A must-see here! A beautiful partial die cut card you'll love to make! This project teaches you card making techniques, tips, & designs out of this world!
Do you like the foiled look that is really hot in card making these days? Here you can find some fun foiling techniques, no fancy tools needed.
Welcome to my blog. Today I want to share a technique that is an oldie but goodie. The wax paper resist technique. It works amazing with distress inks. This tutorial will be featured on the Distress Ink Technique page on facebook. I am one of the admins and we take turns to post a tutorial on there every monday, the technique of the week :-) Well let me explain this particular technique. You will need an old iron to do this technique, or one you don't use for your fancy clothes ;-) This is what you need: an old iron, two pieces of card, a piece of wax paper and an embossing folder. Oh and an embossing machine obviously lol. I dry embossed the sheet of wax paper using an embossing folder and a piece of card to add more pressure. Here you see the pattern embossed in the wax paper. I cover the front and back with my pieces of card stock, and put this sandwich inbetween two sheets of cheap copy paper. You iron over the cheap copy paper to get the wax to melt onto the card stock. It goes very quickly. I put my iron on the highest setting and just move it over the sheets a few times. You can barely see it, but the wax print is on there! Trust me ha ha ha. See, I told you it was there. Here you see the difference between the embossed and the debossed side of the wax paper imprint. Left is the embossed side and on the right the debossed side. I inked over it with stormy sky distress ink and an ink blending tool. I turned them into two christmas cards with some embellishments and stamped sentiment. I stuck the card onto a card blank after I trimmed it to size and inked the edges with some walnut stain distress ink. I had this ATC laying around for ages, so I decided to use it as a card topper. Then stamped my sentiment in black and after that completely dried, I stamped it again but with embossing ink and heat embossed it in silver. On this card I stamped the sentiment in archival ink and after it dried I wrapped some baker's twine around the card stock befor I stuck it to the card blank. I added a little red jingle bell to give it a more festive look. I painted a wooden snowflake silver and adorned it to my card and it is done! Thank you so much for taking the time to have look and I hope you are going to give this technique a try :-) Have a great day, and keep your craft on ;-) Take care, Freddie Xox
"Bokeh" (the way a camera lens renders out-of-focus points of light) is one of the hottest visual trends in design right now. I've seen it on TV and in magazine ads. And paper crafters
I have a quick tip to share with you about envelopes. A beautifully decorated envelope gives the recipient a little hint that there's somet...
Ready to see some inking techniques on cards that will wow you? Learning how to make handmade cards is easy, fun, & rewarding. Watch the video tutorial!
Let me teach you all about crafters sponge tools and techniques. You new ultimate guide to fun ways you can use these nifty sponges with ink.
Have you tried the Painter's Tape Technique yet? Chances are you may already have Painter's Tape at home and this is a quick, simple, no mess way to create a colourful background. If you
I did it! After months of preparation, I launched my Patreon in April 2021. Join me there for all kinds of exclusive content. From first access to new works, discounts, behind the scenes shots, studio tours and Q&A sessions to monthly downloadable phone wallpapers, templates and hands on ins
Learn how to emboss part of a card, plus learn how to make an easy Christmas thank you card with this simple and quick card tutorial.
Are you ready for a new Teach Me That! Every Thursday I share a new technique to help take your stamping creativity to a whole new level. Today in Teach Me That, I will be showing you how to create a unique “stamp pad” from a baby wipe. Are you ready to learn how? Here we go! Place a folded […]
How to Remove Purl Dash Lines in Knitting with Studio Knit
Patterned papers come in many colors and patterns. Mix & Match your Patterned Papers to make these two handmade cards!
5 unique ways to use your dies for card making and beyond! I'm confident, that after today's video, you'll be looking at your dies in a whole new way!
Here are 3 card ideas to use up your leftover paper scraps. In this video I show you how to make each card along with some other helpful tips.
The chalkboard stamping style has been popular for awhile, it’s usual done with white embossing powder on black cardstock but here’s a clever twist on that idea, actually stamping with …
Sunflower patterned paper, stamps and dies are the main design element in the Heartfelt Creations Classic Sunflower collection.
Learn how to use a quilling tool called a "comb" to make exotic leaves. This device allows you to make flat shapes and evenly shaped petals.
I wanted to share some of my favorite Copic combinations for skin and hair with you. Please feel free to print this out, link to it, and sh...
This video provides a paper crafting scoring tip and uses a Bone Folder for vellum, thick cardstock, window sheets, specialty papers and foils.
Today, we're talking card decoration design: 10 ideas for the inside of your greeting cards. Spruce up the inside of your handmade cards for an extra wow!
A little info first.....a past SU demo taught me how to do this and I took it and ran - THANKS SO MUCH JEAN!!!! Supplies: Glossy White Cardstock 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" Spectrum Ink Pad Brayer with rubber attachment Ink up the brayer in the spectrum ink pad. Start with the left side of your brayer in the middle of the Glossy White cardstock. Tap your brayer on the cardstock going around in a circle. YOU MUST keep the left side of the brayer in the middle of the cardstock. You don't roll the brayer at all. When your...
I love making handmade cards. It’s one of my favorite crafts to make. Whether you are a beginner or experienced, when you DIY your greeting cards, there are some crafty pitfalls to avoid. Card making,
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.
I love die-cutting, but I don’t love spending ages dotting glue on the back of my delicate die cut shapes! In this tutorial I'll show you how to use double sided adhesive Sticky Roll, to stick down your die cuts easily and mess free!
How to cut paper for the inside of your handmade cards. White inserts are great for dark color card bases.
Adding ribbon to your cards is an easy way to spruce up a "boring" card. Learn 3 easy ways to add ribbon to your handmade cards today!
Create corner accent pieces on your cards using circle punches. It's a fun and simple ways to use circle shapes in your card making.
Line and wash is a watercolour technique that combines a line drawing with a watercolour painting. Since a lot of the structure of the painting is established by the line drawing itself, often all that is needed from the paint is a little wash of colour - hence the name, line and wash.Let me show you the sort of effects you can get with line and wash watercolour techniques - yes, there are videos! 🍿🎥I’ll also tell you about my favourite pens to use in line and wash paintings and explain why line and wash can be a great watercolour technique for beginners.
Do you know how to tie a square knot or flat knot? Feeling frustrated with these craft ribbons? Let me show you the easy way to make these.
First punch out a scallop with the Stampin' Up! Scallop Punch. Use Dotto repositionable adhesive on one side of the punched out scallop to adhere it to a piece of copy paper. You must
