CategoryTechniques

How to Align Stencils and Stamps – PRO TIP!

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Today’s tip for how to align stencils and stamps is sheer genius! If you’ve ever experienced smeared stamping ink when stenciling, cockeyed stamps over stenciled designs or any of the other perils that come with needing precise alignment today’s method for how to align stencils and stamps is going to make you do the happy dance! Sorry, didn’t meant to set up a rhyme….. Carol apologized to use for a “long” post and we said if every post she does […]

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How to Paint Simple Watercolor Cards

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Even if you are a beginner, today’s tips will show you how to paint simple watercolor cards that are just stunning! Today Melinda – one of our expert Design Team members with a real eye for watercoloring – is sharing her tips for how to paint simple watercolor cards. Once you get these basic techniques down, you will be able to create cards hand painted by you that will all be your own little miniature works of art! Melinda says […]

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Using Pops of Color With Stencils

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Today we get to see the magical results that come with using Pops of Color with stencils – easy, fun and FABULOUS! OOh – we are SO excited to share today’s super fun summery card with you! Ricky is giving us a peek at how using Pops of Color with stencils creates the coolest look! If you haven’t heard of Pops of Color, they are a liquid embellishment similar to enamel dots, available from Scrapbook dot com. You can use […]

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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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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 Custom Paper For Die Cuts!

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Learn two easy ways to make custom paper for die cuts! Today’s beautiful card comes to us from Melinda and we are so excited to learn her tips to make custom paper for die cuts so every card you create can be uniquely your design! Melinda says “I just love this butterfly die – it gets a ton of use in my craft room. I also knew I wanted to use some other items in my craft stash that haven’t […]

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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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How to Make a Die Cut Flower Wreath

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Come see how to make a die cut flower wreath that with tons of 3D details! Today Carol is jumping in on our dimensional flower excitement and is sharing with us how to make a die cut wreath with so much texture and dimension and in the prettiest rainbow arrangement. This design is so versatile and adaptable and using the easy marker technique Carol shares, you can customize your shades to and for anything! Let’s get right into it! First, […]

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How to Use the Same Stamp Two Ways on One Card

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Today we are re-sharing a video that we think is just perfect for this month of flower projects. Some time ago we shared this awesome tutorial for how to use the same stamp two ways on one card and from what we heard from you all, it was very inspirational! We had so many people come up to us at our shows and ask us which of our floral stamps would also be good for this technique. The great news […]

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Get Some Great Heat Embossing on Vellum Tips!

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Our heat embossing on vellum tips will give you great results every time! So not only did Dawn make this beautiful card for us to swoon over, she’s also sharing some excellent heat embossing on vellum tips that make this sometimes tricky technique SO much more successful. Dawns says “For the March theme of flowers I wanted to make a card that looked like lattice with vines and flowers growing on it.” She sure did! Let’s see how she did […]

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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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Using Colored Pencils on Gray Paper – Stunning!

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See how using colored pencils on gray paper to color in images can create the most beautiful effect! We’ve seen colored pencils on colored paper before, like here and here, and the look is just so pretty. Today Julie has taken that technique and used on on a soft shade of gray and we just can’t get over how ethereal and magical the effect is. The flowers appear as if they are emerging from the softest fog and popping one […]

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Make a Custom Stamped Background With Small Stamps!

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This custom stamped background with small stamps is PERFECT to use with large sentiment stamps! When we first saw this card, we honestly thought we had forgotten one of the patterns from our Paper Pads. When we dove into the post to learn more, we saw that Carol had created this custom stamped background with small stamps as the perfect setting for two of our script and shadow die sets. You’ve just got to soak up this whole post because […]

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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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A Handmade Springy Floral Birthday Card

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Today’s handmade springy floral birthday card is packed with blooms! It’s our birthday month and we are celebrating big time! We were looking at some of the beautiful projects we’ve shared and felt like this handmade springy floral birthday card needed to be shown off. All those delicious blossoms, massed in the opposite corners, creates such a beautiful balance and frames the simple sentiment so perfectly! This card from Kittie was featured about a year ago and it’s such a […]

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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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Make a Card With a Color Wheel In Ombre!

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Today’s beautiful color wheel in ombre is all you need to make this card a work of art! Today we have a beautiful, clean and simple birthday card made by Melinda. She created a color wheel in ombre effect with die cuts and it is simply breathtaking! We can see this done in so many variations with different die cuts, a single color ombre look and even as a row instead of a circle. Any way you put this together […]

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Beautiful Cards Made with Ink Blending

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See some cards made with ink blending and how truly easy it can be! Yes, our designers are professional grade and are able to achieve beautiful effects often with more ease than us civilians. But with our Color Fuse Ink and the right tools, cards made with ink blending effects is totally within reach of even the most novice stamper. Here’s the card that got us on this kick: You all LOVED this card when it came out earlier this […]

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Ways To Use Die Cut Frames

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See some fun ways to use die cut frames on your cards! Inspired by a card that got a ton of love, we thought it would be fun to share cards that give you ideas for fun way to use die cut frames. Whether you use just one to spotlight an element, a set of nested frames to build some drama or layered frame die cuts to create gorgeous depth, these often unsung heroes of card making deserve some attention! […]

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Paper Scrap Storage Ideas – Free Tip Friday!

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Get your space more organized with our paper scrap storage ideas. If you are like many people, a new year feels like a fresh start in some ways. What better way to get that feeling than with a tidied up crafting space? And with these paper scrap storage ideas, we can tackle the number one thing paper crafters say is their biggest challenge – all those little pieces we can’t bear to throw away! First, you have to decide what […]

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Ideas For Cards For Friends

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Check out four different ideas for cards for friends that will wow them! If you are like us, we love sending cards to people who make our days better, easier and more fun. Today, inspired by one of our most popular friend cards, we thought we would share some ideas for cards for friends that can spark your creativity, no matter your style. This card, with its fun faux Polaroid style frame, is not only a widely shared project by […]

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