What do I mean by a special sympathy card? Well, sometimes you need a little extra something to let someone know how special they are or were. For some reason, it seems that this time of year brings the need for sympathy cards more often. At least it has for us this year. And the...
Today's featured products are four monthly club kits from Spellbinders: Clear Stamp & Die‘, Large Die, Stitching Die, and Betterpress. I have many cards to share with you in this article. But, before I do, let's talk a little bit about the clubs. Spellbinders have over a dozen different clubs that for all of the...
BetterPress cardstock does more than produce awesome letterpress images! It blends and embosses beautifully too! I'm finding myself making more and more get-well cards. And, when I do I am usually at a loss for what to do – especially if the card is for a guy. The BetterPress cardstock and system to the rescue!...
Trust in the Lord is a strong message that you can send to someone who has received devastating news. Make one using these steps. Learn how to create a beautiful card to send the message with. It is hard to know what to say when someone has just learned that they have cancer. Maybe a...
I am so excited to share 4 cards to make using products from Spellbinders' new release! Read on to find out what to use. There are a number of things to love about this release. The umbrella is so cool! The shade is made up of two die cuts so that you can create dimension...
Save time by making 3 Cards From 1 Die-cut! Follow these step-by-step instructions and you can make 3 of your own beautiful cards like this. To begin, we're going to blend a rainbow diagonally onto a piece of white cardstock. Next, we're going to die-cut the pieces that we will be using for all three...
Learn how to make three fantastic floral cards using fun techniques that produce stunning results. Read on for step-by-step instructions. The inspiration for all three cards comes from Altenew's Progressive Cardmaking Online Class. Something that is nice about this class is that beginner, intermediate, and advanced techniques are provided for each lesson. Fantastic Floral Die...
I had so much fun with Altenew's class Celebrations; Stencil Techniques that I wanted to share more ideas with you on how to make Greeting Cards with Stencils. The article is quite long but I think you'll find that there are a lot of really cool techniques to try. Make Magic with Stencils and Embossing...
Layered stamping produces gorgeous results but demands accuracy and makes the difference between stunning greeting cards and ones that is meh! I just finished the second course of the Altenew Academy Educator Certification Program (AECP), All About Layering 2, and it is focused on doing just that. As a result of participating in the first...