Card Videos

Creating an Elegant Card with Autumn Colors & Gold Embossing

Hi all! Just wanted to share this video and card that I created for Simon Says Stamp using the Pinkfresh STAMPtember 2023 collaboration products. The Artistic Foliage stamps are still available, however the set (which includes the stamps and stencil set) is unfortunately sold out. But you can still achieve a similar look to this without the stencils…

After the initial stamping of the outline stamp images with a light ink, the leaves can be colored using paints or other coloring mediums. Then the outline stamp images can be stamped over the top and heat embossed (just like I did after the stenciling). Hope that helps! :)

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Card Videos, Live

LIVE REPLAY – Playing with NEW Honey Bee & STAMPtember

Hi all! Tonight for my weekly livestream, I showed the items I designed for the STAMPtember 2023 release, plus some of Honey Bee’s latest release. Then I played with the Autumn Cascade stencil set from Simon, and the Bountiful Banner stamps and coordinating dies from Honey Bee.

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Card Videos, General, Mail Art

FREE PDF! UPDATED Postage Calculation Chart

With recent postage price changes, I needed to update my Postage Calculator PDF that I shared last January. The flow chart walks you through determining how much postage you need to mail your cards. This update includes the current pricing for first class letters, plus additional information for mailing your cards internationally.

See exactly how to use this flow chart in my original video.

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Card Videos

How to Modify Stamp Images for Coloring or Painting

Hi all! I recently made this card for my husband since I was going on a two week cruise (I’m actually still on the cruise right now), and knew we would be apart for a while. I loved the images in the True Friend stamp set from The Greeting Farm, but needed to combine two of the images and take out one cat. With a bit of masking, it worked great! Then I paired it with a greeting from Simon Says Stamp’s Just Miss You stamp set.

For some texture, I used the Circle Illusion embossing folder from Spellbinders and ink blended some color on it.

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Card Videos

SO EASY! Changing Color Schemes with Layering Stencils

Happy Monday, all! While creating with the latest card kit from Simon Says Stamp, I played with the new Retro Flowers layering stencils. It was so fun to create one card with the stencils that I decided to make a second card as well. It was simple to swap out a few colors of inks to create a new color scheme!

You can get the Retro Flowers stencils in the September 2023 Card Kit, purchase the stencil set individually, or even subscribe to receive this card kit and future kits.

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