Tag: Handmade Greeting Cards

Make your Designer Series Paper stand out with Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers

Make your Designer Series Paper stand out with Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers

Today I have a quick and easy way for you to create a WOW card with just a little colouring with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers. The black and white True Love DSP is perfect for this technique but almost any outline patterned DSP will work. The secret is to colour in the background so that … Continue reading Make your Designer Series Paper stand out with Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers

Pop Up Slider Fancy Fold Card with Forever Fern

Pop Up Slider Fancy Fold Card with Forever Fern

Today's card looks like a normal card from the outside, but the recipient is in for a big surprise when they open it. Closed card ... The surprise when open .... The inside panel slides up as the card is opened.Supplies:Stamp Set: Forever FernCardstock: Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Forever Greenery DSPInk: Magenta Madness, Just JadeAccessories: … Continue reading Pop Up Slider Fancy Fold Card with Forever Fern

Pretty Pink Flowers on a Textured Background for the Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers

Pretty Pink Flowers on a Textured Background for the Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers

For the latest Sketch Challenge at splitcoaststampers.com I have used the beautiful Fine Art Floral DSP on a background of the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. Here is the sketch .... My card ... Emboss Basic White with the Painted Texture 3D EF and attach to the front of a Flirty Flamingo card base.Attach a … Continue reading Pretty Pink Flowers on a Textured Background for the Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers

Magnolias and Peonies in a Fancy Fold Card

Magnolias and Peonies in a Fancy Fold Card

Today's card was one that I made as a mystery card with Robbie Rubala a US Stampin' Up! Demonstrator on her Facebook Page Creations in Paper. Robbie provided measurements of the various pieces prior to the event and we could choose whatever colours and DSP we wanted. It was so much fun as we had … Continue reading Magnolias and Peonies in a Fancy Fold Card

Under the Sea with Friends Are Like Seashells and Seaside Notions

Under the Sea with Friends Are Like Seashells and Seaside Notions

Today I am using the negative die cut from this card to create an 'under the sea' scene. The negative die cut using the Pearlescent Specialty Paper creates the perfect frame for this scene.I used Blending Brushes on the front of a Very Vanilla card base with Seaside Spray ink for a background sea. The … Continue reading Under the Sea with Friends Are Like Seashells and Seaside Notions

Multifold Cards

Multifold Cards

For a recent class, we created fancy fold cards. One of them was a Multifold. Looking back through my blog, it is 9 years since I have made one of these. I don't know what took me so long as they are really quite easy to make and create a huge WOW for the recipient. … Continue reading Multifold Cards