Cards

OCC – Simply Watercolor – Day 1 – Plaid Background

I am participating in the Online Card Class – Simply Watercolor by Kristina Werner. The classes are focused on creating watercolor-based cards from scratch using no stamps or dies. See here for my initial post regarding this class. The class lesson videos are released over 5 days, with 3-4 cards presented for you to make as your “homework” for each…
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Sending You Love Valentine’s Card

I made this card for my Mother-In-Law for valentines day. We will be giving it to her tomorrow, so I hope she likes it. The stamp used is the main floral arrangement stamp from the Altenew Blooming Bouquet stamp set. The image was stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed using white embossing powder. I used the Zig Clean Color Real…
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Happy New Year Tag using Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Paints

I have been doing quite a bit of research lately on various techniques for paper crafting.  I am very inspired by the Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Paints line of products. Shown below is my first tag created using the Distress Inks and Paints. There are actually two tags in this project; the main background one and a smaller one that was…
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My first handmade custom card

After purchasing all my paper crafting products for the last few months, I figured I should actually start creating some cards. I watched lots of YouTube videos where people generously showed how to make different cards using various techniques that add unique creative touches to the cards. I was inspired enough to make my first handmade custom card for Thanksgiving….
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