Mind blown: a blog about paper crafting and cardmaking techniques
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How To Add Depth Perception To Your Cards
Hello friends! I am back with another project using the Hot Air Balloons stamp set from Prickly Pear Stamps and we are going to talk about adding depth perception to our scenes. We are going to do this by using smaller images, adding shading to images, placement, and dimension. Let’s get into it! I mentioned…
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How To Create a Howling Night Sky
Today I am participating in Video Hop with Whimsy Stamps where the video team will be sharing their top 3 Halloween favorites. Each of us have our own so be sure to jump over to Youtube and hop along, and have a chance to win a gift card! All the details will be over there!…
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Mind Your Own Beeswax!
I used to say that phrase over and over again as a kiddo and couldn’t resist making a card with this sentiment from the Bee Nice stamp set from Sweet Sentiment. I’ve really been liking clean and simple cards lately and thought this large sentiment was perfect for that type of design. Now I love…
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Sweet Sentiment April 2023 New Release
Hi my friends I have a release sweet as honey from Sweet Sentiments to share with you today. If you know anything about me you know my husband is obsessed with bees and honey. He marinates so many things with different seasonings and honey, that I’m shocked. But oh so good! But we are here…
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How To Underlay Paint with Distress Inks and Copic Markers
Hi there! I have a fun technique to share with you using Distress Inks and Copics along with the New Gerbera Daisies Vase red rubber stamp from Whimsy Stamps. The reason why you can do underlay painting with Distress Inks and still use alcohol markers is because they are dye inks making them compatible with…
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Quick and Easy Cards With Floral Friendship Collection
Hello my friends! Today I am sharing quick and easy cards featuring the Floral Friendship Collection from Spellbinders. I love these products as they all coordinate beautifully and all you really need is some adhesive! I added a few extra things from Spellbinders, but for the most part I used all of the ephemera, frames,…