CategoryColor Fuse

How to Custom Color Embossing Paste

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When you learn how to custom color embossing paste and how incredibly easy it is, you will use it all the time! Today’s drop dead gorgeous card from Carol not only shows how to custom color embossing paste but also shows off how the simplest use of monochromatic colors can add the most beautiful pop to a super CAS project. Carol says “CAS does not necessarily mean plain. This card has beautiful textural details but staying more neutral with the […]

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A Beautiful, Bright Yellow Hand Stamped Card

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This gorgeous, bright yellow hand stamped card has loads of sunny details and our clever stencils make it SO easy! There is nothing like a bright yellow hand stamped card that can bring someone’s mood right up and this card is so spectacularly sunny it really makes us feel the summer vibes! Sammi created this for us today and she says “My inspiration for this card was thinking about a bright and sunny day.” Boy, she nailed it! Let’s get […]

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A Super Fast and Easy Handmade Card!

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You are going to LOVE this idea for this gorgeous, super fast and easy handmade card! You all know we love cards that can be changed up in lots of ways. Changing out colors, sentiments, shapes, orientation, textures – any card that gives us tons of ways to make it and still be a knockout really gets us excited. Today’s super fast and easy handmade card from Melinda does just that! Melinda loves to make clean and simple cards and […]

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Square Cards for Summer Hand Stamped!

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Check out this idea for square cards for summer hand stamped by you to delight anyone! We don’t see a lot of square cards and often they are the perfect size and scale for a specific scene you might have in mind. This card by Dawn is an excellent example of these square cards for summer hand stamped and decorated all by you! Scroll down for all the steps and some great shots of Dawn’s expert Copic coloring that brings […]

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Another Idea For Handmade Cards with Retro Campers

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Handmade cards with retro campers are all the rage right now – who knew? We love all things old that are new again and have made several dies that celebrate this trend. Lately we’ve been seeing ideas for handmade cards with retro campers and we couldn’t be more excited! Our Retro Camper Die set HAS been very popular and we are thrilled that it has been such a hit! It was even featured on one of our most popular Christmas […]

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Another Idea for Handmade Cards for Campers!

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Today’s idea for handmade cards for campers is fun and easy and will have them ready to roll! With summer coming, everyone is thinking about and planning what fun activities they want to do in the beautiful weather. Being able to send handmade cards for campers to people who love this way to be out in nature is such a fun way to personalize any greeting for them. We’ve got lots of camping themed stamps and dies to give you […]

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How to Add Details With Copic Markers

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Today we have some great tips for how to add details with Copic markers – check them out! When we first saw this card we were so enthralled with all the gorgeous coloring Dawn did – we honestly though those little seaweeds were shiny 3D elements! Once we dove in, though, we saw that these awesome touches were all thanks to Dawn sharing how to add details with Copic markers and we are so psyched! Her tips are easy to […]

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Make a Summer Slimline Card in Brights!

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Come get all the fun tips to make a summer slimline card like this one! You can tell our designers are into this month’s theme – we are seeing the MOST fun summery projects and it makes us want to break out our straw hats and flip flops! When Sammi decided to make a summer slimline card like the one she did today, she sure did make us want to hit the beach! Sammi used gorgeous bright Color Fuse Inks […]

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Dry Embossing AND Inking With Stencils!

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Come learn how dry embossing and inking with stencils can give you a gorgeous look! Today we are sharing a very fun and simple technique of using dry embossing AND inking with stencils to create both a colorful and textural design. It’s so easy and the effect in real life is spectacular! Julie is sharing this card with us today and we want to thank her in advance for her helpful photos! Overall, she says, this card is pretty simple. […]

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Rainbow Ink Blending on Handmade Cards

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See some beautiful examples of rainbow ink blending on handmade cards! We just love the look of rainbow ink blending on handmade cards and since “April showers” are coming to an end, we thought we’d take a peek at some of our most popular posts showing off this pretty technique. First we have this card from earlier this year – those soft colors really let our Flower Girl pop! Another card that uses a gorgeous rainbow inked background ups the […]

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Make This Bright Spring Slimline Card!

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Today’s bright spring slimline card will cheer anyone up, rain or shine! Today, Sammi is sharing this sweet and fun bright spring slimline card and we just adore how she’s filled her umbrella with spring blooms! She says “I was imagining spring flowers and April showers so I decided to create a bright cheery day with flowers and the umbrella die.” This is SUCH a cute nod to the old saying and we can’t wait to get her details on […]

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Simple Layered Stamping For BIG Impact!

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See how simple layered stamping can create gorgeous images! Today Jamie is showing off a perfect example of how simple layered stamping with different shades of our Color Fuse ink can create absolutely glorious images so beautiful they can stand on their own. You can swap out the sentiment and use this card for so many other occasions and even change up the Color Fuse color set for endless variations. Don’t you just love a card that lets you change […]

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A Quick and Easy Card With Die Cut Frames

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Add tons of interest to a quick and easy card with die cut frames. Today we have Melinda to thank for this great idea for a quick and easy card with die cut frames to add some instant, easy interest. She says “I wanted to create a colorful card today that didn’t require extensive coloring. I love these new frame dies and definitely wanted to incorporate them into today’s design.” We love how Melinda used the different stamps in our […]

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Awesome Embossing Paste and Stencil Tips

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Learn some fun and helpful embossing paste and stencil tips to make beautiful textures! Today Carol is sharing some of her embossing paste and stencil tips to not just make this beautiful sparkly background but for how to make using these two tools together easier. Carol says “Stencils aren’t just for inks! When you want a beautiful background that doesn’t overtake the main image, use those stencils with texture paste!” We love this look and think you will, too, so […]

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Multi Color Flower Stenciling – Bright and Beautiful!

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This gorgeous card uses multi color flower stenciling for those spectacular spring shades. Today we are just wowed by these beautiful spring flowers that Sammi has made for us using multi color flower stenciling to add all those layers of color. Sammi says “My inspiration for this card was seeing a whole field of multi-colored flowers near my new house. I loved how the petals were all different colors in the same flower.”This is the kind of thing we had […]

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How To Use Rubbernecker Layered Flower Stencils Step by Step!

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Learn how to use our layered flower stencils step by step and watch the magic appear! Stenciling, and more stenciling, with popped up die cut layers makes a gorgeous presentation! Today, Carol is sharing how our beautiful layered flower stencils – step by step with helpful photos – can create the most gorgeous cards. She’s even sharing her favorite PRO TIP for using these easy tools to create all that dimension with perfect detailing. Are you ready? Let’s see! Carol […]

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Combine Embossing Paste and Dry Embossing – WOW!

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Using embossing paste and dry embossing with a folder is insanely easy and the effect is awesome! Today we have this colorful card from Ricky and he is bringing that with some drama with a quick and easy way to use embossing paste and dry embossing together to add a ton of impact with one step. Let’s get right into it! Ricky started by stamping the image from our Tangerine Trip onto watercolor card stock. He lightly sprayed it with […]

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A Funny Handmade Birthday Card Idea!

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See how a sassy greeting adds the giggles to this funny handmade birthday card idea. We are just cracking up at how Jamie took her very pretty design for a project adorned with layered die cut flowers and instantly turning it into a super funny handmade birthday card idea by using a chuckle worthy sentiment! When you see a card like this, you really start to appreciate some of the “less traditional” sentiments we have and see how they can […]

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A Fun Birthday Card Made With Die Cuts!

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Feel the breeze from this super cute birthday card made with die cuts! We love when our designers see things out of the box and this really fun birthday card made with die cuts combines several looks for something so colorful and festive! Dawn says “When I saw this bicycle I knew that I had to create a country scene where the Happy Birthday balloons were flowing off of the back. I can feel the wind in my hair riding […]

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A Silhouette Stamped Birthday Card With Mega POP!

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This gorgeous silhouette stamped birthday card is so fast and easy and is super eye catching! Today we have this fabulous silhouette stamped birthday card that lets the bold, black images really pop against the beautiful bright splatters. And abstract card like this is the perfect go-to for any card design and on a birthday card it gives just enough visual motion to feel festive. Let’s take a look at how Ricky put this together for us so we can […]

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The Press n Seal Die Cut Technique Made Easy!

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Learn how to use the press n seal die cut technique for super easy paper piecing! Today we have this absolutely GORGEOUS birthday card in purple – one of Sammi’s favorite colors – and not only does she show us how she created those beautiful stenciled flowers, she shows us how to use the press n seal die cut technique to get them all on her card in one clever step! We love using our floral dies to make beautiful […]

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