theme of winter with a still trending card shape and check out these mini slimline snowman cards! People are still loving the mini slimline card, especially for the holidays. Today’s mini slimline snowman cards are perfect! Whether you need the extra space for your annual family update, want to enclose a check – yes, people still write checks!, or just want to expand your design, this size card is still popular and they will really stand out in […]
Continue ReadingLooking for Mini Slimline Snowman Card Ideas?
If you are on the hunt for cute mini slimline snowman card ideas, this just might be your last stop! With mini slimline cards still so hot and snowmen being just so dang cute, then it’s no surprise that slimline snowman card ideas are always in demand. This super cute card with its winter holiday but non-Christmas specific greeting is an ideal card, much like yesterday’s project, to have to send to anyone and everyone this holiday season. Plus, this […]
Continue ReadingA Sweet Mini Slimline Snowman Shaker Card
Beat the heat with this mini slimline snowman shaker card to kick off our Christmas in July 2022! We love this adorable mini slimline snowman shaker card! The photos just do NOT do this project justice! When you shake the card, the sparkly shaker filler adds a barely there but fabulously dramatic “snowfall” through those tiny windows in that mini slimline cover die. What a fun way to kick off our Christmas in July 2022 celebration! Would you like to […]
Continue ReadingA Monochromatic Spring Mini Slimline Card
Fresh greens on a mini slimline card bring a breath of spring air! We just love the beautiful emboss resist effect on this monochromatic spring mini slimline card! It speaks of soft, fresh breezes and that sweet single flower hints at bountiful days ahead! Allison created this for us and she’s sharing all her steps – let’s take a look! She started by cutting a piece of white card stock with our Mini Slimline Cover #2 die and adhered it […]
Continue ReadingAn Adorable Snowman Mini Slimline Card!
How FUN is this snowman mini slimline card? There are lots of places right now that are getting tons of snow and what better way to make that fun than with this super cute snowman mini slimline card? This card is from one of our new Design Team members, Jean Manis, and we are delighted to share her talents and creative genius with you! Like the rest of our generous Design Team members, Jean shares her how-tos with all of […]
Continue ReadingA Slimline Gnome Card For The Holidays!
This slimline gnome card for the holidays has us chuckling – talk about a surprise gift! We were pretty excited to how Julie created this slimline gnome card for the holidays – we just love the idea of a gnome popping out of a gift box to send his happy wishes! And we were even more excited when we saw that she made that fun colorful panel using one of our new stencils! Let’s take a look at how Julie […]
Continue ReadingAnother Pretty Slimline Fall Card!
Check out how all the details come together on this slimline fall card for a sweet friend! Today’s slimline fall card is brought to you by Jamie and we love how she’s put together several easy-to-do details on one card that will surely tell a friend how much they mean to you. Let’s take a look at how all these fun elements come together. Jamie made GREAT use of some pretty patterned paper she has and chose a piece that […]
Continue ReadingAnother Funny Handmade Slimline Card!
If you liked yesterday’s card, you will also love this funny handmade slimline card with more funny fish! Yesterday we shared an under the sea card with with a tongue in cheek twist and today we are sharing another funny handmade slimline card with more sea creatures! Annie just couldn’t stop making these adorable fish so she made a second slimline card so she could add them all together. Let’s “dive in”! Just like with yesterday’s project, Annie started by […]
Continue ReadingA Slimline Flower Card Design To Announce a SALE!
What better way to announce our slimline die sale than with this beautiful slimline flower card design? This weekend is when we turn ahead the clocks to start preparing for spring and we want to celebrate with a sale that we are kicking off with this beautiful slimline flower card design! First, the sale! From now through midnight March 16th (next Tuesday), you can take a full 20% off all your slimline die purchases in the store. But wait – […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful Slimline Snowman Christmas Cards!
We just love snowman Christmas cards and today we are sharing one created by our Associate Designer Kittie Caracciolo. Kittie has such a way with die cuts and today she’s outdone herself again with this cheerful card that is perfect for “kids” of all ages! We love that Kittie took full advantage of the oversized scale of a slimline card to add this nice fat snowman sitting on his comfy snow bank and visited by those bold red cardinals. Of […]
Continue ReadingA Very Cute Slimline Snowman Card!
Isn’t this slimline snowman card so fun? We love that Annie has combined the clean lines of the square frame die with the gently curving hills and the crisp outlines of the snowmen with that dreamy wintry background – can’t you just almost smell the snow? Let’s take a look at how Annie created this card for us. First, she stamped the tree from Wintery Friends Stamp Set across a 3″ X 8″ panel of white card stock using Versafine […]
Continue ReadingCute Slimline Cards with GNOMES!
Happy Monday, Friends – are you ready for some SUPER CUTE slimline cards? With SUPER CUTE new gnomes? We are loving these new gnomes and are so happy to see them starting to be out in the world. Our designers love them too so be prepared to see lots of cute slimline cards AND A2 cards using these fellas. Here’s how Jamie put this stinkin’ cute card together for us today. First she stamped her gnomes, colored them with her […]
Continue ReadingCopic Skin Tutorial and No-Line Coloring
Good morning creative friends! Michelle here, and today I have for you the third installment of looking at darker skin tones with Rubbernecker Stamps in this Copic skin tutorial using no line coloring for a truly hand painted look! If you missed the first two in this series you can see them here and here. I have been looking at coloring darker skin tones on a series of new stamps released by Rubbernecker. I have been trying to share a […]
Continue ReadingA Sweet Spring Scene Mini Slimline Card!
Make this spring scene mini slimline card to usher in the season! We have Dawn to thank today for this sweet, inviting spring scene mini slimline card and we truly DO want to just take a seat and swing for bit! Dawn says “When I thought about the flower theme, I immediately thought of sitting on a swing and enjoying a warm spring day looking at the earth coming alive from being dormant during winter.” What a fabulous feeling and […]
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