Easy Pointillism Technique
Hello crafty friends, today I have a special card to share with you. This is using an easy pointillism technique on the background of the stamp. I am featuring images from the Count Me In Digital Stamps from Joy Clair Designs. This floral frame can be used in different positions and in different shaped cards. This is a 5-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ square card created with white smooth cardstock. To decorate the base, I die cut two decorative layers using two different colors of card stock. I used silver and dark blue. ...
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Hello there, today I have two funny snarky cards created with new stamps from Crackerbox Stamps. These are part of the most recently release I am sure you will smile with these! The process to make the above card was really easy. First, I stenciled the gray card base using a stencil from my stash and inking the free areas with VersaColor White Pigment Ink from Imagine. I let the ink dry naturally and for a while I started working on the other pieces of the card. In a piece of Yellow cardstock, I stamped the...
read moreHow to upgrate the embossing techniques
Hello there, today I have a technique tutorial for you! With this tutorial I will show you how to upgrate two embossing techniques using a Brilliant Ink and embossing power or MBoss from Imagine. This is a great idea for any occasion. I created a Patriotic Card honoring 4th of July. Card details: First, select a piece of card stock and embossing folder. Use a piece of cardstock larger than the folder. Then, dry emboss it in the normal way using your die cut machine. On my project I am using the Slimline Embossing Folder Wave...
read moreNew Release of Joy Clair Designs
Hello crafty friends, today is a fabulous day for me. We are launching the new release of Joy Clair Designs. It is called Summerlicious 2022 and honestly is a delicious collection of digital stamps for all that love flowers, elegant and encouraging sentiments and of course coloring like me. In my today’s post, I am featuring one of the six digital stamp sets released today. My cards were created with the Sending a Little Message Digital Stamps. But let me show first the entire collection. This collection is available now at the...
read moreSlimline Card with Dimension
Hello friends! Today I have an easy slimline card with dimensions featuring the 3D Foam Circle Frames White. To embellish the card, I’ve added some elements from the Sunkissed Collector’s Essential Kit by Simple Stories. First, I created the card base with pink cardstock. The size of my slimline cards is 8-1/2″x3-1/2″ closed. Then, I pasted a second layer created with designer paper from the Sunkissed Collection. To paste the layer I used the E-Z Runner Grand Refillable Dispenser. With the same color of cardstock,...
read moreElegant Mini Slimline Stamped Card
Hello there, I just pop up to share an elegant Mini Slimline Stamped Card created with rubber stamps from Crackerbox Stamps and colored with Illustrator Markers from Spectrum Noir. This is a friendship card created with white smooth cardstock. I first made the card base and then, I die cut the second layer with the Loopy Rectangle Mini Slimline Dies from Joy Clair Designs. Also, I stamped the Fancy Butterfly onto white smooth cardstock and colored it with Illustrator Markers from Spectrum Noir. The colors of...
read morePerfectly CAS Challenge – June 2022
Hi there! I just pop up to share the Perfectly CAS Challenge – June 2022. The theme of this month is a quarter and I decided to create a card for Father’s Day using the stamp set Big Hugs from Joy Clair Designs. I used white smooth cardstock to create the card base. It is a single layer card and to make it more clear, I just stamped two images from the clear stamp set Big Hugs with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Then, I colored this adorable dog with ColourBlend Pencils from Spectrum Noir. Remember that the focus...
read moreSummer Stamped Card
Hello, today I want to share some tips and details to create a Summer Stamped Card with different stamps from Crackerbox Stamps. Let me start showing you the card: Summer is around the corner and we all celebrate it with traditional hamburgers! On this opportunity, I used White Smooth Cardstock to create all the card. First, I made the card base and then I created the second layer. For it, I stamped the Buffalo Background using VersaFine Satin Red Ink from Imagine Crafts. To have a complete and uniform coverage, I used the MISTI...
read moreTutorial of Faux Texture to cards
Hello crafty friends! Today I have a Tutorial of Faux Texture to cards. It is an easy technique to add texture to your cards without tons of dimension!. Let me share this Faux Texture Friendship Card with the directions. Add Faux Texture First, I die cut the Modern Bloom Die onto the lighter color of card stock. Then, I pasted it directly over a second layer using the Dual Tip Glue Pen. I added a thin coat of the Dual Tip Glue Pen on the back of the die cut layer and pressed softly over the darker layer. I let the...
read moreEasy Friendship Card
Hello there! Today I have an easy friendship card to share with you! I am featuring images from the Extraordinary Digital Stamp set by Joy Clair Designs. However my idea can be easily adapted for any occasion. Many of you ask me about how I work with digital stamps?. My answer is too simple. First, I love these stamps and for me is very easy print a lot of them and colored in my own time to use then in a card. With digital stamps you can change the size of the images, you can create your own compositions and you can save and...
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