Today I am exploring 5 different ways to use vellum. As an elegant-style, cardmaker I find vellum to be something I use quite often. I don’t create cards often with the idea of using vellum, but often I use vellum to calm down backgrounds that are too busy for me. Belly Bands I love creating cards with different folds (hint hint for my next video!) but they often require a belly band or something to hold everything together. Vellum is a great material for this because it’s not distracting. Heat…
Sympathy Cards
5 Card Waffle Flower Inspiration
It is my very first time working with Waffle Flower and I’m very excited to be a part of their release! I’m working with the stunning Sunflower Love and Simply Said 1 Stamp Sets today and I made 5 cards for some inspiration on how to use the set. In today’s video I go through so many techniques – coloured pencils, embossing, masking, and creating dimension. This video is probably one of my favourites ever. I just love the results. I really wanted to create five cards that incorporated various…
DIY Sympathy Card Idea
Today I created a DIY video tutorial on how to create a sympathy card using Beloved Daisy Stamp & Die & Mask Stencil Bundle ( ALTN ) and new inks from The Stamp Market Full Ink Collection ( THS ). I love this card because it truly pulls together the focal point of the card using the golden frames from the Altenew Fine Frames Cover Dies ( SBC | ALTN | ELH | SSS ). In the video tutorial I cover many techniques but I think the best one is…
Today I am reviewing the Life-Changing Blending Brushes by Picket Fence Studios! Everyone knows that I love blending inks together to make pretty background using a variety of different inks but let me tell you, this is a show-stopper! I was a little skeptical as I really do believe that practice makes perfect and that blending is a skill, however, I was able to try out these brushes at Creativation and I just had to order them! Disclaimer: I ordered these brushes with my own money without any expectation to…