Tag: Basic White
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Cards Shaped Like Paper Houses
Cards shaped like paper houses is a fun-fold technique that’s easy and only require simple basic measurements and fold lines. Here’s how: First, you’ll need a piece of 4 x 11-1/2 inch Basic White Thick Cardstock. Fold it in half and use this score line to form the roof. Measure 1-1/2 inch out from the…
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Ombre Technique
Ombre Technique – It’s an inking technique that I enjoy using blending brushes. The aim is to overlap the colours but the transition should be subtle. It’s as if the colours are bleeding onto each other. Helpful tools for this technique will be blending brushes, sponge daubers, decorative masks and a colour wheel (to help…
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Monochrome Stamping Technique
Monochrome stamping technique – It is a creative way of producing an image using one ink colour in at least a dozen varying shades. In my card making, I combine several stamp sets and at least a dozen colours to achieve the monochromatic effect that I want. Monochrome stamping is my favourite technique because it…
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In The Moment Inspiration
The In The Moment stamp set is our take-home product for March Stamp Club. It’s perfect for keeping in touch with family and friends. Also, Mother’s Day is just around the corner so if your Mum likes to stamp, she might like this as a gift. Our Stamp Club attendees enjoyed the projects above. We…
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To The Moon Inspiration
To The Moon stamp set is our inspiration for February Stamp Club. I love a good set of celestial stamps, don’t you? Coincidentally, February is also Valentine’s month and this set is perfect for it because then the people you love can have the moon and the stars too! (just in your cards, of course)…
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Eden’s Garden Inspiration
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Eden’s Garden has beautiful botanical images and coordinates with a gorgeous intricate set of dies. We had so much fun creating these projects during our monthly creative catch-up for January Stamp Club. The first card is a clever way of using the leaves in the set. Stamp the leaves in layers in Balmy Blue, Soft…
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Days To Remember, Peaceful Moments and Best Year
Days To Remember, Peaceful Moments and Best Year are my top choices for greetings and sentiments. They were also the take-home products for Stamp Club. If you signed up for December Stamp Club, you would have chosen one or all of the stamp sets to be in your kit. As mentioned before, stamp club is…
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Butterfly Brilliance Inspiration
We used the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set on our November Stamp Club and everyone loved it. It was also the take-home product for Stamp Club. Stamp Club is a monthly creative catch-up where attendees receive a stamp set and also materials for projects that I prepared for us to assemble. Each month is different so…
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Delicate Dahlias
Delicate Dahlias is perfect for making DIY washi tape. This stamp set is a Sale-a-bration freebie available until the end of September. We’ll be using the small flowers found in the stamp set for our project. In one of my posts, we made DIY washi and then used it to make a stunning card. For…
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To The Moon Card Inspiration
Today we’re using the To The Moon stamp set to make a card. I wanted to make a reusable card for this project. Every piece that goes in this card can be taken apart and re-purposed. When you watch the video tutorial you will notice that I didn’t use any adhesive. It’s a great technique…
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Plentiful Plants Card Inspiration
The Plentiful Plants stamp set will delight any plant lover. Today we’re taking inspiration from a favourite pastime – growing plants. I have to admit that it’s a hit or miss for me when it comes to keeping plants alive. Luckily, when I stamp plants on paper, they don’t die. When I first saw this…
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Card Folder Technique
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Card Folder Technique is something I came up with because I wanted to make a simpler version of a flower pot card. I love it when the receiver can take the card apart and reuse it in other ways. For instance, this can be repurposed as a cute folder. And here’s how it looks like…
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Slimline Cards Inspiration
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Let’s make slimline cards. This is an interesting size for a card because it’s unusually long and very slim. It will fit a DL business envelope but you can easily make your own. Here’s how: Let’s get the card base sorted first. Use a piece of standard size card base (A4 cut in half). You…
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Gold Foil Card Inspiration
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There are many ways that you can use gold foil in your card making and one of them is by using a punch to cut them in shapes. For our last card in the Christmas card series, we’ll be using circles to make a New Year’s Day card. Before anything else, I’d like to greet…
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Daisy Lane Card Inspiration
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Here’s a Daisy Lane card inspiration for Day 9 of our series. This layout came about while decorating my Christmas tree. I have baubles and flowers in the tree so I thought I’d do the same with today’s card. I also brought out another stamp set so I can use the snow globe dome and…
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Loyal Leaves Card Inspiration
Here’s a Loyal Leaves card inspiration for Day 8 of our series. The Loyal Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! is so versatile. The leaves are beautiful and with this simple technique you can make a gorgeous clean and simple Christmas card. Here’s how: Trim your Basic White card stock to 5-1/2 x 3-7/8 inches.…
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Snow Globe Shaker Dome
We’re using the Snow Globe Shaker Dome for Day 5 of our series. It’s fun to build this card and if you’re looking for an extra special project this Christmas, give this one a go. Coordination is key for this card and this particular stamp set coordinates with dies and shaker domes. Let’s begin with…
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Forever Flourishing Card
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Let’s use the Forever Flourishing dies to make a card for Day 3 of our series. We’ll use the curved leaves to form a wreath on our Christmas card and attach mini jingle bells for our finishing touch. Our card today is a clean & simple one. This technique is great for multiples. You will…
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Perfectly Plaid Card
Let’s use the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and it’s coordinating Pine Tree Punch for Day 1 of our series. The technique I’m sharing with you today will make 2 cards in one go. The leftovers from the first card will go to the second one. I love sharing techniques that reduce paper waste, especially Designer…
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Forever Fern Card
The Forever Fern stamp set is the star of today’s card inspiration. Today we’ll be using heat-embossing to make a clean & simple card. The images in this stamp set are gorgeous and elegant so there’s no need to go over-the-top with it. How about we keep it simple with this one. Do you also…
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Trimming The Town Card
Our card inspiration features the Trimming The Town DSP, a new set of papers from Stampin’ Up! that are also found in the 2020 Christmas catalogue. First, what’s a DSP? That’s Designer Series Paper. They are double-sided printed papers usually in 12 x 12 inches but are also available in 6 x 6 inches. Coordination…
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Dressed To Impress Card
Let’s use the Dressed To Impress to make a card. I love how the stamp set has a greeting for Mother’s Day. Also the shoes, lipstick and perfume bottle tug at my heart strings. It’s such a fun set to use. I want to keep the layout clean & simple by heat-embossing. Then after embossing,…
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Plaid Tidings Suite
The Plaid Tidings Suite is perfect for food gifts this Christmas. They say we eat with our eyes and packaging enhances the whole eating experience. Aren’t you enticed to eat when your food is presented nicely? I love it when my food looks pretty. Have you mastered something in your kitchen during the on and…
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Gift Wrapped Bundle Card
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The Gift Wrapped Bundle will inspire you to make cards for any occasion using a clean & simple technique. The Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Papers (DSP) that I used here is stack of 6 x 6 inch double-sided papers that’s ideal for card making. I love that there are 48 sheets in a…
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Zoo Globe Graduation Card
Let’s use the Zoo Globe stamp set and coordinating dies to make a shaker card for our 2020 graduates. This year has been challenging for all our students. Remote learning was hard to navigate but it’s amazing how we all adapted quickly. I think a big congratulations are in order, especially to our graduates. Also…
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Zoo Globe Birthday Card
Today we’re making a Zoo Globe birthday card. Do you like Australian animals? I love them and this cute koala is the perfect little guy for our birthday card. If you noticed, I didn’t use this set for a shaker card. Instead, I used the dome as the sun for a sunny background. I stamped…
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Tailored Tag Punch
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Let’s use the Tailored Tag Punch for a fun Tile Technique to make a card. The idea is to lay your tiles side by side, almost like a mosaic. I like to cut the card stock with the punch before I stamp the images. Don’t worry if the images don’t completely fit in your tile.…
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Stamping With Markers Technique
Have you tried our stamping with markers technique? It’s like magic and lots of fun. For this technique, you need to use water-based markers. Our Stampin’ Write Markers are perfect for this. The brush-tip applies colour to your stamps smoothly. Avoid alcohol-based markers for this because they will not work. They dry too fast and…
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Jar of Flowers Masking Technique
Let’s use the Jar of Flowers for a masking technique to make clean and simple cards. Masks are everywhere. It’s the sign of the times and these days wearing a mask has become as normal as wearing a pair of sunglasses. Today we’re masking on our cards too. Don’t worry, it’s just a card technique.…