I spent a little time stamping out pretty images for some relaxing detail coloring. I like to make a big batch of images that I can color – just like a coloring book. Then blend in some ink into the backgrounds to take away the stark white paper and make the images pop. It’s so fun and easy to practice crafting little art pieces, and then assembling them into cards. For some, I stamped the images in a color instead of black. Then I added colored in, blending with the alcohol markers. Go to my tutorial about blending…
Need to craft a batch of quick cards? Check out these cards using Splendid by Paige Evans from American Crafts with a fun colorful theme. I put together 18 cards in one afternoon and gave little packs of them as gifts. I placed two of them in cellophane bags and added a pretty ribbon bow. After coming up with a design I like, I made two – making it double easy. This cute set included die cut embellishments, and I added a Happy Birthday stamp to finish them off. I hope my friends enjoyed their little gift and can use…
I love this Hunky Dory kit for making beautiful and quick cards for Christmas 2022. The kit includes letter size card stock for the bases, plus tons of gold foil toppers and sentiments. The floral illustrations have a modern country feel with mason jars, twine and vintage lettering. And best of all they craft together so easily! I tried crafting some stepper, easel and fold back cards to add dimension and lift the gold foil frames off the edges of the folds. For some of the smaller tag shapes, some ribbon adds texture. Some bonus cards: Using a topper kit…