Happiness is Handmade
Hello friends. Today I am sharing how to use the emboss resist technique along with background stamps to create fun backgrounds for your cards. I used The Stamps of Life background stamps and the Arteza Real Brush Pens to create my cards. Watch a Video Tutorial here. https://youtu.be/MXUW5eLu6gM Supplies Birthdays4Subways Bristol Smooth Cardstock Water Brush… Continue reading Emboss Resist with Background Stamps
Hello! Today on my blog I'm sharing some slimline cards that I made using the brand new Rounded Corner Slimline Die Set from The Stamps of Life. This die set comes with the large die to make the card base as well as two background dies -- a swirl design and a lattice design. To… Continue reading Rounded Corner Slimline Card Die Set
Hello friends. Today I am sharing ways to create fun backgrounds for your cards using watercolor. Specifically, I will be using the Arteza Real Brush Pens to create the backgrounds as well as the Arteza watercolor paper and Arteza waterbrush pens. The stamps and dies that I will use on my cards are all from… Continue reading Watercolor Background Techniques for Cardmaking
Hello! Today on my blog I'm sharing a card that I made with the newly released stamp set called BearGang2Stamp from The Stamps of Life. This stamp set consists of seven stamps. The largest stamp is the five bears pictured here. The other stamps are sentiments such as Happy Birthday, Happy Retirement, Hello, Congratulations, and… Continue reading Birthday Card Using BearGang2Stamp
The Stamps of Life August 2020 card kit was released on August 15 and I'm excited to share with you the 10 cards that I made with this kit. This kit corresponds to the monthly stamp and die set called Birds2Stamp as well as the add-on set, MoreBirds2Stamp. Here's a picture of everything that is… Continue reading The Stamps of Life August 2020 Card Kit – 10 Cards 1 Kit
Hello! Today on my blog I'm sharing some slimline cards that I made using the brand new die sets from The Stamps of Life - Slimline Card Die Set and the Slimline Add-on Word Die Set. The Slimline Card Die Set comes with 11 dies including the large die to make the card base. It… Continue reading Slimline Card Die Set
Hello! Today on my blog, I'm sharing a card that I made using the Double Scallop A2 Card die set from The Stamps of Life. This die set includes a die that you can use to make an A2 size scallop card base. There are also two scallop layering dies -- one with dots and… Continue reading Double Scallop A2 Card
Hello! Today on my blog I'm sharing a new product by The Stamps of Life that will be featured on HSN on June 8, 2020. However, you don't need to wait until June 8 to hop on over to the HSN website to place your order. It is currently on sale NOW! This die set… Continue reading The Stamps of Life – HSN Craft Day Release – 3D Pop-Up Card Die Set
The Stamps of Life May 2020 card kit was released on May 15 and I'm excited to share with you the 10 cards that I made with this kit. This kit corresponds to the monthly stamp and die set called tortie2stamp. There are so many fun products in the May card kit.The color pallet for… Continue reading The Stamps of Life May 2020 Card Kit – 10 Cards 1 Kit
Hello! Today I am sharing a fun birthday card that I made using the Circle Dots stencil from The Stamps of Life. In addition to the stencil, I also used the pinatas2stamp and matching dies. I started with a piece of powered sugar cardstock cut to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8". To create the fun… Continue reading Circle Dots Stencil Birthday Card
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