Sharing handmade cards
Happy Friday and Happy New Year! For my first card of 2025, I am excited to share a bright, colourful card, wishing you a vibrant start to the new year! I created the rainbow card panel using Distress Watercolor Pencils in the following colours: Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, and... Continue Reading →
Happy last Friday before Christmas! I want to share my favourite Christmas card of the year featuring two adorable birds from the Seasons Tweetings stamp set visiting a lovely Christmas market. I applied Evergreen Bough and Peacock Feathers Distress Paint to my glass mat and sprayed it with water to create the background panel. I... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! I used the new Sweet Christmas stamp set from Time For Tea Designs to create a pastel pink Christmas card. I really enjoyed incorporating non-traditional Christmas colours into this project. To begin, I die-cut Distress White Heavy cardstock by Ranger using the Wonky Window Cover Die. I then ran it through my Big... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! Today's project features the new A6 stamp set, Seasons Tweetings. This adorable set is my favourite from the brand-new release by Time For Tea Designs, as it includes cute birds dressed up for winter—one even holds a take-out coffee cup! To begin, I ink-blended Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide, Festive Berries Distress Ink, and... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! I’m excited to share a fun Christmas card featuring the new stamp set, Santa’s Nice List, along with beautiful patterned paper from Time For Tea Designs. I die-cut a 5 1/8-inch square of striped paper from the Winter Wonderland Paper Pad (6x6") using the Simple Square Nesting Dies. I adhered this square to... Continue Reading →
Happy New Release Day! I’m excited to share my first Christmas card of the year, featuring the adorable Merry Cheesemas stamp set from Time For Tea Designs. I sprayed Weathered Wood Distress Oxide Spray through the Tiled Wall 6 x6" Stencil onto watercolour cardstock and then pressed it onto watercolour paper using my fingers. I... Continue Reading →
Hello! I love finding creative ways to use my supplies beyond their intended purposes. For my bookmark project, I did just that with the Five Windows Cover Die. First, I die-cut white cardstock using the Stitched Quilted Cover Die. Then, I placed the Bookmark Dies diagonally over this panel and ran it through my die-cutting... Continue Reading →
Happy first day of November! The days are getting cooler and shorter, and many of us need caffeine to help keep us energized. For me, an afternoon cappuccino does the trick! I created a card using the Stitched Quilted Cover Die to die-cut teal cardstock. I then inked it with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide using my Beautiful... Continue Reading →
Halloween is next week, so I am finishing my spooky card series with a cute purple card. Once again, I used the versatile Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection. I paired this with two die sets and enamel dots from Time For Tea Designs. For the background, I ink-blended spun sugar, shaded lilac and villainous... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! Today, I have a cute kitty Halloween card to share using the Trick or Treaters Digital Stamp Collection and Haunted House (which is on sale right now!) Clear Stamp Set. I created the background by spraying spiced marmalade and candied apple Distress Oxide spray onto watercolour cardstock and heat setting it. I used... Continue Reading →
ALB Cards 