Pocket cards are such a cool thing and really fun to make but what is the best thing about a pocket greeting card? Come find out!
This is one of my go-to card layouts! It makes gorgeous quick cards that show both sides of your Designer Series Papers.
Making your own valentine craft will be great where one of it will be the card. Valentine greeting cards always being a special gift for your loved ones.
This is my Stampin Up Blog where I feature my latest card making videos, paper craft tutorials, greeting card designs, simple stamping, and more.
As we bid farewell to 2023, let's take a look at some of the most popular card making projects we featured this year. It's been a year filled with ideas,
Hand Made Card Ideas!
Are your kids missing their friends, teachers and family these days? It can be hard to stay connected with all the social distancing going on, but there are other ways kids can show loved ones that they care. Now is a great time for them to make some homemade cards to to send to friends
What makes these the easiest fun fold window cards ever? You only need a punch and paper. Wobbles make them really stand out too! The rocking chair from the
The Forever Blossoms Images are beautiful and the coordinating Cherry Blossom Dies have lots of flowers you can cut out.
YIP-PEA is the perfect card to celebrate with, it is perfect for any celebratory occasion and is blank inside for you own message! This is a high quality printed card, the paper used is Tintoretto Gesso. The 'hammered' texture of Tintoretto is strangely satisfying to touch! It has a luxurious feel and is easy to write on. The card comes accompanied with a brown 'Kraft' envelope. My logo and details are printed on the back. Paper size - A6 (148mm x 105mm) This is a print of my original watercolour illustration.
I came across this awesome graphic on Pinterest and I thought I would post it here for you .. I thought you might be looking for some new and exciting ways to fold and create cards like I am! I was thinking what I will do is start creating a card with one of each of these designs as soon as I am done stamping all my Stampin' Up! Convention swap cards... so watch for samples on my blog using these great fold ideas in the coming weeks! Which one will YOU try? Shop Online Anytime and Earn
Hey crafters, hope you’re well! Today sees that start of a brand new CAS-ual Fridays Challenge and I’m sure you’re going to love it! The theme is Summer lovin’ and your miss…
Tips for lining up paper and taping it onto your cards straight. Whether you're using strips of paper or lining up any elements in a row these tips will help.
Have you made a never ending card before? This is a great fun fold to teach the kids in your life. (They will figure it our more quickly than you do!)
Creating floating elements for your cards couldn’t be easier! With just a few products and scraps from your card stock stash you’ll be creating floating elements for your cards in no time. Check out my YouTube tutorial below. See other examples of floating elements and ways to use the leftover pieces to these cards. More details to follow soon! Facebook
My husband, Tim, inspired this week’s Papercrafting Playdate idea. We celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary last week and I was the recipient of one of his amazing handmade cards. As always, he impresses me […]
The gesture of giving a thank you card is slowly becoming a lost art, let alone having it be a hand-written and homemade card. Take an extra minute to show that someone how much you really ap…
Looking to make something truly special for the up-and-coming Valentine? You can’t go wrong with these printable DIY ideas.
Today I have a masculine card for you that is simple and quick to put together. Great for when a birthday creeps up on you by surprise – does that happen to anyone else? The card base is an A6 portrait gatefold of Midnight Muse, matted with panels of Midnight Muse paper from the 2012-14 In […]
Hello! Happy Wednesday! I must say we've been having a good week so far! We've had some beautiful but super hot weather. Okay, not Texas hot but Canada hot! We have been enjoying the pool a lot this week but even the pool is really warm and we're having trouble getting it to cool off! First world problems! I must apologize for the lack of post last week. My laptop died on me. Just up and died. By the time Apple was finally able to revive it, it was too late to post. Thankfully it seems to be working fine now! We have a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week. I happen to be fortunate enough to be the hostess. I get very nervous when I'm the hostess! I'm also afraid people won't like my sketch! I do love simple sketches and ones with lots of open background! I kept this one extra simple! Of course I love butterflies and a good black and white card is right up my alley so once combined I'm really happy! I'm not overly excited with the sentiment I chose but that particular stamp was sitting on my desk and I grabbed it! Supplies: Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White Stamps: Sentiment Flags (Lil' Inkers) Ink: Black Stazon Other: Butterfly Thinlits, Basic Rhinestones, Double Stitched Squares (Lil' Inkers), Dimensionals Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you will head on over to the Freshly Made Sketches Blog to see the beautiful cards the Design Team has created for you. They are a talented bunch of gals I tell you! As a reminder, we are a few weeks away from our 200th Sketch Challenge and you won't want to miss out on that one! We have several sponsors on board to help us celebrate! We hope you will join us too! Have a fabulous day! Jen
2018 Topic 16: Reinkers Joanne Allison Well hello everyone, Darcy here to introduce a new topic. This evening we are looking at examples of projects made with reinkers. These tiny bottles of inky goodness are so versatile and can be used in many ways depending on the type of ink chosen. Before we start, let's see who won the Topic 15: Artist Trading Coins Challenge... The winner is: Bryan from GeezerCrafter Email Darcy to claim your prize. [email protected] So reinkers really do what they say on the bottle, they re-ink an ink pad, at least that is their intended use, but as crafters and artists we know that they can be used for so much more. They can be used to create sprays, splatters, swooshes, marbling and for painting. Just like ink pads there are different types of inks, dyes, pigments and alcohol, they will all work slightly differently and better on some surfaces than others. Using inks is very much a play and see what happens process, so let's just look at some great examples to inspire you. This card uses the emboss and reinker spread technique, this is where you clear emboss an image then spritz over with water. To add colour you drip the ink into the pools of water and let it spread and merge. Careful choice of colours can create beautiful blending. Heidi Another card using the same technique with a stunning mix of colours. Selene Kempton This next sample uses reinkers along with shaving foam to create a marbled effect, the results are great and it all smells very lovely too. Paula Reid If you have never tried marbling with shaving foam, here is a quick video that shows just how easy it is. Now onto watercolouring, if you would like to have a go at painting with watercolours but you are not sure whether to invest in the paints then you can try out traditional watercolour techniques using reinkers. These images have been stamped in a pale grey ink and then coloured in with Distress reinkers. Annette This tag is coloured using a watercolour effect and reinkers too, you can see how the 2 cards are very different from each other. Cathy McGrath As well as reinking your ink pads you can create custom ink pads using a babywipe. Here is a short video showing you how to create a beautiful autumn coloured ink pad onto a baby wipe in order to create this card. This is a fun scrapbook layout, the splatters add fab pops of coordinating colours, so easy to do right out of the bottle. Michele Thomas Reinkers work great on fabric, this patchwork piece utilises lots of techniques, follow the link to see them all. Helen Chilton This card uses grunge paste ( coloured with reinkers) and the technique for doing that colouring is to use the gelli plate, how does that work? I hear you ask. Well pop over to Barb Gray's blog and see how she did it. Barbara Gray How about some bubbles? this card is made with reinkers and blown bubbles. Follow the link to see a video on just how to create this background. Dawn Olchefske Now for a simple dragging technique using Distress oxide reinkers. Do you know of other techniques? I am sure you do, and the guests that we have blogging for us over the next 2 weeks have lots of ideas for you to try. Don't forget to follow Darcy and Leandra's Pinterest boards if this topic pushes your buttons, you will see plenty more examples to whet your appetite there! I am really looking forward to seeing what you create over the next 2 weeks! ~ Darcy To join our challenge and win a PaperArtsy Gift voucher: Simply make something arty relevant to the topic, and link your creation from any social URL (eg. Instagram, Pinterest, Blog Post etc) sharing your original make to this challenge page. The current topic link Topic 16: Reinkers will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, September 30th 2018, and the winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00. All links go in the draw to win a PaperArtsy voucher for £50 to spend on our retail website. Please make sure we can contact you as a prize winner - it helps if you share your contact info from the platform you opt to use. Good Luck! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Welcome to our International Project Highlights using current Stampin’ Up!® Products. We have all created this gallery of projects for you to be inspired by! We would love it if you could visit every one of our blogs and see a close up of our projects. You can see the gallery below and this will […]
Easy DIY Happy Mother's Day card with beautiful big pop up flower: tutorial, video & free printable templates for handmade version & Cricut print and cut!
Hi, I’ve just uploaded a video to YouTube showing how I made this birthday card using one of the gorgeous Butterflies Thinlits dies. I used the Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper, which you can get for FREE with an order over $90 during Sale-A-Bration, which is on now until March 31. This card was […]
Today I have a free tutorial that features Stampin' Up! Expressions in Ink Designer Series Paper and the Stitched Rectangles Dies.
I have wanted to make a card with hexagons for a while...and am in a rainbow mood, so...well...I made THREE hexagon rainbow cards:)!! I LOVE the Simon Says Stamp hexagon dies from the Perfect Shapes die set...they are smaller hexagons than the others that I own, and I think that makes them so much more versatile when it comes to using them on cards! I must admit, though, I die cut LOTS of hexagons in many colors, and in all the four sizes, but then couldn't come up with a pattern that I really liked...SO...when you need inspiration...I took to Google, and googled cards with hexagons! I came up with one by Debby Hughes that I loved...you can find it HERE on Pinterest (I tried to link to her blog, but could not)...thank you so much for the beautiful inspiration, Debby!! I loved the one-two-one pattern of her hexagons! I used the layout of her hexagons on all three of my cards...in different ways. Here's the first... I layered the hexagons, used a T ruler to line up the shapes, and a sentiment from Altenew. Here's a close up... The second one is like the first, but the colors lie underneath the die cut outs. The sentiment is also Altenew, as well as some more enamel dots... Here's a close up... The third one, I tried to use up some of the larger die cut hexagons. I layered them, and adhered them to white cardstock. I cut out around the white yardstick with scissors, and adhered the whole thing onto a black card. I used a Painted Hello die cut sentiment from Simon Says Stamp... Here's a close up... Ok...you know me and rainbows...sheer happiness...and such fun!!!! Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa InLinkz.com
The crowd goes wild with this gorgeous Stadium Wave Pop Up Card! Gilded butterflies and touches of gold foil elevate the entire crafting experience with the Delicate Wings Paper Pumpkin kit of April 2024. No special equipment needed, other than a good paper trimmer and liquid glue. I’ve been wanting to make this style of ... Read More about Stadium Wave Pop Up Card
Here we are with a collection of DIY greeting card ideas, which will come to your use all over the year.
Bonjour, Nous retrouvons nos Muses Christinef et Kali pour ce rendez-vous apprécié du sketch carterie : Voici la version de Christinef : Et celle de Kali : Retrouvez-les en détails dans ce slide : Si vous scrapliftez nos créations, laissez-nous un...
