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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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3 step thank you cards

December 30, 2011

Hello! Today I’d like to share a thank you card that was inspired by my Happy Holidays pair of cards. I wanted to come up with something that was similar to my holiday cards – but not exactly the same – to use as holiday thank yous. Step 1: White-on-kraft background To make these thank [...]

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5 steps to a frosty snow scene

December 26, 2011

Hi there! Today I’d like to share a card I recently made using the NEW Distress Stains from Ranger! I love the frosty look of this card! Step 1: Second generation Distress Stains The focal image is made from a manila shipping tag. Broken China, Worn Lipstick, and Dusty Concord Distress Stains were applied directly [...]

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Happy Holidays to You & Yours

December 23, 2011

Hello! Today I want to take a moment to wish you and yours a wonderful, fun, laughter-filled holiday season with friends and family. No matter what version of the holidays you celebrate! Inspired by childhood memories When I was little, our church decorated every year for the holidays. There was one area, where they put [...]

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3 steps to a watercolor look background

November 21, 2011
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Hello! Today I’d like to share how to make this cheerful musical fall leaves card, using Distress Inks and Canson Montval watercolor paper. Step 1: Create a resist Today, I am going to demonstrate how to create a resist using white ink and clear embossing powder – a handy trick if you are low or [...]

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3-step quick and easy alcohol ink card

November 18, 2011
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Hi there! Today I’d like to share a quick and easy floral card. Step 1: Make an alcohol ink background I started this card by getting out a piece of glossy cardstock and laying it on my non-stick craft sheet. Then I applied various colors of Ranger alcohol ink (including Butterscotch, Terra Cotta, and Meadow) [...]

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Use stamped collage to create unique embellies

November 11, 2011
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Hello! Today I’d like to share two special, long, mixed media cards that I recently made. What I like most about these cards is that I created the leaf embellishments from stamped collage – for a truly one-of-a-kind look! Step 1: Stamp a collage To make the leaves, I started by creating a collage background [...]

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4-step Autumn Harvest Leaves Card

November 7, 2011
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Hello! Today I’d like to share a pair of autumn cards that I made using Distress Inks on watercolor paper. Step 1: Stamp leaves using multiple inks To make this card, I started with a piece of 140# cold-pressed watercolor paper by Canson Montval. I selected a maple leaf stamp from Hero Arts CL457 Real [...]

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Autumn Heartfelt Wishes

October 24, 2011
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Hi there! Today I’d like to share a pretty autumn card that I recently made. Part of my inspiration for this card came from an art journaling prompt in my friend Christy’s (Gulfsprite’s) 30 Days of Art Journaling class. The main focal background is made from 140# cold-pressed Canson Montval watercolor paper. I placed it [...]

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5 steps to a pretty Autumn Harvest Card

October 7, 2011
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(Click here to view it larger.) Hi there! Today I’d like to share how you can use Distress Inks and masking to create a pretty Autumn Harvest Card. Step 1: Use watercolor paper and stamp leaves This card is made from a piece of 140# cold-pressed watercolor paper (I like Canson Montval). First, I selected [...]

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