Category: DIY

Distress Oxide Ink, DIY, Easy Projects, Embossed, Heat Embossed, Ink Smooshing, Just Because

Ink Smooshing with Distress Oxides and a Single Stamp Set

If you’ve been watching me create for a while, then you know I love to ink smoosh with Distress inks. It’s my “go to” for fast, easy, and beautiful backgrounds. I paired an inky background with a beautiful stamp set to make this quick friendship card. Any water-based color medium will work, even watercolor paint if you’d like. Have fun squishing those colors around! 😃 … Continue reading Ink Smooshing with Distress Oxides and a Single Stamp Set

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Birthday, Coloring, Distress Oxide Ink, DIY, Easy Projects, Mixed Media

Create a Fast & Simple Birthday Card With Markers

When it comes to creating greeting cards, for me, less is more. This beautifully simple card showcases a gorgeous stamp set and some easy marker coloring. Use any stamp set and markers you have for this one. You could even water color if you wanted. Simplicity is the theme for this project. You can find a list of the supplies I used and my favorite … Continue reading Create a Fast & Simple Birthday Card With Markers

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Die Cutting, Distress Oxide Ink, DIY, Embossed, Embossing Folders, Heat Embossed, Just Because, Lindy's Stamp Gang, Mixed Media, Stencils

Stencils, Gel Medium, and Pigments!

I’ve mentioned it before, I’m sure, I love playing with stencils and mediums… the results are always a surprise. Working with Matte Gel Medium and Lindy’s Gang Magicals is no exception. You could use any color combination and stencils you have with this technique and get great results every time. It’s pretty impossible to mess up. 😃 All the supplies I used are listed below. … Continue reading Stencils, Gel Medium, and Pigments!

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Christmas, Die Cutting, DIY, Easy Projects, Heat Embossed

Simple & Elegant Card Project | 2022 Christmas Series

Stamp and emboss the main layout. Use an embossing folder for the accent panel. Use a diamond shaped element in glitter cardstock, and that’s it! Make a bunch of these quickly and easily. You can find a list of the supplies I used and my favorite tools below. Thanks, so much, for spending time with me while I craft! If you’d like to further support … Continue reading Simple & Elegant Card Project | 2022 Christmas Series

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Christmas, DIY, Easy Projects, Heat Embossed

Simple Cards Using a Background Stamp | 2022 Christmas Series

Any holiday themed background stamp will work for this card project. Use colored inks and clear embossing powder for this simple technique. Thanks, so much, for spending time with me while I craft! If you’d like to further support me and ensure more projects are on tap, please use the affiliate links provided to purchase the products you love to see in my projects. This … Continue reading Simple Cards Using a Background Stamp | 2022 Christmas Series

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Christmas, Die Cutting, DIY, Easy Projects, Embossed, Embossing Folders, Heat Embossed

3D Embossed Holly & Berries | 2022 Christmas Series

A pretty holly, holiday 3D embossing folder is the highlight for this project. Just add an appropriate sentiment, stamped in black along with some glitter cardstock and you’re done! Thanks, so much, for spending time with me while I craft! If you’d like to further support me and ensure more projects are on tap, please use the affiliate links provided to purchase the products you … Continue reading 3D Embossed Holly & Berries | 2022 Christmas Series

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Christmas, Die Cutting, DIY, Easy Projects, Embossed, Embossing Folders, Heat Embossed

Die Cut Focal Point Card Project | 2022 Christmas Series

Use any large cutting die to highlight the front of this card. Add a sentiment and a pretty background to complete the project. Thanks, so much, for spending time with me while I craft! If you’d like to further support me and ensure more projects are on tap, please use the affiliate links provided to purchase the products you love to see in my projects. … Continue reading Die Cut Focal Point Card Project | 2022 Christmas Series

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Christmas, Die Cutting, DIY, Easy Projects, Glitter Paste, Mixed Media, Stencils

Sparkly, Easy Christmas Card | 2022 Christmas Series

Matte Gel Medium, some iridescent ink, and glitter make a beautiful start to this simple card. A big “Merry Christmas” die and glitter card stock finish this fast project. Thanks, so much, for spending time with me while I craft! If you’d like to further support me and ensure more projects are on tap, please use the affiliate links provided to purchase the products you … Continue reading Sparkly, Easy Christmas Card | 2022 Christmas Series

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Christmas, Die Cutting, DIY, Easy Projects, Heat Embossed

Background Stamp+Sentiment=Done! | 2022 Christmas Series

Use any holiday-themed background stamp to heat emboss the background, pick out a fitting sentiment and heat emboss or hot foil onto a narrow strip, glue them all together and here’s one of your fastest Christmas cards this year! Thanks, so much, for spending time with me while I craft! If you’d like to further support me and ensure more projects are on tap, please … Continue reading Background Stamp+Sentiment=Done! | 2022 Christmas Series

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Christmas, Die Cutting, DIY, Easy Projects, Heat Embossed

Use Pretty Paper to Create Super Easy Christmas Cards | 2022 Christmas Series

You can’t get much easier than trimming some pretty Christmas paper to size, embossing a sparkly sentiment strip, and gluing it all together. In this project I bulk create four cards but you obviously could make as many as your paper stash allows. I used some holiday paper from my stash, (this paper happens to be BoBunny ‘Tis the Season’) the Holy Night stamp set … Continue reading Use Pretty Paper to Create Super Easy Christmas Cards | 2022 Christmas Series

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