Happiness is Handmade
Hello! Today on my blog I'm sharing two cards that I made using the April club set from The Stamps of Life, Birdbath2stamp, and the add-on set, Morebirdbath2stamp. For my first card, I stamped the images and colored them using my Copic markers. I also used the stamp for the bushes from the Morebirdbath2stamp set.… Continue reading Birdbath Cards
Hello! Today on my blog I'm sharing a friendship card that I made using the Friends background die from The Stamps of Life. I love this background die because it's the centerpiece of the card. You don't even need to include a stamp or diecut image on the card front, but I did use one… Continue reading Friendship Card
Hello! Today on my blog I'm sharing a card that I made using the gift card drop-in die set from from The Stamps of Life. With this set, you can turn an A2 size card into a pop-up card with a gift card holder inside. I also used the lattice background die set to create… Continue reading A2 Card with Gift Card Holder
Hello! Today on my blog I'm sharing a card that I made using the triangle background die set from from The Stamps of Life. I used it on this card in conjunction with the Adore die set. This card is perfect for Valentine's Day or just to send a note of love. To see how… Continue reading Love Card with Triangle Background
Birthday cards are the cards that I make the most of so I was so excited when I found out that The Stamps of Life was releasing a Birthday Kit.  This kit includes the Brights Everyday Collection paper pad with a color scheme of Kiwi, Green Apple, Sunshine, Blueberry, Ocean, and Poppy. Poppy is the… Continue reading The Stamps of Life Birthday Kit – 13 Cards 1 Kit
Hello! Today on my blog I'm sharing a nativity scene Christmas card that I made using several products from The Stamps of Life. I used the Starburst background die to die cut the background and ink-blended the cardstock with Blueberry, Midnight, and Licorice inks. I used the Extras4SnowGlobe dies to die cut the nativity scene… Continue reading Nativity Scene Christmas Card
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 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! For today's card, I was thinking outside of the box when I decided to turn the StephieDoll4 stamp from The Stamps of Life into a ballerina. This stamp set comes with the Stephie doll stamp here, but also accessories for the beach. I turned her into a ballerina! Watch my YouTube video for a… Continue reading Ballerina Card
Today I'm sharing two cards that I made using the dotted flower background die set from The Stamps of Life. I'm also sharing two techniques that you can use with your background dies. One technique is simply die cutting the background die and ink-blending the cardstock after it's die cut to create the beautiful background… Continue reading Ink-Blended and Stencil Background Techniques
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