Handmade cards, tags, and other projects using and featuring distress ink. Distress Ink Techniques.
Who is ready for a huge digital release from Joy Clair Stamps?? I know I am!!! I have been patiently waiting to use these six new digital stamp sets, two of which I designed! In today's tutorial I will be using a set that I designed called "Pencil Me In". Be sure to watch the [...]
Ink blending is one of those techniques that I continually use. It can be used for blending a background on a scene, adding shadow, creating a fun background with or without a stencil, and so much more! Today, I am sharing how I used ink blending to create a night sky on the background of [...]
These easy silhouette scenes make super quick handmade cards! Watch the video tutorial to learn how to create your own silhouette scenes with ink blended backgrounds!
I love making my own patterned paper with stamping, but you can easily use diecutting (yes, I know it's two words, but Google) to make some beautiful patterns as well! It's so easy and it just makes your diesets go that much further! Be sure to watch the video tutorial down below for all the [...]
This month Joy Clair Stamps is teaming up with The Cutting Cafe to bring you a ton of fun projects! When I was first notified about this collaboration I was a bit panicked because I do not have an electronic cutting machine and no way to cut digital cut files. Little did I know that [...]
Hi everyone!! Can you tell I'm in the Christmas spirit yet?? Today I have another Christmas card for you, but this card is so easy and only one layer! Because I used the Street Light stamp from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps, it was so easy to fill up this card without any extra embellishment. You [...]
If you haven't watch the first video in this series, head HERE to see more things you can do with just a nesting circle die set! I am still on a role with my nesting circle dies and seeing what can be done with just one die set on a card. We all start die [...]
I know I probably say this every month, but this release has been so much fun!!! If you have missed any of the reveals, sneak peeks, or inspiration, you can still find all of that over on the Facebook Release Event or you can go to the CDD Group Page on Facebook where there is [...]
Awhile ago, I made a very CAS card using the dimensional die cutting technique to add interest to that overly simple card. Today, I wanted to share with you another way to use that same technique, using only dies on the card to create another CAS card that has quite a bit of dimension for [...]
Hello Everyone!! Last week, the entire Joy Clair Stamps DT had an inspirational blog hop, sharing a ton of ideas on how to use the MANY new sets that were just introduced into the Joy Clair Shop. Today, I get to continue sharing fun ideas with you, using the new Noah's Ark Stamp Set from [...]
Crafting While Caffeinated with Lindsay Adreon 