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[Tutorial] You Make Me Dream Card
Hello everyone! I'm very excited to share today's card. I think I outdid myself! I can finally put these products away for a while, knowing that I've done my best. We are going to showcase our next release in a couple of days! It will be another whole round of fun! Can't wait to share with you! I was cleaning my craft table and found a piece of green paper that was left from a card I made earlier (another one of my favorites, click here to see it). And my Rock My World Die Set and Surface- Tag Die -...
Five for Friday and a Cake Card Tutorial
Hello, everyone! It is Friday again! Five for Friday I'm sharing some cake inspiration today! [caption id="attachment_11785" align="aligncenter" width="192"] Source[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11788" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Source[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11787" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Source[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11786" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Source[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11790" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Source[/caption] They look so good! Here is a card I was inspired to make! A Cake Card Tutorial The sentiment is a sneak peek to a new stamp set we are going to introduce in August. The cake was made from our Surface - Tag Die - Scallop Add-on. Diecut the rectangle label twice from pink paper and the scallop frame once...
Flower Punch Board Tutorial, Coupon + Giveaway
Hello everyone! Have you heard the news that We R Memory Keepers and American Crafts are now one company? I am excited about this acquisition. For my Studio post today, I used the new WRMK Flower Punch Board and some beautiful paper from AC/Pebbles Special Delivery. The flowers are BIG – ranging from 3" to 9" in diameter. I had so much fun mixing and matching the sizes. It is amazing how these beautiful flowers were made from a simple punch board and a stem kit! Flower sizes and simple directions are printed on the board but it took me a while to...
[Tutorial] Strawberry Rocks Card & Five for Friday
Hello everyone! Happy Friday! I was inspired by this rock painting project to make a card for today! [caption id="attachment_11503" align="aligncenter" width="233"] Source: Found on Pinterest[/caption] Since I've been having fun playing with our Rock My World Stamp Set and Die Set lately, I immediately wanted to make strawberries with our rocks! And here is my take! How to Make Strawberries from Your Rock Stamps 1. Stamp the rocks on the card front. I'm using the reverse side of the "live, laugh, love" rock to get a solid image. 2. Stamp the leaves (from Flower Circles Stamp Set) and cut...
Faux Watercolor Look on Vellum
Hello everyone! I was excited about all the new dies and embossing folders from Lifestyle Crafts / We R Memory Keepers. I immediately ordered a few of my favorites using my Studio Team credits. I played with the Mason Jar Die yesterday and wanted to share what I have discovered while playing: a faux watercolor look on Vellum! The Mason Jar was screaming to be cut with vellum! The technique is very simple: use your Copics or any other alcohol markers to color in the embossing window. Use as a template is one of my favorite features of this die! I was putting the colors on very liberally and was happy with the results!...
[The Missing Manual for Card Making] Stretch A Sketch
Hello everyone! Today I'm sharing a post for a series of postings I've wanted to do for a while. I am one of those people who reads every word in a user manual and hopes there is one for everything, haha! While I am still learning new things everyday, I think I should go ahead and document what I've learned. I will share simple bite-size tips in the hope that they will be helpful to someone else too. When I first stumbled across card sketches, I felt like that I found a piece of that missing manual for card making. A sketch takes out the majority of the "guess work". I believe limitation is what stimulates creativity! The...