Concord and 9th Release Inspiration + 6 Card Ideas

Today is release day over at Concord and 9th! It’s always a favourite day of the month for me with tons of exciting and inspirational products! The entire release is available here and I have six cards for inspiration on what to do with the new stamps and dies! My first card is a beautifulContinue reading “Concord and 9th Release Inspiration + 6 Card Ideas”

Shake Shake Shaker! New Ellen Hutson Release!

Just popping in quick today with a card tutorial featuring different shaker pockets – six to be exact. Using the new Essentials by Ellen Release, I die cut the Hands die six times onto a square card. I wanted to have all the hands going around in a circle in various colours. I created sixContinue reading “Shake Shake Shaker! New Ellen Hutson Release!”

All About Layering Dies

Layering Dies from Birch Press Design are a super fun way to add beautiful focal points to your cards. I tried out these beautiful layering dies for the first time (Splash and Calen) and I had a blast creating two cards to show off in my video tutorial today. Both cards really focus on theContinue reading “All About Layering Dies”

Make the Most Out of Your Foils with ThermOweb and Gina K Designs!

When the lovely folks at Thermoweb sent along their latest release I couldn’t wait to get started playing but I wanted to be able to show off something different in my video than I have in the past with foiling. I have lots of videos on foiling so I knew it was going to beContinue reading “Make the Most Out of Your Foils with ThermOweb and Gina K Designs!”

Art Impressions Twist Tie Stamps!

At Creativation in January, I had the opportunity to play around with some Twist Tie Stamps from Art Impressions. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the giraffe stamp since they are just too cute! This interactive card is super easy to put together – two score lines, some stamping and die cutting andContinue reading “Art Impressions Twist Tie Stamps!”

Interactive Foiled Rainbow Slider Card feat. Ellen Hutson New Release

Today I am up on the Ellen Hutson YouTube channel with this fun tutorial that I promised last week! I used the Rainbow Slider Die and coloured it with Copics last week to show off the Rainbow Slider Die. This time, I am foiling it using Rainbow Foils and sharing some tips and techniques alongContinue reading “Interactive Foiled Rainbow Slider Card feat. Ellen Hutson New Release”

Stamping Patterns + Reverse Confetti New Release Blog Hop

I love release days! The smell of new stamps, the excitement of ordering before things are sold out and that sweet anticipation of waiting for new products! I am so happy to have been invited to participate in the Reverse Confetti July release blog hop. This fun video is perfect for beginners or advanced stompersContinue reading “Stamping Patterns + Reverse Confetti New Release Blog Hop”

Catherine Pooler meets Wow Embossing Powder Blog Hop

A quick card tutorial for everyone today! I am collaborating with Catherine Pooler and WOW embossing powders to create this fun card! I wanted to do something a little different and thought about adding powder to adhesive strips rather than stamping. The adhesive strips have quite a strong hold on them and worked really wellContinue reading “Catherine Pooler meets Wow Embossing Powder Blog Hop”

Quick and Easy Cards with Right at Home Stamps

Today I am working on some quick and easy cards using Right at Home stamps. This is a relatively new brand to me and I’m excited that I finally had a chance to try out their stamps and dies. I just adore this beautiful colour palette using Catherine Pooler Inks (now available at Right atContinue reading “Quick and Easy Cards with Right at Home Stamps”

Watercolour Techniques + Ellen Hutson New Release!

Today I’m exploring watercolouring as a beginner. I rarely watercolour images but I feel the need to break out of my comfort zone lately. I always recommend embossing an image when you are starting out with watercolouring. When you do that, it creates barriers between the sections and requires less drying time in between andContinue reading “Watercolour Techniques + Ellen Hutson New Release!”