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Notecard Gift Set All Wrapped Up
This pillow box will accommodate six standard cards and envelopes. The cards pictured are the ones that I have been sharing throughout the week. It takes one 12 x 12 sheet of cardstock to create the box. The contrasting Pear colored strip is about 2 1/2″ wide x 12″ to form the belly band. I…
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Flexible Stamping – Card 6 of Notecard Set
Random Stamped Background with White Pigment Ink The last technique for the notecard set that I have been sharing all week is something that I call “Flexible Stamping”. It may have another name, but I am not aware of one. It is a very simple technique with an acrylic stamp arranged onto the block in…
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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…
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann
Quilts, Cards, Mixed Media, and Other Stuff
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann 