Monochromatic card in blue

Monochromatic card in blue Hello everyone – look at this Monochromatic card in blue which uses a pretty blue for a simple idea. I had a request for some sympathy cards so I decided to see what I could come up with. I was going to use a leaf stamp but saw my Spotlight on Nature card and opted to use that one instead. I stamped the butterfly as the background on a panel using…

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Jess’ birthday card

Jess’ birthday card Hello everyone – last week my other daughter had her birthday so here is Jess’ birthday card. I had to make another birthday card for my other daughter. Her favorite color is yellow so I paired it with gray as I know she likes that color combo. I thought the Spotlight on Nature image would be perfect for a simple idea. I stamped the image with Basic Gray and since I had…

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Clear embossing on colored card stock

Clear embossing on colored card stock Happy Friday Stampers – You can create your own shiny paper by Clear embossing on colored card stock. In continuing with my You Tube embossing series I decided to do a long forgotten technique. One of the first techniques you try when you start embossing is stamping an image on colored card stock with Versamark and heat setting it using clear embossing powder. This is a great way to…

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Colors of Summer – Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, and Poppy Parade

Colors of Summer – Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, and Poppy Parade Hello everyone – let’s try some Colors of Summer – Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, and Poppy Parade to make a card! There are many ways you can use ink blending on your cards. One idea is to create a blended background and add a blended element. For the first card I blended a background and added some dots. Taking a banner and…

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Embossing vellum with your stylus tool

Embossing vellum with your stylus tool Happy Friday stampers – have you ever tried Embossing vellum with your stylus tool? Today’s vellum idea is one that was a technique from quite some time ago. I love the look of the vellum with this technique and can create a beautiful card. It had been a while since I tried this technique so I had a learning curve. Some of the things I learned was to use…

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