Cards

Embossed flourishes grace a friendship card

February 22, 2012

Hello! Today I’m just sharing a quick card I made for a friend. The background is made from green cardstock. I stamped Hero Arts CG119 Flourish Background on top, using VersaFine Vintage Sepia pigment ink. When the ink was dry, I added highlights using a cream colored pencil. The panel at the bottom is made [...]

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3 steps to variety using background stamps

February 20, 2012

Hi there! I love background stamps! So, today I’d like to share how to get more variety from a background stamp – one that will cover an entire card – by stamping it tone-on-tone twice. Step 1: Stamp tone-on-tone twice To start this card, I selected a background stamp from Impression Obsession called CC018 Cover-a-Card [...]

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4 steps to a shabby chic botanical card

February 17, 2012

Hello! Today I’d like to share how to make a pretty, shabby chic, botanical card. Step 1: Cover glossy paper with alcohol inks To make this card, I started by applying Citrus, Lemonade, Pool, and Pesto alcohol inks to a blending tool with felt. Then I pounced the blending tool onto Ranger Gloss Paper using [...]

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4 steps to a mixed media floral card

February 15, 2012

Hi there! Hope you had a fabulous Valentine’s Day! Today I’d like to share how to make a mixed media floral card in just 4 steps. And sending happy thoughts your way, too! Step 1: Apply Distress Ink to craft sheet The focal image for this card was created using a manila shipping tag – [...]

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3 steps for a speedy Valentine’s card

February 13, 2012

Hello! Today I’d like to share how to make a speedy Valentine’s Day card, in case you’re running behind! Step 1: Select patterned papers For this card, I selected three different patterned papers from Basic Grey’s Sugar Rush 6″x6″ paper pad. By selecting papers from a paper pad, the papers are sure to coordinate and [...]

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4 steps to a unique intaglio embellishment

February 10, 2012

Hello! Today I’d like to share how to make your own intaglio heart embellishment. Intaglio is a fancy art term used to describe a surface where a design is cut, carved, inscribed, etched, or engraved into the surface. Step 1: Punch a shape from recycled chipboard To make the intaglio heart, I started by punching [...]

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4 steps to a masked Vintage Rose card

February 8, 2012

Hi there! Today I’d like to share a pretty, vintage rose card, to start getting in the mood for Valentine’s Day! Step 1: Make a watercolor look background To make the background, I started with 140# watercolor paper. I used Bundled Sage and Shabby Shutters Distress Inks and water to make a watercolor-like background. Step [...]

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Hate to match ink colors? Here’s the secret!

February 6, 2012

Hello! Today I’d like to share a pretty friendship card with you made using Distress Inks for a tone-on-tone coordinating look. Step 1: Apply Distress Inks to coated paper For this project, I used Fadeless Art Board (like poster board), which has a coated surface that accepts Distress Ink. You could use any coated surface [...]

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3 steps to an elegant card

February 3, 2012

Hi there! For today’s card, I combined the look of white embossing on vellum and white on kraft to create an elegant, classy look. Step 1: Emboss on vellum with white The focal image is Hero Arts K5314 Silhouette Fern stamped using VersaMark watermark ink onto vellum. Then I heat embossed it with Ranger seafoam [...]

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One Stamp Two Ways: Subdued Flower

February 1, 2012

Hello! Today I’d like to share a second card featuring the same stamp (the flower) as I showed in Monday’s Blinged Flower Card, but with a whole new look. The focal image is made from 140# cold-pressed watercolor paper. I applied Broken China and Pumice Stone Distress Inks (Tim Holtz) directly to my non-stick craft [...]

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