Tag: maker forte
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My Favorite Color Hive Ink Blends with It’s Snowing
Hello my friends! As you know I love Color Hive Inks and have been working on my favorite blends. I thought I knew which I loved best, but then I created this trio of It’s Snowing cards, I found that I love dark dramatic inks that fade into a more pastel. I think you’re going…
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Sympathy Cards, If You Have to… Why Not Learn a New Technique?
I know.. who wants to make sympathy cards? I think it is better to have one on hand instead of trying to make them in between tears. Am I right? But, if you have to make a sympathy card why not learn a new technique at the same time? Multi layer stamping is made very…
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Faux Water Coloring Technique with Embossing Folders
Hello my friends! I am back with another Embossing Folder Friday hop project. Our theme this month was pretty wide open as long we used some sort of animal. I couldn’t believe it, but I had zero animal folders in my stash. Anyhow I am adding a bee, does that count? But the show stopper…
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Layered Masculine Background Building
Creating masculine cards seems to be something that so many of us struggle with, but I find tackling them with multiple layers makes them more manageable. I usually decide on a color scheme first when creating layered masculine backgrounds and then decided on the products to create the layers. For this Maker Forte card, I…
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Stenciled Underlayer Copic Colored Background with Chin Up Buttercup
Hi friends! I have a beautiful card to share with you today featuring a multi layered stencil technique creating an underlay for Copic coloring. Now try to say that three times quickly, I recently had a request from a friend to create a clean and simple card with spotlight stenciling and silhouette stamping, but naturally…
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Card Hoppin’ A Year of Fun Techniques: Grunge Design
Hello my friends! Today I am participating in hop where we are focusing on grunge and clean and simple designs. I chose grunge because it takes me out of my comfort zone. Be sure to check out everyone’s projects over on Youtube! Grunge isn’t new to me, but it isn’t something I gravitate to when…