SHARING THE ART OF HANDCRAFTED CARDS...BY LORI PINTO
This card has one of the last backgrounds I did using the shaving cream technique that I describe HERE on a prior blog post. This is a truly addicting technique, so be sure to have enough supplies on hand because you will want to keep going! I used the Garden In Bloom stamp set and …
This card uses a tissue paper technique that I thought was so cool, I just had to try it! I came by this technique scrolling through YouTube videos and came across this one from 2012! My first thought was… why so long ago! 🙂 So here’s how you get this look: Stamp right on a …
I participated in the #Tic Tac Toe Challenge this week (#tttc007) and chose the bottom row (embossing folder, embellishments, yellow) for my entry. This is such a fun challenge! Click on the challenge box above to see all the fabulous designs that were entered. So, here’s my entry… This card was super quick to make …
Oh my goodness… this card was so much fun to make! 🙂 I knew I wanted to use the Brick Wall Embossing Folder, the Embossing Paste with one of the Pattern Party Decorative Masks… and I knew I wanted it all in the Fresh Fig ink and card stock …
If you have not heard yet… as of yesterday, the Daisy Delight Bundle (stamp set and punch) is out of stock and unorderable again! 🙁 Fingers crossed that if you do not have it by now, you will have another chance in a few weeks when it is back in stock! I knew it would …
This Coffee Cafe Bundle is so stinking cute! 🙂 It is part of the Coffee Break Suite, which means it has coordinating paper, ribbon, card stock, and embellishments… like corrugated elements! Buying the Coffee Cafe stamp set and Coffee Cups Framelits Dies as a bundle always saves you 10%! And I mean, who doesn’t love …
It’s MonoMonday… which gave me the perfect opportunity to try out the new Embossing Paste and Pattern Party Decorative Masks! This adds a fun layer of texture in addition to the die cut layers! I used the Colorful Seasons Bundle with the Seasonal Layers Framelits Dies for the chairs. I cut two chairs, to add a …
Today is Clean and Simple Saturday… and This Little Piggy is making me very happy! 🙂 We are using one of the new 2017-2019 In Colors, Lemon Lime Twist (which I think is my favorite) as the star of the show here! 🙂 Card stock and ink in Lemon Lime Twist and matted on some …
The Touches of Texture stamp set can be used as a background or as I did here, used as the focal image! I layered a piece of So Saffron card stock, measuring 5-1/4″ x 4″ over the Crumb Cake card base. I added the Whisper White focal image layer, which measured 5-1/8″ x 3-7/8″ after …
You all know how much I love square cards… and this was no exception! I just love this Wood Words Bundle 🙂 I am loving this Wood Textures DSP and have found that you can go as detailed as you want or as simple as you want…. because the paper does all the work for …
This card was stamped with a retiring set called ‘Penned and Painted’. It is really a favorite of mine. I decided to use it one more time in a workshop I am holding this month. Actually this month, we are calling it Wine Down Wednesday! So you know where that’s headed! 🙂 Should be a lot …
Please see bottom of this post regarding the ordering status of the Daisy Delight Bundle! This Daisy Delight stamp set and bundle is so versatile and popular and is really one of the less expensive bundles that you can get. It is so popular that the Daisy Punch (as of today) is on backorder, …