Last night’s Live I created two shamrock cards for the upcoming St. Paddy’s Day. One was using the pear out of the mini fruit punch set. The other was using the itty bitty heart from the cookie cutter punch. Regardless of which you choose to create you will need some glue dots and a goodContinue reading “Lucky the Leprechaun has visited!”
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Painters defeat envelopes.
Did you know that the aqua painter can be used to seal envelopes? Just take the aqua painter and fill with water. Squeeze the barrel and swipe along the glue strip. Seal and mail your card, invitation, etc. Here’s to making crafting easier and no more papercuts on your tongue. Happy Crafting! With inky fingers,Continue reading “Painters defeat envelopes.”
Pears can be clovers.
As St. Patty’s Day comes closer I always start to look for cute cards. This is one of those holidays where I don’t usually buy a specific stamp set but I still want to create something for it. Did you know that the pear punch in the mini set becomes a leaf for a clover?Continue reading “Pears can be clovers.”
Basket-weaving 101.
Today’s card looks much more complicated than it actually is. Here are the steps. Cut white thick card base to 8 1/2 X 5 1/5 inches. Score at 4 1/4 inches. Cut whisper white cardstock to 5 1/4 inches X 4 inches. This is your mat. Take a piece of scrap white cardstock for theContinue reading “Basket-weaving 101.”
When re-inkers are also paint.
The re-inker bottles are not just for re-inking your pads. You can also drop a few drops of color in an aqua painter to make a watercolor wash. You can drop a few drops of different colors on a baby wipe to create your own “ink pad”. But today we are going to use theContinue reading “When re-inkers are also paint.”
Messy is just the detail you want.
Sometimes messy is exactly what you need. There’s a time and a place for detail work but there’s also a time where you need to be able to smear and just enjoy. This piece was created with pear pizzazz and calypso coral with two sponge daubers. Happy Crafting! With inky fingers, Joni 🙂
Sometimes easy is what it takes.
I have done advanced cards, tutorials, classes, and more. But sometimes keeping it simple is what it is all about. Sometimes the card just needs to get in the mail. Don’t always do a fancy fold. Sometimes it’s the handwritten portion that someone will treasure. So today I am encouraging you to keep a kitContinue reading “Sometimes easy is what it takes.”
Blends go just before the line.
If you’ve played with the new Stampin’ Blends then you probably already know this. Do not go all the way to the line. An alcohol-based marker tends to bleed a bit so leave a tiny bit of white space before the line. You can always go back and fill it in but you can’t doContinue reading “Blends go just before the line.”
Tags can be cards.
Sometimes a tag can make an entire card. Lots of Labels is used here to create this project. Here’s how… Cut 3 green dies. Cut 1 white one. Cut 1 patterned paper one. Petal Palette is used in the sample. This is the back. To finish glue the patterned piece and a center accent. TheContinue reading “Tags can be cards.”
Black on black.
I know most of us think in color. But what about the same color? What about black on black? Try adding texture instead of tons of color or accents. In this case clear embossing powder was added to increase texture. What you get is a simple and elegant card. If you try this technique pleaseContinue reading “Black on black.”
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters 