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Rainbow Clover Cards (and ink comparison)

By on March 17, 2023 in Holidays, Paper Crafting, St. Patrick's Day

Hello! Today I have three Rainbow Clover cards to share! It’s appropriate for this St. Patrick’s Day, right? I LOVE these sets today from Colorado Craft Company.

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

I made three different cards with three different ink companies: PinkFresh Studios, Catherine Pooler and Maker Forte. I chose some nice, light colors to create the rainbows.

Card 1: Pinkfresh Studio Inks

I made all these cards at the same time, stamping the first arc of the rainbow on three different panels (using a different ink company on each panel). Here is the Pinkfresh Studio Ink rainbow:

2. Catherine Pooler Inks

3. Maker Forte Inks

Which one is YOUR favorite?

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! 








		
		
			
			
		
	





Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Thanks for stopping by!

	

	

		
   
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Coloring with Reinkers
By  on August 28, 2021  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a fun technique with a new set from Miss Ink Stamps. I love coloring (and painting) with reinkers, and today I have a video to show you just how fun and easy it is!





Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:https://youtu.be/aNM8h2KVe8A













The video really shows you all the details…but today I made two cards using different colorways. The first set of reinkers is the neon line of colors from Maker Forte (and a new favorite of mine…both the INKS and the REINKERS)!






		
		
			
			
		
	





I even colored the flowers with the reinkers using one simple tool and some felt. If you swipe over the images with your rainbow of reinkers, you can get some great colored images with no effort!





For my second card, I used some Spa colors from the Catherine Pooler line of inks/reinkers. These are much calmer colors (desaturated) and created a lovely more subdued rainbow.






		
		
			
			
		
	





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 these projects today! 

	

	

		
   
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Geometric Backgrounds
By  on June 18, 2020  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have a geometric background for a geometric animal card…and while last week I published a masculine geometric card, this week the cards are definitely more feminine.






		
		
			
			
		
	





To make the background, I took an isosceles triangle stamp and stamped it twice to create a square. I did this 9 times to create an even larger square in a variety of ink colors.





Then I stamped the Geometric Zoo animals (a bunny and a butterfly) with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I watercolored them in the same ink colors as stamped on the background.






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





The sentiment is stamped in a blue ink to match, and I added green gemstones on the butterfly body to finish it off.






		
		
			
			
		
	





I just love all the colors of these cards!





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 geo background technique today! I’ll be back real soon with more card inspiration!

	

	

		
   
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Polar Bears in Fall and Winter
By  on September 19, 2019  in Paper Crafting   

	

	    

Hello! Today I have some polar bears to share with you…the cutest polar bears! I’m making fall AND winter cards with the same sets. It is easy to use a winter set for both seasons, and today I’m going to give you some ideas and inspiration for stretching your stamps!






		
		
			
			
		
	
Winter cards





First, the winter cards. A polar bear in the snowy, cold forest, and two polar bears tubing/sledding down the sparkly hill!






		
		
			
			
		
	
Polar bear in winter trees





Then, for fall, you might not know it…but polar bears love apple harvest time! I just adore the sweaters on these cuties!






		
		
			
			
		
	
Ready to make apple juice!





I have a process video showing you the Ins and Outs of making cards for two seasons, watch it below or on YouTube:














		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	





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 these cute polar bears in sweaters today! 






		
		
			
			
		
	






		
		
			
			
		
	
Enjoying the best of the seasons






	

	

		
   
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Friend is Another word for Love
By  on February 13, 2019  in Paper Crafting, Valentines   

	

	    
Hi again! Today I have a sweet little Valentine card for a friend. I used the Gina K Design Wreath builder to stamp this sweet little bird four times to create a circle. The bird is from a cute little set I got from Gina K at Creativation called “All You Need is Love”. (Thank you, Gina!)



		
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Originally, I was going to color the birds like a little robin and I started out with the red Copics, but then I thought I’d go all out for Valentines! Why not? Pink birds are fun, right? 🙂


The sentiment is also from that sweet bird set called “All You Need is Love.”


I die cut the word “Friend” from satin mirror cardstock from Tonic. It’s my new favorite paper! It’s not super shiny because of the satin finish, but it has a sheen to it that is just lovely! It’s difficult to get the effect in a photo. Here’s a close up:



		
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The little “feather” the bird is carrying is actually a branch from the Holiday Wreath Builder stamp set and is stamped with Catherine Pooler ink in Party Dress (love that color!) I thought this branch really did look like a feather! How perfect for my card.


Isn’t this a fun little Valentine for your favorite girlfriend?


To finish up this card, I matted the bird wreath onto black paper and then grey paper and adhered it all onto a white 110# card base.



		
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I hope you enjoyed this project today! Happy Valentine’s day….tomorrow!

	

	

		
   
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