Handmade cards, tags, and paper crafts featuring dry embossing and heat embossing. Heat Embossing Techniques. Dry Embossing Techniques.
Stencils are one of my most versatile tools in my craft room. Today I want to share another fun technique you can do with your stencils, dry embossing! Dry embossing is a great way to add subtle texture to your handmade cards and to learn how to dry emboss with your stencils, watch the video [...]
I love to use glitter and embossing powder, but it never fails I always end up with little specks or granules of them all over my work surface. They stick to my projects, hands, and just kind of end up EVERYWHERE! I have tried the duster clothes, but they just don't work well in my [...]
I have a few embossing folders, but I have to admit that I don't use them often. However, I am always trying to find new techniques to use them with and incorporate them into my card making. Today, I wanted to use some VERY seldomly used embossing folders with larger focal points and make them [...]
If you missed my last installment in this new series and the thought behind it, head HERE to check out my previous video tutorial making an entire card with just a $6 (or under) stamp set. Today, I will be using not only a stamp, but an embossing folder as well, that I picked up [...]
Hello Everyone!! Today I wanted to share with you a subtle tone on tone snowfall background. Today, I will be using the Craftin Desert Divas Snow Flurries stencil to create my background, but this technique can be used with ANY of the fabulous new stencils Craftin Desert Divas offers!! You can watch the full video [...]
Today I am sharing two cards using two of the newer sets from Joy Clair Stamps! I have packed this video tutorial full of so many different techniques - an easel card, the chalkboard technique, dry embossing, heat embossing, etc. To see how I put these two fun cards together, you can watch the full [...]
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 [...]
A few weeks ago I did a post on Heat Embossing for beginners. You can find that HERE if you are interested, but today I wanted to show you just one of many techniques that you can pair with heat embossing to create a beautiful card. When you combine heat embossing with distress ink blending, [...]
Yesterday I shared with you a tag I made for the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop. I wanted to keep with the coffee theme today and create a card. I've had this idea to use the "Tea Cups 2" set from Two Paper Divas to create a really fun background and I finally got around to [...]
Two Paper Divas recently had a new release and if you haven't checked it out, you REALLY need to! You can go HERE to see all the new stamp sets they have in their shop! Today, I will be using the brand new "" Stamp Set to create my card for today. You can check [...]
