Today we have a card from Renee showing an idea for some cute handmade birthday cards for kids. When she saw this set, she immediately thought of her young nephew who loves boats and came up with this fun project. Let’s make one, too! First color a card front sized panel using your favorite blending too with some sand and sky – here Color Fuse Caramel Brown and Sierra Blue – to create the background. Cut that panel and another […]
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These birthday cards – cute animals included from one stamp – are just perfect for “kids” of any age! The adorable critters set in a pretty, dreamy frame add a magical touch to a birthday wish and we can’t wait to show you how Annie did it. Annie says “Sometimes an image is so perfect, you can’t wait to color it and don’t need to add too much to embellish it” and we SO agree! Let’s get started! Begin by […]
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We love sharing creative ways to use dies and today we have another fun twist on die cutting using one of our cool slimline dies. Allison is going to take us through how she made the beautiful, fun cloud layers on this adorable card. We love how she reversed the die on her layers to make a width-wise cloud – it just adds to that whole pretty floaty look. Let’s check out her how-tos! First Allison cut a whole stack […]
Continue ReadingRae Ann made such a sweet card using Fern and her matching Fern die cut. She did an amazing job coloring Fern. The cute little sentiment is Fashion Fades, it goes perfectly with Fern. Rae Ann put her fantastic finishing touches with embellishments on the card. She also used Rounded Corner Rectangle with Pierce Dies to add that extra texture. Everything she always adds looks beautiful. We hope you enjoy her project today, remember to come back every day and check out […]
Continue ReadingRae Ann colored the little hippo with the attached flower from the new set Hippo (3104) perfectly. The little hippo looks very sweet and adorable. A card that any friend would want to get especially with the sentiment of “You are the very best!” from the stamp set Best Friends Etc. (3032). Rae Ann put a lot of fun texture on the card with using several different elements. She used Nested Circle Stitch Dies (5006D), Nested Circle Scallop with Holes (5119D), along […]
Continue ReadingRae Ann always has the perfect layout, perfect texture and perfect cards when it comes to weddings. She has not failed us yet again for a gorgeous card using the new Wedding stamp set. After stamping the wedding dress and the tuxedo, she cut them out using Nested Oval Small Stitch Dies. Rae Ann also used the new Nested Oval Scalloped Dies to give it that soft beautiful edge. Her sentiment came from the stamp set Best Friends Etc. Which is also the […]
Continue ReadingAnn-Marie did such an amazing job with coloring Eyana (784-01)! Eyana as a “Thanks for everything” card looks fun and inviting. It would make anyone receiving it smile. Ann-Marie used a no line technique that makes you believe that she drew Eyana herself. The sentiment “Thanks for everything” came from the stamp set Best Friends Etc (3032). That is a really fantastic stamp set for so many sentiments! She also used a new die cut set Nested rounded corner rectangle small […]
Continue ReadingJamie is helping us out with more wonderful sneak peek clear stamps today. She is showing off her beautiful card making and coloring skills with the new Hippos stamp set! It, like the others, are at the Scrapbook Expos this year before going online. They should be online by the end of the month. She brought us some fantastic layers and great texture using some of the Rubbernecker Nested Circle Stitch Die Set (5006D) and the Nested Square Stitch Die […]
Continue ReadingDinos is one of the new clear stamp sets that is available at a Scrapbook Expo near you, but it will be online to purchase around the end of the month. It is such a cute stamp set! Tina has done an extraordinary job with the card that she made. The set comes with several wonderful sentiments as well. Her coloring is out of this world! To get the texture and the effects of the lava Tina used Ken Oliver’s […]
Continue ReadingJamie made us a very inspiring and beautiful box using Butterflies Are Free (3020) today. It is beautiful with the gorgeous. We love way she colored the butterfly all the way to the little embellishments. Jamie used the Butterflies Are Free matching die cuts (3020D) to really get a nice edge on the butterfly. It looks beautiful. Jamie really gave the box that “aww” reaction. The sentiment she used you can actually find in the Butterflies Are Free stamp set. […]
Continue ReadingBirthday Wishes Circle (565-20) is a very fun sentiment to use. Tina was very creative and thought outside the box with this great upbeat and inspiring birthday card. Instead of putting the Birthday Wishes Circle as part of the card off to the side of an image, she instead highlighted it. Her card is very fun with the checkered pattern paper, that would make anyone love the card. She also added other elements to bring even more fun into the […]
Continue ReadingTina while out having her surgery right now on her hands, made us a very beautiful card. She used a sentiment for today that we feel is perfect while she is in having surgery Luke 1:37 (1051-04). She made it look beautiful with her patchwork background of patterned paper. She added a touch of lace to make it even more beautiful and heartfelt. Her embellishments are beautiful while matching all the colors of her card perfectly. We hope you […]
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