CategoryColor Fuse

Try The Ink and Spritz Technique!

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Come learn how easy it is to use the ink and spritz technique for the most beautiful watercolor looks! You’ve likely seen beautiful cards that look like they were hand water color painted. And while lots of them probably were, we can promise that many of them were made using the very easy ink and spritz technique. Today our resident watercolor guru, Melinda – check out her watercolor themed Paper Pads in our store! – is sharing her version of […]

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Sweet AND Spooky Handmade Halloween Cards!

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Come see a great way to make sweet and spooky handmade Halloween cards that will delight everyone who is lucky enough to receive one! While we love the occasional scary card, we mostly like Halloween cards that are cute and not too creepy. Today Carol is sharing her fabulous design for sweet and spooky handmade Halloween cards that are just adorable but have that little hint of haunt in the background. Let’s hear right from Carol how she created this […]

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Is Color Fuse The Best Ink for Blending on Cards?

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Come see why we truly think our Color Fuse ink IS the best ink for blending on cards! All you have to do is look at this glorious card from Sammi to know why we believe our Color Fuse ink is the best ink for blending on cards and other paper crafting projects. We’ve mentioned before that we drove our formulators crazy with testing and tweaking to make sure that our ink would blend easily adn with excellent results every […]

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Color Fuse Halloween Color Combinations

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Check out some fun Color Fuse Halloween color combinations you can use to make your cards. We thought it would be fun to introduce a new feature – if you like it, we will keep offering it so be sure to let us know what you think. Today we are sharing some fun Color Fuse Halloween color combinations that you can use to inspire your sweet and tricky card making for the coming holiday. Of course we love our inks […]

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Simple Gorgeous Handmade Fall Cards!

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Come on over and get all the steps to making these simple gorgeous handmade fall cards! Today Melinda is sharing this idea for the most simple, gorgeous handmade fall cards and we LOVE how much these leaves look like the real thing, all just with some of our Color Fuse Ink! Melinda says “I am so excited for fall!! Its my favorite season and I look forward to it every year. Unfortunately we don’t get a lot of fall color […]

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Rainbow Ink Blending Die Cut Flowers

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See how rainbow ink blending die cut flowers can add so much beautiful color to a card with so little effort! In a previous post, Sammi shared her vision for creating some beautiful butterflies using this same technique. Today she is back with another stunner, showing how rainbow ink blending die cut flowers can add that same beautiful colorful look with very little time and effort. Sammi is really showing off how our Color Fuse Ink is so perfectly suited […]

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Change Spring Cards to Fall Cards!

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Come see how easy it can be to change spring cards to fall cards with some simple color swaps and a different sentiment! Carol, today’s designer, says “Just because a product packaging has springtime colors doesn’t mean it is strictly for spring!” Today she is applying her design magic and showing us how we can change spring cards to fall cards with just a few small touches. Carol goes on to say “When I made my card back in the […]

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A Fun Halloween Card!

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Check out all the fun little details that went into this fun Halloween card – the perfect mix of trick and treat! Today Ricky is sharing his fun Halloween card that he created by imitating the colored background on the packaging of our Framed Crows in Trees stamp and then adding the adorable little characters to really cute it up. AND he’s sharing a really great video where he walks us through his whole process. Thank you, Ricky, for your […]

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Ink Blending With Color Fuse – Halloween Style!

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Come see the gorgeous ways you can use ink blending with Color Fuse on today’s fun Halloween card! In today’s spooky yet adorable Halloween card, Sammi is showing how she used lots of different color combinations of ink blending with Color Fuse to create all her fun elements. Sammi says “I just love this grave scene – I knew that I wanted to make a spooky card with the Spooky Hand die in haunted forest and the Birch Forest die […]

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Now Make an Adorable Die Cut Snowman Card!

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Come see how to make this adorable die cut snowman card AND how easy it is! Yesterday we learned how to make a cute die cut reindeer card and, keeping with the theme, today we have this adorable die cut snowman card for you to try. There’s something so delightful about cards that are sweet and charming and we sure do have the goods for you to make these in so many different themes. Today Allison is using an unexpected […]

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Make a Layered Dimensional Paper Poinsettia

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Learn how to make a layered dimensional paper poinsettia that will rival the real ones! Creating a beautiful layered dimensional paper poinsettia may look impossible and difficult, and today Carol is sharing with us her tips for making it totally doable. Carol says “For me, creating Christmas cards gives me total permission to go all out with the bling and glam as I have done here! Using previously released, but still loved, products can always be made in a new […]

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Layered Die Cut Poinsettia Cards – GORGEOUS!

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See how you can make layered die cut poinsettia cards that will knock their fuzzy socks off – easier than you might think! There are lots of ideas out there for layered die cut poinsettia cards but we are venturing a huge bet that there aren’t many as spectacular as this one from Melinda! Melinda says “For today’s card I wanted to use some scraps from a large mixed media panel I created recently. I also had a few green […]

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Neon Colors for Christmas Cards – On Trend!

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Who says you can’t use neon colors for Christmas cards – this one proves you CAN! In yesterday’s post, we learned that neon colors for Christmas cards are totally on trend this year and just in time, Sammi has this one for us. It is SO fun and bright and while totally unconventional in its color story, is loaded with adorable classic elements. We just love it and are happy to be able to share Sammi’s directions here so you […]

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Cute Handmade Slimline Holiday Cards Idea!

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Grab this idea for super cute handmade slimline holiday cards that you can adapt to your favorite theme. There are lots of people looking for ideas for cute handmade slimline holiday cards this year. There’s something about all that extra space to write (or fold that family update into) AND when you send a slimline card, you know yours will stand out on the mantle! Now you would think that we are selling only one stamp set this year – […]

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Fun With New Polar Bear Stamps and Dies!

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Come see another card that shows why our new polar bear stamps and dies are FLYING off the shelves! When we decided to change up the style of our new polar bear stamps and dies, we suspected that they would be a hit but we weren’t totally prepared for how MUCH of a hit they are! We sure are glad we ordered extras! Today, Carol is sharing another fabulous card using her awesome trick for custom color embossing paste and […]

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A Handmade Polar Bear Slimline Card – WOW!

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Check out all the incredible details on this gorgeous handmade polar bear slimline card! Today’s detail loaded handmade polar bear slimline card is from Sammi. She says when she first saw these characters, she envisioned them against a frosty night sky and all we can say is “WOW!” – we LOVE it! Let’s dive right in and see how she did it! Sammi started by cutting out her white card stock background piece with our Slimline Deckle Die and ink […]

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A Gorgeous CAS Monochromatic Card

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Today’s CAS monochromatic card can be made in any color and can be used for any occasion – check it out! Today’s post is so perfect to close our our month of clean and simple cards using bright colors. This design for a quick and easy, CAS monochromatic card is also ideal because, thanks to the custom inking, you can make this in any color story you love and it will always be spectacular. Let’s see how Dawn created her […]

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A Hand Stamped Rainbow Butterfly Card!

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See how easy it is to make this colorful hand stamped rainbow butterfly card! Today’s spectacular hand stamped rainbow butterfly card is brought to us by Ricky, whose sense of humor always has us chuckling to ourselves as we read his instructions. Ricky was inspired to create this gorgeous project by June being Pride month. Ricky says “While we celebrate pride all year long, June is traditionally the month of celebration. Opening your world to all different colors makes it […]

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An Idea For Versatile CAS Die Cut Cards

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This idea for CAS die cut cards is one that you can use over and over forever and no one will be the wiser! Imagine if you had at your fingertips and idea for CAS die cut cards that came together so fast, could be made with just about any die cut image and used only a touch of ink to bring it to life? Would you make it, like, ALL the time? Today’s gorgeous card from Carol is just […]

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Simple Ink Blending On Die Cuts – Easy and Fast!

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Come see how adding some very simple ink blending on die cuts can bring big pops of color to your projects. Sammi – today’s designer – says “My inspiration for this card was that it is Spring time and butterflies remind me of Spring – new beginnings. The sentiment is one of my ALL time favorite sentiments.” We love how her simple ink blending on die cuts adds so much pretty color with such an easy technique. This is perfect […]

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Learn a Cool Stenciling Technique With Masks

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This stenciling technique with masks adds so much to a card with almost no extra work! We love using stencils and masks together because you can get so much visual interest with so little extra effort – just a little inking! Today’s stenciling technique with masks to add both containment and highlighting is SO easy and, well, just look at that card! Melinda is going to take us through this and you will love how easy it is to do! […]

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