I’m loving this Online Card Class: Stretch your Dies. I don’t have a lot of dies, so this is right up my alley. Today I was impressed with Debby Hughes’ technique of using a border die to make an inlaid background. I used a new die from My Favorite Things to do this. This was […]
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Stretch Your Dies (day 4) — Patterned Paper die cutting
So I’m going a bit out of order! I am waiting for some packages to come in so I can finish up some homework. While I wait, I thought I’d just go ahead and post some other cards for class. Today we learned about using a small die cut to enhance patterned paper. Such a […]
Heat Shrink Craft Foam
I’m taking the Online Card Class: Stretch Your Dies. It is awesome! The first day I was impressed with Jennifer McGuire’s class on shrinking craft foam on your cards. So for my card, I shrunk the word “hello” in black craft foam…and then dry embossed the original size on the background. It is a subtle […]
OCC day 6 — Tri-fold Card
Julie Ebersole gave a great class at Clean and Simple 4! She made a tri-fold card with a balloon die cut. I wanted to use this idea for my own kind of Valentine card. This is the front… I HAD to add some donuts (I think my hubby might prefer this one over the […]
OCC day 5 — ink patterns
I’m back with another card inspired by Online Card Classes Clean and Simple 4. Today it’s an Ink Pattern created with some washi tape and distress inks. I used a simple pattern for this one, since my sentiment is so large. Those white areas are where the washi was protecting the paper while I had […]
OCC day 4 — Faux Embossing
This faux embossing technique is really beautiful. The idea is, to die cut the words/images in the same color as your card base so it looks like it could be embossing. I love the look. Another great day at Online Card Classes Clean and Simple 4. Can’t wait for tomorrow! May your days be […]
OCC day 3 — Layered Inking
This may very well be my FAVORITE technique so far in Online Card Classes Clean & Simple 4!! Jennifer McGuire always knocks it out of the park! This is an awesome and new-to-me technique called Layered Inking. She inked the background with Hero Arts ink (or Wplus9 or Simon Says Stamp) and then stamped over […]
OCC day 2 — border die cutting
Today was another great day of instruction all about die cutting over at Online Card Classes Clean and Simple 4. I was intrigued by Kristina Werner’s Border Gap Die-Cutting method and so this was the one I chose to try out. I have to admit, when I was making this card it sort of morphed […]
OCC Day 1: Heat Embossing Faux Ceramic Tiles
It’s the first day of Online Card Classes Clean and Simple 4! I love these classes. So much creativity. Today I wanted to try the technique taught by the talented Julie Ebersole — how to make Faux Ceramic tiles with heat embossing. Here’s my take: Since it’s a little rainy today, I was inspired to […]
Merry Christmas Deer
This adorable deer can be found in the “Happy Camper” stamp set by Paper Smooches and I just love him. So I wanted to use him on a Christmas card. I stamped him on kraft paper and then colored him using colored pencils. You can see a bit of shine on their noses and their […]
Hi I'm Kari. I'm a creator, a card maker, and a day maker! I am Lucky in love to a supportive husband, blessed to raise 3 kids (all moved away now!), and happy to be watched over by 2 dogs. I originally started this blog to remind me to be happy amid adversity, and I hope it inspires you, too!
