Ever had a gorgeous flower stamp but it was just so big you didn't know what to do with it except stamp it right in the middle of a plain card front? Well, here's five tips from a former graphic designer (me!) about ways to use shake up that boring old look and get more …
I needed to make a bunch of cards for craft fair season last night. So what did I do? Made ONE super-fancy Christmas card! Ha!! Oh well… sometimes you just have to go where the mojo leads, right? Here's my one super-fancy, over-the-top holiday card, anyway! Let's dissect it and learn 5 top designer tricks …
Ever liked a stamp –except for the fact that it was a little too big? Large-image stamps can be tricky to use and often don't work with your favorite layouts. I've used a big teddy bear stamp on this cards to illustrate some quick layouts you can use with any large-size main images, and common …
Gold Foil paper, Gold Wink of Stella, Copper embossing powder, Gold-stitched ribbon, Silver foil vellum, Copper thread, Silver Glimmer Paper– I love using trendy metallic elements in my scrapbook pages and cards! It's just like a piece of jewelry, the finishing touch for the perfect outfit. Metallic tones add instant glamor, but every once in …
Spoiler Alert! It's up to you! Many times, when I'm creating a card, laying out my pieces and playing with placement, I have trouble making up my mind whether the card looks better one way or the other. Should it be vertical or horizontal? Back and forth we go. I finally get exasperated and …
In my experience, papercrafters either love combining colors, or they hate it! They're either quite confident in their choices, or they're always experiencing a teeny bit of apprehension over their decisions. Either way, they all love discovering a really great new combo that really knocks their socks off, because it makes everyone feel like a …