Ideas for handmade valentine’s day cards
It has been AWHILE since I have made a new free printable that is meant for foiling. But recently I have noticed an uptick in those downloads on my blog, so I thought it's time to start creating those again! Since Valentine's Day is fast approaching, I thought this free foiling printable was PERFECT to [...]
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 [...]
Sometimes I just want to make my card fronts a little more interesting. And to do that today, I'm doing just that with card fronts that are shaped! The Video Tutorial https://youtu.be/yiYe-BYqPMI Be sure to watch the video to see exactly how I created both of my cards today! Some of the supplies used in [...]
Hello Everyone!! Today I have a really fun technique to share with you - Marker Stamping! There are so many times I want to stamp a solid stamp many different colors but selectively masking the stamp with tape and then inking up the stamp is WAY too labor intensive or the detail is so small [...]
Last month, during the Inspired by Stamping Release, I made this shaker card. During any new release things are incredibly busy. Often, I share more than one card to show you multiple ways to use new stamp sets and dies, but I don't want to share more than one video a day. I think that [...]
On the first of each month Joy Clair Stamps introduces a new challenge. This month it is Shades of Red, which is very appropriate for this month! The rules to this challenge are very simple - Create a new card, bible journaling or project using the theme or photo inspiration of the challenge posted above. [...]
Hello Everyone and welcome to the Joy Clair Stamps January Release Blog Hop!! If you have arrived here from the blog of the very talented Martha, you are right on track! If you are just starting out at my blog, make sure to head to the very beginning (List is below) and follow along for [...]
It is the beginning of the month, and that means a brand new challenge over at DS4J. As always, it is an Anything Goes Challenge and although we LOVE to see Digistamps4Joy images, it doesn't have to be. So you can literally enter any card you might make into the Challenge and win some great [...]
One of my favorite things to do, when shopping for stamps, is to think of interesting and creative ways I could use that stamp set outside of it's "intended" occasion. The Cozy Christmas set from Ellen Hutson has some great small heart stamps in it. I knew I could use those, stamp them repeatedly and [...]
Crafting While Caffeinated with Lindsay Adreon 