Using Clear Stamps

Using Clear Stamps

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here to share with you my experience using Clear Stamps and some tips. Not all clear stamps are identically produced, the polymers vary and with them the quality of the stamps and the quality of the stamping. We have the privilege to use the best clear stamps produced on USA because if you notice, the Joy Clair Stamps are completely clear. They are designed and produced for the printing industry, so they are...

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Watercolor with Fireworks

Watercolor with Fireworks

One of the advantages of the watercolor technique is that you will never obtain two identical pieces, but with Fireworks you can control and keep your design just the way that you want. Today I will show how easy  it is to use the watercolor technique to make a Congratulations Wedding Card. Welcome! Directions: Stamp the sentiment over watercolor paper using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I used a Congratulations word from the Every Day Sentiments...

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Moroccan Style Wedding Card

Moroccan Style Wedding Card

Stencil with color and texture always makes a different project. This concept of Moroccan Style Wedding card is great to keep the elegance and make something special just with one design element and two different products: Memento and Creative Medium.  Take a look at my card: Directions: Secure the stencil over the card stock and using a jumbo dauber apply the Memento ink in circular motions. Try to create an ombre effect or degrade of color....

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Joy Clair Stamps & Misti a sweet combination

Joy Clair Stamps & Misti a sweet combination

Hello everyone! I start the month with this big Collaboration between Joy Clair Stamps and My Sweet Petunia, the creators of Misti! Today I have two projects to share with you. The first is one of my classic CAS cards using the stamp set Best Buds. Let me show it to you: The spring is around the corner and I am crazy with images and sentiments of the stamp set Best Buds. I decided to create a background using a combination of inks. First I...

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Retarte 116 – Anything Goes

Retarte 116 – Anything Goes

Bienvenidas a nuestra cita de los Martes con el Equipo de Diseño de Retarte! Hoy tenemos un challenge especial y diferente porque tenemos un sponsor que gentilmente nos ha dado sus images, imagenes que ustedes pueden conseguir gratis en su portal para su uso personal. Se trata de Jade Draggone y creanme que ustedes adoraran todo lo que tiene para compartir pero recuerden que debemos siempre respetar los derechos de autor y compartir y usar las...

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Ombre Look with VersaFine Clair

Ombre Look with VersaFine Clair

Blending and mixing colors with VersaFine Clair is very simple. You can create an ombre effect too. If you combine the family colors, just like a mix and match, you can obtain the perfect look and love what you have.  Take a look at my card: Directions: Start stamping the distress image over crumb cake card stock. I began with the VersaFine Glamous color and continue with Purple Delight and Clair Charming Pink.  My best tool during this process...

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Chain Breaker and Scriptures of Love my Bible Journaling Pages

Chain Breaker and Scriptures of Love my Bible Journaling Pages

Welcome crafty friends, today I want to share another Bible Journaling Pages that I made using of the new stamp sets from the Color by Faith Collection of Joy Clair Stamps. For the first I used the stamp set called Chain Breaker and I used a watercolor technique to create the layout of the page. Take a look of this: Color the left side column of my bible using a selection of tones yellow and blue. I used the watercolor paints of Kuretake Gansai...

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I mean Coffee

I mean Coffee

Hello everyone, I was counting the days to share with you my creations with the new images from So Suzy Stamps. I am crazy with the new release and I think it has images for all type of designers and all styles of creativity. Today I have a card that I made specialty for coffee lovers and and inky lovers like me.  Take a look at my clear and simple card: To create this card I used the technique called Basic Pulled of color, that you can easily...

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VersaFine Clair in a Valentine Card

VersaFine Clair in a Valentine Card

When you have the new ink pads of VersaFine Clair in your hands you want to use all the colors at the same time. These are brilliant and give you the opportunity to stamp your images and layer them until you create your perfect design.  Take a look at my card: Directions: Step 1 Stamp the solid images over whisper white card stock. I used Versafine Clair Charming Pink.  Let the ink dry for a few minutes. If you want to speed the process use the...

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New Baby Card with Joy Clair

New Baby Card with Joy Clair

Hello crafty friends, today I want to share with you a cute card that I made combining two stamp sets from Joy Clair, New Baby and Be Brave. They are from different collections, the first one is a new release from Everyday Collection and the second is an “old” set from Color by Faith Collection, but together are perfect to create a New Baby Card with Joy Clair. I made this using the accessories images included on the stamp set New...

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