Tutorial: Merry Marigolds

  Mango Melody ink turns these flowers into ‘Merry Marigolds’. The bright color is striking against the Whisper White background, and pearls add just enough ‘bling’ to balance the Baker’s Twine bow.     Cut Cardstock:      Card Base: Mango Melody – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at…

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Tutorial: Party Til The Cows Come Home!

  This easy to make fun-fold card is almost guaranteed to get this reaction: “Aww! That’s So Cute!” The crispness of Real Red and Whisper White combined with the cute little cow is a real people pleaser of a card.   Cut Cardstock:    Card Base: Real Red – 5…

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Tutorial: Purple Posy

  A background of fern leaves and a small layer of cardstock shows off one simple flower made with the Pressed Petal washi tape. A layer of Merry Merlot cardstock under the background balances the color of the flower.     Cut Cardstock: Card base: Whisper White – 8 1/2″…

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From ‘How’ to ‘Wow’ #6: Mama & Baby Bluebirds

  Here is another very simple card sketch with oh-so-elegant results! Notice that the “shapes” on the sketch don’t necessarily have to be “shapes” on the finished card. I replaced the orange “scalloped circle” with the larger bird image and the green “scalloped ovals” with the stamped leaves images.  …

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Tutorial: Best of Friends!

  This happy pair are the Best of Friends!  This fun and easy to make card will be a big hit with your best friend too!     Cut Cardstock: Card base: Terracotta Tile – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″ Second Layer: Basic Black – 5…

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From ‘How’ to ‘Wow’ #5: Floral Essence Birthday

  This simple card sketch may not look very enticing at first glance, but add different textures, layers, and Glimmer Paper, and you turn this sketch into a beautiful card!   Cut Cardstock: Card base: Whisper White – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″ Second Layer: Soft…

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Tutorial: Faux Silk Technique

  The Faux Silk technique lends itself very well to any ‘solid’ type stamps and the Beautiful Friendship stamp set is perfect for this. If you’ve never tried the Faux Silk technique, it is a very simple way to help create an elegant card. If you’ve done this before and…

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