If you love coloring like me, then the new slimline stamps from Rubbernecker are perfect for you! Sized to fill an entire 3.5″ x 8.5″ card front, they resemble an adult coloring page with their intricate patterns and are themed for several different occasions. What if you love the designs but don’t love coloring? No […]
Ink Blending
Spellbinders Large Die of the Month – September 2020
My son’s fifth birthday is in a few days, so when I saw the latest Spellbinder’s Large Die of the Month Kit, Have Your Cake, I knew I had to use it to make him a fun card that he would get a kick out of. He doesn’t like sweets so birthday cakes are a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]