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Continue reading →: card making :: live, love, grow with succulents
As much as I adore terrariums and succulents, I have never actually made or put one together. Unless you count making one on paper (at least I know that kind won’t die on me and my not-so-green thumb)! I’m still quite attached to the technique of watercolor painting stamped images…
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Continue reading →: card making :: one stamp set, different color palettes
Layer stamping with clear stamps is a great way to try out a variety of color palettes. Here are six examples using an array of Stampin’ Up! ink pads to produce different effects. The stamp set used throughout this tutorial is the “Beautiful Day” set from Altenew, but the techniques…
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Continue reading →: how to fill a Lego brick container
There is this thing that lives inside just about every Lego store. It’s so big and bright and calling out to my kid, “Come over here and take me home with you!” You guessed it: it’s the Lego brick wall. And how can anyone resist, right? Piles of colorful, shiny,…
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Continue reading →: card making :: be inspired to doodle
A dear friend gave me this book, “Draw 500 Fabulous Flowers”, for Christmas and it is a great source for inspiration if you want to try your hand at doodling floral images and need a little bit of guidance. There are no words in the book, simply images of hundreds of…
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Continue reading →: card making :: kid friendly love robots
Here is a way to create quirky love themed cards featuring the “Favorite Human” clear stamp set by Technique Tuesday but you can substitute it with any of your favorite stamp sets. This is also a great way to let little hands help make fun cards for Valentine’s day (or…
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Continue reading →: card making :: yeti shaker card
With the cold weather upon us up here in the east coast I thought I’d give a nod to winter and share this yeti shaker card design. This adorable yeti is a part of a Hero Arts stamp set that comes with a die cut, but you can learn how to…
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Continue reading →: card making :: it’s time to celebrate with cake stamp set
Happy New Year, readers! I know, it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything on the blog but the end of 2015 was a busy one for this mama. Let’s start off 2016 with a birthday card idea because well, there will always be birthdays. 🙂 This features a…
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Continue reading →: card making :: creating opaque white surfaces
Have you ever tried Liquid Applique? I use it to create an opaque result when coloring in a stamped image. Check out what happens when you apply heat to it: Pretty neat, huh?! It works great on cloud-like images too. Happy crafting!
Hello,
I’m Candice
I’m always busy working on some sort of crafting project whether it is knitting, card making, or scrapbooking. I’m a dog mom that loves to bake, take pictures, and read really good mystery novels. Thanks for checking out my creations and reviews – let’s get crafty!
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