Paper Towel Background Technique Paired with Aspen Dies
Paper Towel Background Technique paired with the Aspen Tree Die from Stampin’ Up! I’m sharing another Paper Towel Background Technique! I couldn’t resist this pretty green-toned background. I often incorporate the paper towels I’ve used to clean stamps or blot watercolors in my crafting. Each is different, providing interesting colors and texture to my […]
Paper Towel Tie Dye Background-Split Die
Paper Towel Tie-Dye Background paired with the Split Dies and Daisy Punch for an easy, bright card! This one makes me smile! I’ve shared many backgrounds over the years that I’ve created using paper towels. These are paper towels that I have used to clean stamps or blot watercolors. They bring exciting colors and textures […]
Aluminum Can Crafting-Alaskan Amber
Aluminum Can Crafting Recycle and Reuse! I’ve shared many cards I have created using beer or soda aluminum cans over the years. My husband drinks craft beers, and I’m always confiscating the cans afterward. I cut the cans down and use the fun and colorful labels to create cards. It’s good to recycle and reuse, […]
Paper Towel Background for Aspen Dies
Paper Towel Background Paired with Aspen Dies for a unique sunrise or sunset background! I often use the paper towels I have used for cleaning stamps or blotting watercolors in my crafting. They add interesting colors and textures to a card project! Plus, it’s good to recycle and reuse! You can see more of my […]
Aluminum Can Craft Idea-Colorado Native Card
Aluminum Can Craft Idea Use aluminum cans to create a unique card. I used this aluminum can from Colorado Native Mtn. Pass Pilsner To create this card! I’ve shared many cards I have created using beer or soda aluminum cans over the years. My husband drinks craft beers, and I’m always confiscating the cans […]
Use Aluminum Can Labels in Your Crafting-Upcycle
Aluminum Can Labels in Crafting Upcycle! I’ve shared many cards I have created using beer or soda aluminum cans over the years. My husband drinks various craft beers, and I’m always confiscating the cans afterward. I cut the cans down and use the fun and colorful labels to create cards. It’s good to recycle and […]
Tissue Paper for Card Making-Watercolor Shapes Flower
Tissue Paper for Card Making Upcycle pieces of tissue paper by incorporating them into your card-making projects. Create pretty abstract backgrounds using plain tissue paper that has ink/color added to it. I did that with this Watercolor Shapes Flower card with a tissue paper background. Here’s how to use tissue paper in your card making: […]
What Can I Do With Paper Towels? Make a Card!
What can I do with Paper Towels? Make a Card! I often use the paper towels I have used for cleaning stamps or blotting watercolors in my crafting. But I don’t throw them away. Instead, I keep them to use in my card-making. They add exciting colors and textures to a card project! Plus, it’s […]
Floating Strips Stencil Card
Floating Strips Stencil Card Remember my Floating Strips card here? After punching out the Floating Strips circle, I was left with this piece. This was too good of a piece to just throw away. So, I decided to incorporate it into a Floating Strips Stencil Card! Here’s How: Cut a piece for inside the circle. […]
Floating Strips Technique Using Stampin’ Pastels
Floating Strips Technique Create the look of floating strips in your cardmaking! This is an easy technique, perfect for using up paper scraps. I decided to combine the Floating Strips Technique with Soft Pastels. It’s been a while since I’ve used the Pastels, and this technique is a perfect venue for creating narrow, pastel-colored strips! […]
Crafting with Cardboard-Make a Card!
Crafting with Cardboard Upcycle and make a handmade card! Like me, you probably have many cardboard boxes containing delivered shipments from Stampin’ Up!, Amazon, Chewy, etc. The question is, what do you do with them? Do you have a way to recycle them, or do you put them in the trash? Well, I’m here to […]
Torn Paper Technique using Catalogs-Upcycle
Torn Paper Technique using Catalogs A great way to upcycle using pages and images in catalogs! We all receive catalogs in the mail, right? Clothing, toys, plant, gardening, etc. After you’re done looking through them, and before throwing them away, why not go through them with one more purpose. Look at the images, colors, and […]
How to Make a Diorama Card
How to Make a Diorama Card Add WOW to your cardmaking using the easy Diorama Card Technique! You can see more of my Diorama Cards Here I created this diorama card for my Dad for his birthday using the Mountain Air stamp set, coordinating Majestic Mountain Dies and Diorama Dies from Stampin’ Up! The […]
Bubble Wrap Background Technique-Celebrate Sunflowers
Bubble Wrap Background Technique and Celebrate Sunflowers Upcycle and create fun backgrounds using bubble wrap and ink! You can see more of my Bubble Wrap Backgrounds Here Click Here to watch my short how-to video: Here’s How: Take a piece of bubble wrap and add ink. You can use a brayer or sponges or […]
Use Up Those Paper Scraps-May Fresh Ideas Newsletter
Use Up Those Paper Scraps! We all have scraps of designer paper and card stock in our stash, right? This easy idea for using up scraps will be featured in my May Fresh Ideas Newsletter, which will arrive in email inboxes at 9:00 am (MST) on May 17. I used the retired designer paper Pansy […]