brayered backgrounds with honey bee stamps

Have you used a brayer to create backgrounds for your cards? I'm sharing a little bit about it today over on the Honey Bee blog!

Come on over!!!
Carly

diy background stamp

I'm sharing a little crafty hack for when you can't find the right background stamp over on the Trinity Stamps blog today!

Please come by and say hello!

Carly

adding a little fringe...

Fringe is a big fashion trend for spring but I think it is also a great addition to cardmaking! I'm over on The Stamp Market blog today with a few fringe-y cards.

Come on by!
Carly

no line coloring with copic markers

No line coloring is a stamping technique that I have found really intimidating but here a few tips that have helped me!

A few tips...

• find an ink pad that works for you! I have tried light browns, light grays, light pinks...all with so-so results. The Ink On 3 Fadeout is by far my favorite and has been a game changer!
• Keep the stamp close to use as a reference.
• Start small! A small image is far less intimidating when those lines start to disappear. Or start with an image that you can take some artistic license with like a floral! My first real no line success was with a flower (and you can see that HERE).

Wanna see my no line coloring in action? Here's a quick video...

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Carly

supplies:

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Neat & Tangled Jump For Joy

Neat & Tangled Beach Day (sentiment)

Honey Bee Pinky The Pig (puddle)

Ink On 3 Fadeout ink pad

Copic Markers BV0000,BV000, BV00, BV02, R20, R21, BG0000, BG10, C0 and Colorless Blender

Inkadinkado Masking Paper 

shaped floral cards with new essentials by ellen

Floral shaped cards make adorable bits of happy mail and are so easy to create with Essentials by Ellen Mondo Gerbera Daisy and Mondo Hydrangea stamps & dies!

Today is the release day for a fabulous collection of new Essentials by Ellen, including a really stunning daisy! 

I've been having so much watercoloring the daisy that I had to get the hydrangea out too and make some shaped cards!

Here's a quick video...

Here are the color combos...

Thanks so much for stopping by and you can check out the whole Essentials by Ellen release HERE!

Happy Friday Hugs!

Carly

supplies:

affiliate links may be used at no additional cost to you. thank you! 

Essentials by Ellen Mondo Gerbera Daisy stamps & dies
Essentials by Ellen Mondo Hydrangea stamps & dies
Distress Ink Picked Raspberry
Distress Ink Worn Lipstick
Distress Ink Abandoned Coral
Distress Ink Carved Pumpkin
Distress Ink Twisted Citron
Distress Ink Shaded Lilac
Distress Ink Black Soot
Catherine Pooler Ink Pixie Dust
Catherine Pooler Ink Coral Cabana
Catherine Pooler Ink Samba

new neat & tangled!

The adorable new Neat & Tangled February release is available now!!! 

I have a new video with a special little bunny coming soon but in the meantime, here are the Neat & Tangled projects I've been sharing all week...

I'm guessing its pretty obvious I love this release! And in case you need to do a little crafty shopping, you can find the new release HERE.

Happy Friday Hugs!

Carly

neat & tangled slow and steady

Happy Little Friday (the day before Friday, haha)! Today our Neat & Tangled team is sharing the last sneak peek before Friday's release! 

Slow And Steady is the cutest little 3x4 set, illustrated by the uber-talented Elena Roussakis! I just love her critters!!!

As you can see, I'm still pretty obsessed with the BV Copic combo I've been using all week...BV00, BV02 and BV08. And turtles are BG green right? Haha!

Don't forget that these little cuties can be yours tomorrow and make sure you head over to the Neat & Tangled blog to see what my talented teamies have created AND enter to win a giveaway!!!

Hugs!
Carly

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