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Cat Mandala

By on August 26, 2023 in Paper Crafting

Hello! I’m back with another card in my Halloween Card Series with a Cat Mandala card. This is a fun (and super easy card) to create! I am absolutely in love with this Halloween Stencil from Miss Ink Stamps…it creates a beautiful card.

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

To create this card I started by stamping the cat image in the center of the panel. Then I made a MASK using the Magnolia Frame Die and some thin computer paper. I stuck that mask down with some repositionable adhesive.

After that, I was ready to use that amazing Halloween Mandala stencil! I used two shades of orange ink and a little black ink around the very edges. Once I was finished ink blending, I removed the stencil and the mask and was ready to color up the cat with Copic markers.

I added the frame around the cat (building it up with multiple layers) and then added some polka dots in the white space. You could leave the white space if you wanted, but I love the polka dots!

I added a white heat embossed sentiment, using black cardstock and a thin layer of metallic gold cardstock. To finish off this card, I added some orange and black gems around the mandala AND some yellow stickles to the cat’s eyes. (Ooohh…spooky!)

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support! 








		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





I hope you enjoyed this project today! It’s my second card in my Halloween card series this year. Come back soon to see more fun (and cute) Halloween cards!

	

	

		
   
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Going Batty: Halloween Card Series
By  on August 21, 2023  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I am excited to introduce my Halloween Card Series for 2023. I have a fun set of cards to share with 2 ways to create bats for your cards.





Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:













These bats are the cutest bat dies, with crazy eyes you can color up any color you want. I used Purple, Green and red eyes for one card, and black eyes for the other card.





Card 1: Batty Grave






		
		
			
			
		
	





This card was so fun to make: with Mica Spray, Ink, Dies, and ink blending! I share the how-to in the video.






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





I popped up those bats with foam tape so there’s some great dimension on this card. That green ink really makes it look like a “green glow” and I think it’s so spooky!





2. Slimy Cave






		
		
			
			
		
	





This card uses a little more coloring to add some detail to those bats and the green slime. But don’t worry…it’s really easy and I show you exactly how in my video!






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





I die cut the “EEK” with green glitter paper and the shadows with cream and purple cardstock. This sentiment really shines!!





Did you notice all the beady little eyes looking at you from the background?!? Oooooh…there’s some more bats, or even something creepier in the background.





I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support! 












		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





I hope you enjoy my Halloween Card Series! Hurry on back for more cards…I’ll be sharing soon!

	

	

		
   
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A Pirate’s Life
By  on August 17, 2023  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have some new pirates cards to share with some fantastic new products. It was an absolute joy to work with these (and I was surprised how much I liked them!)





The Pirates have Found the Loot!






		
		
			
			
		
	





This card was fun…I started with stamping the map in the background with a light brown ink. Then I inked up the edges of the paper as well. I die cut the ARRGH word die set with red and black (for the shadow). The bottom of the red ARRGH was inked with a darker red to get that gradient look.





I had a great time choosing the products to use to identify those pirates, and I ended up cutting out the peg leg, whiskey bottle, and hook. Of course, I had to use some silver metallic paper to really make it pop!






		
		
			
			
		
	





To finish it all off, I added some jewels…and the pirates left a trail! Lol.





A Map to Ye Treasure





For my second card, I used that AMAZING skull map die!






		
		
			
			
		
	





For some dimension, I paper pieced three more of the skull pieces on top (with a green inked skull at the very top). I thought this made it look more like SKULL ISLAND!





I stamped some of the Treasure map stamps in red, blue and black. I gold heat embossed the compass (always need a touch of gold on a map, arggh!)






		
		
			
			
		
	





If you follow the map closely you will find Mermaid Lake and the Buried Treasure! I added an eye patch on the island just for some extra fun. The eye patch is from the ARRGH accessories die set.





I hope you enjoyed these fun projects today! Check out the supplies below.





I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support! 












		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





Have a treasure of a day!

	

	

		
   
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Coloring Unicorn Hair
By  on August 13, 2023  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I’m coloring unicorn hair and sharing all my tricks in my latest video. These unicorns deserved a day at the beach…you can see they are having a great time! 





Watch my video below or in HD on YouTube to learn: How to color unicorn hair, how to make a beach scene, how to create fluffy clouds using a brilliant stencil design.














		
		
			
			
		
	





Just how happy are these unicorns because they took a beach day!? LOL. I think I need a beach day!






		
		
			
			
		
	





I started by putting together our beach cabin…and made the wood to look a little weathered with my coloring. Then I colored up those unicorn…don’t they look just magical?





For the background I used a variety of stencils. These stencils are a BRILLIANT design and allow you to put your cardstock right inside to get lots of multiple looks! You definitely need to check out my video to see what I am talking about.






		
		
			
			
		
	





I really love how this card came together. I hope you enjoy!





I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support! 












		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





I’ll be back soon with more cards and videos to share!

	

	

		
   
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Easy Watercoloring
By  on August 12, 2023  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a card with Easy Watercoloring. I love to watercolor, and I love it even more when it’s EASY. This technique is so fun to do and you can do this even if you aren’t a professional watercolorist!





Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:














		
		
			
			
		
	





I have some tips for easy watercoloring, today I am using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers, so these tips will be for having great success using those watercolor markers.





  1. Choose Bristol Smooth cardstock. This cardstock allows the Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to blend smoothly with a waterbrush!
  2. Heat emboss your image. Here I stamped using black ink (Versafine Onyx Black) and then used some clear embossing powder over the top. This will keep the watercolor inside these embossed areas!
  3. Choose 2 or three colors to blend and use a waterbrush in the lightest color first to blend into the darker color(s). It makes a beautiful blend






		
		
			
			
		
	





I used a gorgeous stencil (Latte Lace) for the background, using only TWO ink colors. I blended the Tumbled Glass and Squeezed Lemonade Distress inks together and they created a beautiful green.





The frames are from the Oh Happy Day die set. There are so many great options in this set! That’s where the sentiment came from also. 





Watch the video above to see how this all came together!





I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support! 












		
		
			
			
		
	





I really love a calm watercoloring session, especially when it’s THIS EASY! I hope you enjoyed this project today. I’ll be back with more cards to share soon!

	

	

		
   
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