Color layering Gold Fish stamp set is another adorable set from Hero Arts. I said adorable because you will love change the colors of these gold fishes and how easy it is to create different effects on them. Take a look at my card: This month our challenge is to use sentiments and this stamp set includes a great sentiment for life. So with my design I wanted to create a special frame just for the sentiment. Let me share how I made the card: Cut...

Techniques are my passion and Imagine has the best products to develop techniques. On today’s project I am using the Mother Pearl Technique. The secret: All-purpose Ink in Frost White color. Come with me and see how easy it is to create this effect in your background or stamped images. Take a look at my card: Take a piece of regular card stock and sponge it with two or three tones of Memento Ink . I selected two tones Lulu Lavender and...

Versamark is one of the most versatile inks for crafting. I use it for embossing, stamping tone to tone, watermark, chalking and for ghosting. Today, I am focusing on the Ghosting technique with Love Lace Card. Take a look at my card: Use VersaMark to stamp the images that you want to use over a glossy card stock. I am using a border set called Delicate Details from Stampin Up. Let the ink dry for a few seconds. Ink  the brayer with Memento Ink...

Marbled flowers, or better, marbled paper is the project that I have to share with you today. I made this using one of the new flowers from So Suzy Stamps, I used the Olesya Bloom and I have to confess that these flowers have me crazy! Take a look at my card: I made this card using two different techniques, the marbled background and the masking technique. To create the background I used a piece of Whisper White card stock, but to obtain these...

Imagine Stamp Set from Skipping Stones is one of my favorites and I decided to use it for my today’s card. It is a CAS model but I love this combination of colors and style. Take a look at my card: The base of my card is Whisper White card stock and I created an inked or masking area using post it. I used classic ink and not distress inks as usual to have other option of colors. I used Melon Mambo, Rich Razzeberry and Elegant Eggplant and...

Hello dear friends, Martha Lucia here to show you a project that I made using a 4″x6″ Purple Deflecto Craft Frame. If you know me you know that I love to work with frames and a few months ago I created an Herbal Acrylic Frame and I received a lot of messages and comments asking me about this project. I made this using die cuts and the wonderful Rinea Double Sided paper foil. You can see this project HERE. Today I have a similar...

Today is the day to launch the Joy Clair May Challenge and we are celebrating Mother’s Day. The best part is this Challenge is that Anything Goes but we have an inspiration photo to invite us to create something special. This is my card: I don’t know if you understand in English the concept of “Mama Pollito” but in Spanish that means a mother that always is watchful of her daughters and sons and always near them to love...

YOU + ME Love Hero Arts, is the card that I have to share with you today. This month the a2z Challenge has as theme Sentiments and I found YOU + ME to be the perfect sentiment and inspiration to create. Take a look at my card: To create this card I used Pool Party card stock for the base, Whisper White card stock for the second layer and a die cut frame. Yes, the second layer was originally white but I transformed this using the ink pad Ombre...

Be You!!! is one of the new stamps from So Suzy Stamps and as usual, the first day of the month is to show you the new products that we have to share with you. This month So Suzy Stamps has a gorgeous collection. You know that my favorite images are flowers and these aren’t the exception – they are actually really special because they were designed by Olesya, a member of our design team and we are so proud of her talent! Take a look...

Layering stamps are very popular but you don’t always have to use them in the same way. You can use these to create different looks and today I am sharing one of this possibilities, the shadow stamping with different inks. Using  VersaMark ink, stamp the outline image over a piece of card stock randomly. Cover the stamped images with Gold Embossing Powder, remove the excess and melt the powder with the heat tool. Then using StazOn Azure,...