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I'm always in need of more birthday cards and I love to send fun, interactive cards to family and friends. So today I have created a colourful birthday shaker card featuring the sweet Piñata stamp. To make my card, I first stamped the Piñata on some watercolor paper, then painted it in rainbow watercolors. Once dry, I hand cut it out, and "hung" it on...

Hello! There are so many great ways to create dimension on your cards and today I'm excited to show off the fabulous new [hero_product_link sku="DI159" text="Paper Layering Mum Flower Die"] that brings dimension to a whole new level! To create the card, I die cut the Paper Layering Mum from a circle piece of watercolor paper just slightly larger than my flower. Next, I used...

A birthday is the perfect opportunity to break out the confetti and surprise someone with a vibrant celebration card. But, what's a celebration without a colorful cake and some candles? I used the new [hero_product_link sku="CL950" text="Birthday Cake Layering set"] to create a pair of bright birthday cards. I started by stamping cake pedestals, cake layers with assorted decorations, and star-shaped cake picks on [hero_product_link...

Who said color layering stamp sets only have to be used for color layering, for creating one multi-colored image? Yes, they work beautifully for that (and always produce stunning results), but can also be stretched in a way. Today I am inviting you to try to use each color layering stamp individually. To be able to better explain what I have in mind I've filmed...

Birds are so pretty and one of the things that I like about them, is their vibrant colors which have always amazed me. Certainly, I can never have enough stamps of little birds, and coloring this type of image with markers can be a lot of fun. Today I am featuring a pretty set of woodblock stamps called [hero_product_link sku="LP409" text="A Little Birdie"]. This set...

Thank you cards, I don't think we can ever have too many in our stash. Have you seen the beautiful new [hero_product_link sku="G6132" text="Handwritten Thank You"]? I stamped it with the new [hero_product_link sku="AF345" text="Intense Black ink"]. I've teamed it up with the [hero_product_link sku="CL944" text="Color Layering For You Flowers"]. I used the following Shadow Inks: [hero_product_link sku="AF145" text="Soft Apricot"] ● [hero_product_link sku="AF242" text="Soft Cantaloupe"]...