Category: Cards
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Fussy and Die Cutting – Card 5 of Notecard Set
Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch Die cuts and punches can bump up simple stamping techniques into extraordinary cards with very little effort. I love how you can take a simple, plain piece of cardstock and punch a pretty design out of it and have something really cool to show for it! How awesome is…
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Tone On Tone Stamping – Card 4 of Notecard Set
Random Stamping for Card Base Here is another variation of a simple card that I made for the notecard gift set that I am giving to my mother. She still writes letters and I think she will enjoy using this set of clean, mailable cards. White Heat Embossing Outlines the Petals The focal flower has…
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Stamp Kissing, Two Toned Stamping and Embedded Embossing – Card 3 of Notecard Set
Cheerful Clean and Simple Card Techniques Galore Today! When creating flat cards you sometimes get to use some old friends in your tool kit, so to speak. I love the look that each of these techniques add to this card. The center flower was made using embedded embossing. Yesterday’s post was about that technique, please…
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Embedded Embossing – Card 2 of Notecard Set
This black card is very striking in its simplicity. I added a white panel to the inside for easy note writing. Embedded embossing is a fun technique when you want some texture and depth without bulk. The card is flat for easy mailing. Yesterday, I posted the first card of the set of notecards that…
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Debossing and Traditional Embossing – Card 1 of Notecard Set
CTMH Pear, Black and White Daisy It must appear that I don’t like patterned paper because I make so many cards without it! I truly do LOVE patterned paper, but I have been on a plain cardstock binge lately. All the cards that I am posting this week are only made with three colors of…
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More Embossed Flowers – CTMH Just For You
I love how this card turned out! It all started because I wanted to make a video to show how to use embossing in different ways to create some fun and cool effects for card making and scrapbooking. The very bold colors of these flowers are what “makes” this card, in my opinion. Petals are…
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Embossed Petals on Embossed Background
CTMH Just For You Stamp Set Texture adds so much interest to cards and scrapbook pages. One of my favorite ways to add that texture is through the use of embossing folders. On this card I used two different embossing folders: Sizzix Heart to Heart and the Curlique Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. One was used for…
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Frosted Designs Tuesday Card Sketch #10
Vintage looking card with lace, pearls and patterned paper Jenny Evans has designed another wonderful card sketch for Frosted Designs! I love the versatility of the sketch. It can become a clean and simple card or a layered vintage-y type card, like the one above. Please join the Tuesday Card Sketch Challenge by linking your…
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You Warm My Heart
CTMH A Sip Stamp Set A1109 This is another fast and easy card. It is for my dd1, who is away at college. The background is made from the Hearts Sizzix embossing folder. It is packaged with another of their Textured Impressions folders called Curlique. I ran a 6 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of…
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Small Treats With Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge
Stamped Cardstock Forms Base and Shapes of Treat Packet Yesterday’s post showed a card that I made for my dh for an upcoming ‘date night’. In the last picture from that post there was a little glimpse of what I made to go with the card and here it is. Well, I actually made two because they…
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