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Easy Z Fold Cards with stamps

Posted by on July 2, 2021 in Cards, Coloring, Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir, Techniques | 0 comments

Easy Z Fold Cards with stamps

Hi there, I just pop up to share the Card Kit 9 of Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. This is one of the two released in July. Both Card Kits are Z Fold Cards with Stamps.     First, I cut a strip of designer paper to paste behind of the three square panels. Then, I stamped each word included on the sentiment stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink using the masking technique.     Additionally, I inked the front of the card with two different tones of distress ink. Like the card stock of the card bases included on the kit are a...

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My favorite color medium

Posted by on June 29, 2021 in Cards, Coloring, Die Cutting, Digital Art, Gina Marie Designs, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir, Techniques | 0 comments

My favorite color medium

Hi friends, today I will reveal a secret… my favorite color medium. You know that coloring is one of the best things for my creative life and normally I use alcohol markers but color pencils are my favorites.     Coloring with pencils is more time consuming for me. However, I prefer them because I can explore more colors and blend different families like I made on this card. The flower is from the Spring Rose Digital Stamp from Joy Clair Designs. I just resized it and printed onto white smooth card stock.     Then, I...

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Easy texture on stamped images

Posted by on June 28, 2021 in Cards, Coloring, Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps, Die Cutting, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir | 0 comments

Easy texture on stamped images

Hi friends, today I have a mini slimline card to share with you. It has an easy texture on stamped images that you can easily made with just one product. I am featuring stamps from the most recently release of Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps.     Slimline cards are really trending but now the mini slimline size are taking the heart of a lot of crafters. The size of these cards is 6-1/4 x 3-1/2 closed. You can easily make it with a regular card stock or designer paper.     On my card, I am featuring the new Drunk and...

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Beautiful Sentiment Vignettes Dies

Posted by on June 27, 2021 in Cards, Die Cutting, Recent Works, Spellbinders, Techniques | 0 comments

Beautiful Sentiment Vignettes Dies

Hi there, I just pop up to share two cards featuring the Beautiful Sentiment Vignettes Dies by Becca Feeken Collection. These dies are new arrivals Spellbinders. Just take a look at this fabulous designs, great shapes and sizes of dies!     My first card is featuring the Birthday Wishes Vignettes Etched Dies. This is part of the Beautiful Sentiment Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken. This set of four thin metal dies create a framed sentiment, Birthday Wishes, in a soft curved arch shape. These pieces can be used together to create...

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Color Pencil on craft

Posted by on June 24, 2021 in Cards, Coloring, Die Cutting, Digital Art, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir, Techniques, Tutorials | 1 comment

Color Pencil on craft

Hi friends, today I am up with a card using a technique of color pencil on craft. I am featuring the Forever Moments Digital Stamps from Joy Clair Designs and the ColourBlend Pencils from Spectrum Noir.     This is a fabulous coloring  technique. Easy to practice and make with the colourblend pencils because the pigment of these is fabulous. Additionally, with a thin layer you can cover the craft color of the paper.     In addition, with the ColourBlend pencils you can blend different families of colors, just like I made...

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Easy and Different Patriotic Card

Posted by on June 22, 2021 in Cards, Coloring, Digital Art, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir, Techniques | 0 comments

Easy and Different Patriotic Card

Hi there, I just pop up to share an easy and different patriotic card. This card is featuring the Funny Times Digital Stamp set from Joy Clair Designs and the ColourBlend pencils from Spectrum Noir.     It’s a mini slimline size card. The size of the card base is 6-1/4″ by 3-1/4. The second layer is 6″ by 3″. First. I splattered the Kraft layer with watercolor ink white, red and blue. Then, I stamped the Celebrate sentiment on the lower part with VersaFine Pigment Ink Onix.     The Celebrate...

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20 years is a lot!!!

Posted by on June 21, 2021 in Cards, Coloring, Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir | 0 comments

20 years is a lot!!!

Hi friends, today I have a mix of cards and events to share with you but all is celebrating Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. This week Crackerbox is celebrating 20 years!!! and 20 years is a lot in this crafty industry.     My first card is featuring two of the stamps created for the celebration. To see the entire NEW SPECIAL RELEASE just click HERE. It is a mini slimline card size and I just stamped the images with VersaFine Pigment Onix Ink. I used white smooth card stock to stamp the Cocktail Summer Fun Large. Additionally, I...

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Just One Stamped Corner

Posted by on June 14, 2021 in Cards, Joy Clair Designs, Perfectly CAS, Recent Works, Techniques | 2 comments

Just One Stamped Corner

Hi there, today I have a card with just one stamped corner. This is my creation for the Perfectly CAS Challenge . This edition the challenge is use only one corner of the card and of course follow the 1/3 rule to accomplish the CAS concept. On my card I am featuring the A Little Wine clear stamp set from Joy Clair Designs .     The base of the card is very vanilla card stock. First, I created a masking area with masking tape on the right lower corner. Then, inked it with Distress Oxide Victorian Velvet Ink with a blender tool. When...

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Out of this World Birthday Card

Posted by on June 11, 2021 in Cards, Coloring, Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir | 0 comments

Out of this World Birthday Card

Hello there! Today I have a fun card featuring the monthly card kit #7 from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. The card kit for June is an A2 pop-up box card. If you always wanted to make one of those boxes but shied away from the work involved, you might want to try this.     First, I cut some designer paper for the background and for the flaps of the box. Then, I stamped the astronaut, rocket, and moon onto white smooth card stock and colored them with Illustrator Markers from Spectrum Noir. The colors of markers that I used were CR7,...

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Pamper Yourself Slimline Card

Posted by on June 10, 2021 in Cards, Coloring, Die Cutting, Digital Art, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir, Techniques | 0 comments

Pamper Yourself Slimline Card

Hi friends, today I have a Slimline Card featuring the Pamper Yourself Digital Stamps from Joy Clair Designs. These new stamps are part of of the recently release “A Ray of Sunshine”     First, I printed the floral camera and sentiment onto white smooth card stock. Then, I colored it with TriBlend Markers from Spectrum Noir. The colors that I used were Bright Pink Shades and Orange Blend Light Green Blend and Yellow Green Blend. Additionally, I fussy cut the floral image with scissors.     To make this a...

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