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Tutorial for framed vellum birthday card

Tutorial for framed vellum birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a framed vellum birthday card. Creating a frame for the vellum is just another way of hiding the adhesive that would otherwise show through it. I've used the Scalloped Contours dies to create my frame but many other die sets would work equally...

Tutorial for vellum skirt hello card

Tutorial for vellum skirt hello card

Today’s tutorial is for a vellum skirt hello card. One difficulty with vellum is hiding the adhesive. With this card the vellum is adhered behind a card front panel, creating a vellum "skirt" that hangs free and does not need adhering. The Elegant Borders die used to...

Tutorial for quick vellum basics congrats card

Tutorial for quick vellum basics congrats card

Today’s tutorial is for a quick vellum basics congrats card. Here the vellum is use to "tone down" the bright background (though I cut it down so that I still had enough of the true bright colours that I wanted)! Each week over on my Facebook page (please pop over and...

Tutorial for pattern gems birthday card

Tutorial for pattern gems birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a pattern gems birthday card. This time we're using our gems to embellish the pattern repeat of our DSP. I rarely use gems for masculine cards (though matte dots work well instead) but I think this is one place where you can do so without...

Tutorial for solid gems anniversary card

Tutorial for solid gems anniversary card

Today’s tutorial is for a solid gems anniversary card. I've used the pattern of Fresh as a Daisy DSP that has both Copper Clay and Boho Blue in the pattern (two new In Colors). I opted to mix Boho Blue Solid Gems with a Copper Clay card but could just as easily have...

Tutorial for quick gems thank you card

Tutorial for quick gems thank you card

Today’s tutorial is for a quick solid gems thank you card. There are plenty of gems in a pack so I've used two of the colours to create a pattern on the sentiment label. These solid gems are also perfect for covering small mistakes as they're opaque. Each week over on...

Tutorial for floral circle sayings birthday card

Tutorial for floral circle sayings birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a floral circle sayings birthday card. This time we're creating our own background for the card by repeat stamping an image to create a pattern. In the tutorial below, I take you step by step through creating the floral circle sayings birthday...

Tutorial for circle sayings smile card

Tutorial for circle sayings smile card

Today’s tutorial is for a circle sayings smile card. Today we are teaming the Circle Sayings stamp set with the 2-3/8" Circle punch. You get a 10% saving when you buy both together as a bundle. If you don't have the punch then a great alternative is to cut a square of...

Tutorial for quick circle sayings birthday card

Tutorial for quick circle sayings birthday card

Today’s tutorial is for a quick circle sayings birthday card. I've used sentiments from the Circle Sayings stamp set to frame an image fussy cut from Zoo Crew DSP. This same layout could be used with any other fussy cut image, or a die cut image or even another...