Sharing handmade cards
Happy Friday! I am sharing a sweet Valentine's Day card featuring the adorable Gummy Bears and their coordinating die set. I pressed picked raspberry and abandoned coral Distress Ink onto acetate, sprayed it with water, then took the acetate and smooshed the ink onto watercolour paper. I added white splatter with a paintbrush, water and Copic opaque white. Once... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday, I am sharing a cupcake birthday card featuring the beautiful Big Birthday Wishes Large Sentiment Die and the cute mouse from the Birthday Bear Clear Stamp Set. I sprayed Distress Mica Stain Cocktail Party onto watercolour cardstock, heat-set the ink, and then die-cut it with the Big Birthday Wishes Large Sentiment Die. I cut two more pieces... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday. Today, I am sharing a sparkly pink birthday card. I used a stencil, dies and stamps from Time For Tea Designs. I used the Simple Square Nesting Dies to die-cut Neenah Metallic cardstock for the back panel. I glued this onto a white cardstock card base. Next, I sprayed Distress Mica Stain Cocktail Party onto watercolour... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! I am glad to be sharing my first creation of 2024 that features the Big Birthday Wishes Large Sentiment Die. I love how this beautiful die fills a card. I ink-blended spun sugar, kitch flamingo, lumberjack plaid, and prize ribbon Distress Oxide ink with my Beautiful Blender Brushes to create a pretty pink background.... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday, who is ready to start 2024? My Time For Tea Designs project today is a Happy New Year's card featuring the You’re Engaged stamp and Happy New Year Sentiment Die. I used the Stars Stitched Cover Die to cut white heavy stock and ink-blended the cutout cardstock with black soot, chipped sapphire, prize ribbon, broken china and tumbled glass Distress... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! I am sharing a festive interactive card as we are just days away from Christmas! It features the Open The Door Die and some adorable Time For Tea Designs critters. I created the background with the Tiled Wall 6 x 6" Stencil by spraying on lumberjack plaid Distress Spray Stain and water on some high-quality watercolour cardstock.... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! I am sharing a sparkling penguin Christmas card that features the Mistletoe Kisses Digital Stamp Collection from Time For Tea Designs. I paired this with some beautiful patterned paper and dies. I trimmed patterned paper from the Winter Wonderland Paper Pad 6x6" to 5 1/2 by 4 1/4 inches and used double-sided tape to stick it to an... Continue Reading →
Happy December! I am kicking this month off with a CAS (clean and simple) slimline Christmas card that I created using three dies and no stamps. I rarely create a card using only dies, but I really enjoyed making this. I used the Simple Slimline Nesting Dies to die-cut a white panel and some blue cardstock. I... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday, I have another coffee-themed card - I have been on a roll for the last few weeks! I created this card using the large You Had Me At Meow Sentiment Dies that I adjusted to read 'You had me at coffee' by adding the Coffee Sentiment Die. It is always fun to get more use out... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! November can be dark and dreary, so why not treat yourself to a caffeinated beverage! My card today is happiness in a mug - for me, that is an iced latte or a cappuccino, while others enjoy a pumpkin spice latte. I combined the Takeout Coffee Cup Dies with the Pumpkin Spice stamp set to create this... Continue Reading →
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