Newsprint: Black, White & Red All Over

Today, I'm showing you another gorgeous card created by Michelle Hoover featuring the Artistic Etchings set:    I'm always afraid to play with bold black and red combinations, but Michelle excels in this color palette.  She started with the new Newsprint Designer Series Paper (shown right) for the background.  She then stenciled on the fleur …

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Cards Created By The Too Cool Demo Team

I got a chance to see lots of fabulous cards at my Too Cool Demo Team meeting last week.  Here are a few of my favorites! This card, created by Carmen DeBruce features the Flower Folds Die.  All the petals fold up and are tied with ribbon.  You can find a complete tutorial at Anne …

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Elements of Style Purse & Card Gift Set

Today is the finale to my four-part series on the special Mother's Day present I created for my MIL, Nancy.  I created six cards (two each of three card designs), and you can see the details of each of those cards in my previous posts: Embossed Vine, Shimmery Hummingbird and Embossed Stencil. All of the …

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Elements of Style Embossed Stencil Card

The third installment of my Elements of Style Card Set ensemble features an embossed stencil technique (I love this technique!).  You can see the first and second card designs in my previous posts: Embossed Vine Cards and Shimmery Hummingbird Cards.       Embossed Stencil Details I began with a piece of decorative Bella Bleu Designer …

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Fleur De Lis Emboss Resist

Yes, I'm still playing with my stencils today, and no, I haven't moved on to the other two designs in the Elegant Trio Set!  Isn't this card striking?  The Dusty Durango color pert near gathers dust in my stamping studio, but I wanted create something with paper from the Designer Series Paper Stack and I …

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Going Solo With Elegant Trio Stencils

   I have recently discovered the joy of stenciling on cards and, when my new Elegant Trio Stencils arrived this week, I knew I had to try my own version of Shelli Gardner's card (shown above right).  Isn't it fantastic that CASEing (Copy And Share Everything) is heavily encouraged in the stamping world?!  Find a …

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