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Square Shaker Card

Posted by on September 4, 2019 in 3D, Cards, Coloring, Die Cutting, Joy Clair Designs, Kat Scrappiness, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir, Techniques | 1 comment

Square Shaker Card

Hi there! I have a fun project to share with you. I am featuring some of the new Sprinkles and the zig zag square die cuts. The base of my card is basic black card stock and the second layer is piece of designer paper.  I die cut two zig zag stitched square dies onto watercolor paper and made a faux watercolor technique over both pieces, using the Double Ended Markers from Leisure Arts and Ink Potion No. 9 over my craft mat. I let the square pieces dry naturally. With a perforated flap I die cut the window on the from panel and decorated it...

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Spectrum Noir is Spectember

Posted by on September 3, 2019 in Cards, Coloring, Recent Works, RG Avenue, Spectrum Noir, Techniques | 2 comments

Spectrum Noir is Spectember

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join one fabulous event, Spectrum Noir is Spectember! This is a month long event organized by the Design Team of Spectrum Noir. During this month we will have one theme each day and I couldn’t resist today’s theme: Cute Companions. To create this card, I used the Tri-Blend Markers, the stamp set Beep Bots from RG Avenue. I stamped the images of Beep Bots onto Spectrum Noir Premium Marker Pad with  Finesse Alcohol Proof Dry Noir Black Ink. I am featuring the Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers from Spectrum...

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Bamboo Backdrop Die

Posted by on September 2, 2019 in Cards, Coloring, Die Cutting, Kat Scrappiness, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir, Techniques, Tutorials | 0 comments

Bamboo Backdrop Die

Hi there! Is the second day of New Releases in Kat Scrappiness and today I am featuring the Bamboo Backdrop Die. You can find all the new products HERE! To create this card I used one of my favorites faux techniques with die cuts. On this opportunity I layered three times the same die cut to create more dimension. Also, I used three different colors of card stock to create the layering effect. Crumb Cake for the card base and Early Espresso, Petal Pink and Old Olive for the layered Bamboo Backdrop die. I just pasted all the layers a little...

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Sprinkles from Kat Scrappiness

Posted by on September 1, 2019 in Cards, Christmas, Coloring, Die Cutting, Joy Clair Designs, Kat Scrappiness, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir, Techniques | 0 comments

Sprinkles from Kat Scrappiness

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join the New Release of Sprinkles from Kat Scrappiness. Today and tomorrow Kat Scrappiness is launching a new products that you will love.  You can check out the fun, new sprinkles release HERE! I’ve created one shaker card using some of their awesome new Christmas themed sprinkles and the new A2 Acetate Sheets that are perfect to create shaker cards with big windows. The Acetate Sheets came in package of 10 Acetate Sheets and 25 Acetate Sheets. This card features the Mandala Frame die and I just die cut a...

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Joy Clair Anniversary & New Release

Posted by on August 30, 2019 in Cards, Coloring, Die Cutting, Imagine, Joy Clair Designs, Kat Scrappiness, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir, Techniques | 18 comments

Joy Clair Anniversary & New Release

Hello crafty friends, today is a special day for us. I am part of the fabulous Blog Hop of Joy Clair Anniversary & New Release. If you arriving here from Joy Clair Blog, let the fun start! A big group of friends is together to celebrate the 5th anniversary featuring stamps that have been part of the Joy Clair community and to show you the new stamps. Let me start with one of the stamp sets released today, I hope. It is part of the Color by Faith Collection and I created three different cards with the images. To create the background of...

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Llamazing You stamp set

Posted by on August 28, 2019 in Cards, Coloring, Die Cutting, Recent Works, RG Avenue, Spectrum Noir, Techniques | 0 comments

Llamazing You stamp set

Hi there! I am up with one of my favorites stamp sets for this season. Llamazing You stamp set from RG Avenue and colored with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers. The base of my card is whisper white card stock and the second layer is Crumb Cake card stock. From this layer I cut on the upper part the Large Circle Burst die cut from Memory Box and pasted the piece over the base using double sided foam tape. In a separate piece of whisper white card stock, I stamped some of the images included on the stamp set Llamazing You from RG Avenue and...

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Martha’s Flowers Stamp Set

Posted by on August 27, 2019 in Cards, Coloring, Die Cutting, Imagine, Joy Clair Designs, Kat Scrappiness, Recent Works, Rinea, Spectrum Noir, Techniques, Tutorials | 0 comments

Martha’s Flowers Stamp Set

Hi there, I couldn’t resist the idea of use during this month of Joy Clair Anniversary the stamp that they created for me. Martha’s flowers is not only one of my favorites, it is really beautiful. For today I prepared two different cards with them. On my first card, I stamped the bigger image of the stamp set on the lateral borders of the card onto a whisper white card stock with VersaFine Clair and Clear Embossing Powder. I obtained a very elegant look and just finished the card with a Hello die cut that I cut from Gold Glossy...

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Embossing over Foiled Paper

Posted by on August 26, 2019 in Cards, Die Cutting, Imagine, Recent Works, Rinea, Techniques, Tutorials | 0 comments

Embossing over Foiled Paper

Hi there! Today I am featuring one of my favorites technique, heat embossing over Foiled Paper. During this month the teams of Imagine and Rinea are working together to promote the combination of these brands, this is my first proposal. The base of my card is sahara sand card stock and the second layer is Mocha/Gold Glossy Rinea Foiled Paper. Let me share with you the entire process. It is very simple and fun: Cut the base of your card Cut a second layer using your favorite color of Rinea Foiled Paper. Select the embossing folder that you...

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Unicorn Card

Posted by on August 26, 2019 in Cards, Coloring, Digital Art, Recent Works, Rita Barakat, Techniques | 0 comments

Unicorn Card

Hello there! Today I have a Unicorn Card to share with you. I am using one of the Whimsical Wonders – Unicorn Die Cuts from Rita Barakat. I printed the Unicorn Die Cut on grey tones and colored some parts of the unicorn with grey color pencils. To make it special, I colored the upper part of the card with gelatos from Faber Castell and watercolored it with a paint brush to create the watercolor and dropped effect. To finalize the card, I stamped a sentiment on the lower part and pasted over basic black card base. You can find this...

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Coffee for the seasons

Posted by on August 25, 2019 in Cards, Coloring, Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps, Imagine, Recent Works, Spectrum Noir, Techniques | 1 comment

Coffee for the seasons

Hi there! Today I am up in Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps Blog to feature the Coffee Drink Stamp. It was released at the beginning of this month and of course is one of the favorites for the season. To create this card I used the masking technique. It is one of my favorites techniques that help me enhance the details of some images. I stamped several times the Coffee Drink stamp using London Fog Memento Ink and only one with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I colored the Coffee Drinks with the TriBlend Alcohol Markers from Spectrum Noir. After...

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