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Tag: Handmade Greeting Cards
The Let's Go Fishing DSP is a great resource to create a quick and easy card for the avid fisherman or fisherwoman in your life. For a little added interest, use only half the punched shapes for the sentiment and its layer. Supplies: Stamp Set: Peaceful Moments Cardstock: Boho Blue, Very Vanilla, Misty Moonlight, Let's … Continue reading A quick masculine card with Designer Series Paper
Today I used a straw and some reinkers on a piece of Glossy White cardstock to create a pretty background. Once the straw blown ink is dry, stamp some images and a sentiment in matching colours. Die cut the art panel with the Deckled Rectangles Dies. Add a layer of Early Espresso cut with the … Continue reading Using the Straw Blowing Technique to create a background
Yes, that is correct! Christmas will be here before we know it so it is a great time to start on your cards now. The 2023 September-December Mini Catalogue has just been released and contains lots of great stamps, dies and other supplies to help you with your creations. Today I am using the Joy … Continue reading It’s time to start Christmas Cards
Did you know that you can use your dies to emboss instead of cut? Did you also know that you can use your die cuts to create a letterpress look? Keep reading to find out how to do both of these techniques. Letterpress is a technique where ink is placed on an image and pressed … Continue reading How to use the Die Cut Letterpress Technique
Today I have a WOW variation of the standard gate fold card. It is known as a Double Die Gate Fold. Keep reading and check out the photos to see how it gets the name. The secret is to cut the die cut twice and attach to both sides of the front of the gate … Continue reading Double Die Gate Fold Card with Prized Peony
The 2023 September-December Mini Catalogue is now live and a couple of the great products are the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks and the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. There are seven masks in the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks set. Four of them combine to create the above sunflower and leaves image. The other three masks … Continue reading Sunflowers using a Decorative Mask
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