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  • Slimline Beach Scene Card

    Have you checked out all of the unique slimline dies in the Rubbernecker store yet?  I thought this fun Slimline Postage Die would be perfect for creating a postcard-inspired card for a friend that I’ve been missing lately.  Embellished with just a couple of die-cuts on a pretty ink-blended background, I love how the extra […]

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  • Creating Scenes With Inking Techniques

    It’s no secret that I love ink blending…almost every card I make has anywhere from a little ink around the edges to a full-blown inked background panel.  I collect different blending tools and smooth cardstocks like my cat collects toy mice.  So today’s card features some of my favorite inking techniques to create this peaceful […]

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  • Country Sunset Scene Card

    As the days get longer this time of the year, one of my family’s favorite things to do is take a ride in the country after dinner.  There’s one particular route we enjoy that travels past tons of open farmland, and on that route is a one-lane bridge that doglegs over a tiny brook surrounded […]

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  • Bright and Inky Springtime Card

    Happy first day of April!  Today I’m sharing a bright springtime card made with one of the beautiful new Spring Layered clear sets and some of the gorgeous colors of Color Fuse Ink.  Although perfect for stamping out layered images like this one from the Happy Mother’s Day stamp set, the four shades in each […]

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  • Spellbinders Modern Essentials Collection

    Some occasions call for bold fonts and bright colors…and if I’m going to congratulate a friend, I’m going to do it in a big way.  The new Modern Essentials Collection from Spellbinders is full of delicate basic shape foil plates and dies that can be paired together to create gorgeous backdrops or used separately for […]

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  • Heart Confetti Valentine

    With Valentine’s Day just a few days away, I thought it would be fun to share a card that is bold and pretty, but super quick and easy to make.  Background dies like the Window on Love die from Hero Arts always make for quick cards because they don’t need much embellishing to look finished.  […]