Creating beautiful cards doesn’t have to be complicated. This month at Coffee and Cards, we made some quick and easy note cards featuring the stunning Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper. These papers alone can create captivating cards with minimal effort. To make these cards, I cut a piece of 6” x 6” DSP in half,… Read More: Quick & Easy Note Cards with Thoughtful Journey Designer Series… »
Today I am sharing how to colour with Watercolor Pencils. I have used two different ways to colour with the pencils. The important thing to remember when you colour with Watercolor Pencils is to use StazOn ink so the ink doesn’t run, bleed, or blend into the colouring. StazOn is a permanent ink, so after… Read More: How To Colour with Watercolor Pencils: Blender Pens verses Water… »
Do you like to make and sell handmade cards or gifts that have a Stampin’ Up! stamped image on them. If so, you need to follow Stampin’ Up!’s Angel Policy. You can also view it below or on their website here. Please read the policy below. In particular number four is important if you are… Read More: What Do I Do If I Want To Sell My… »
The arch die from the Garden Meadows bundle (stamp set and dies) works so well with the Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper [DSP]. These products are all from the Meandering Meadow Suite. These cards are beautiful and are fairly quick and easy to make. The cards above were made with a soft neutral colour card… Read More: Beautiful Scene With Arch Die From Meandering Meadows »
Today I am sharing a Gilded Leafing Christmas card featuring the Merriest Trees bundle. I love the way the Gilded Leafing really accentuates this card. Gilded Leafing is gold flakes which can be adhered to a project to add a gold touch to it. I have used VersaMark ink and Heat & Stick to apply… Read More: Gilded Leafing Christmas Card with the Merriest Trees Bundle »
Today I will show you how to use the Cheerful Daisies dies to create the lovely three layered daisies. Here is a card featuring these dies: For the background of the card, I used the Fall Leaf embossing folder. I dry embossed it onto a piece of Boho Blue cardstock. I love blue and this… Read More: How To Use The Cheerful Daisies Dies »
Today, I am going to share about my top ten favourite Stampin’ Up! products. I have been using Stampin’ Up! products for over ten years and I have also been a demonstrator for that long. I love the products. Stampin’ Up! products are known for their high quality and versatility. Here is a list of… Read More: My Top Ten Favourite Stampin’ Up! Products! »
Matting a sentiment on a card is a great way to help it stand out. Today, I am going to show you how you can do this using the same sized punch as the one you used to punch out your sentiment. The card above has the sentiment punched out with the Label Me Fancy… Read More: Matting A Sentiment With The Same Sized Punch – Thursday’s… »
Inking an embossing folder is a great way to make the design of your embossing folder stand out even more! Here is a card with the middle panel which has gone through the Wintry 3D embossing folder with Garden Green ink on it. The leaves stand out in white as the ink has gone into… Read More: Inking An Embossing Folder Technique – Thursday’s Tip »
Today I am going to share some tips on using the Sailboat Builder Punch with the Let’s Set Sail stamp set. You can check out the video below too. This simple sailboat card is similar to the black and white version I taught at Coffee & Cards, but I also wanted to make a card… Read More: Tips On Using The Sailboat Builder Punch & Stamp Set… »
Today I will show you how to cut a banner shape. There are punches that do this which makes it nice and easy, but it you don’t have one, you can cut it with a pair of Paper Snips/scissors. Step by step instructions: 1. Cut up in the middle of the bottom of the strip… Read More: How To Cut A Banner Shape – Thursday’s Tip »
The Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine is a small portable machine, great for die-cutting small dies and embossing folders narrower than the standard size. There are many dies and embossing folders which will fit through the Mini Machine. Whether you are new to card making and you would love to be able to die-cut… Read More: How To Use The Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine… »
Today I am going to share a tip showing you how you can get the right coloured patterned paper to match your card or project. Today I was making a card and I couldn’t find any Designer Series Paper [DSP] or patterned paper in the colour that I needed. I then came up with the… Read More: How To Get The Right Coloured Patterned Paper – Thursday’s… »
Today I am going to share how to frame a sentiment with the same sized punch so the sentiment can stand out more. Perhaps you have stamped your sentiment on Basic White cardstock and it gets lost on the front of the card. If you add some coloured cardstock behind it, it will stand out… Read More: Frame A Sentiment With Same Sized Punch – Thursday’s Tip »
I love the new Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder, but I sometimes cringe when I see a beautiful card but the dry embossed piece has the music up the wrong way. As someone who plays the piano, I find it hard to look at notes when the stems or tails don’t go the right way.… Read More: How To Make Sure The Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder… »