Fun Easter Cards & Treats

Easter has so many different styles, themes and color palettes.  Easter bunnies, eggs and baskets are often created using pastel colors.  This year, I wanted to go bold in making my fun Easter cards & treats.  I achieve this boldness with bright colors and whimsy. Easter Card #1 My first card focuses on two retiring In-Colors: Cucumber Crush & Tip Top Taupe.  These…

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Two Window Shaker Card

Shaker Cards are so much fun to receive and now you’ll see that they are so much fun to make too.  It’s like receiving an interactive toy in the mail.  I made a video showing you how to make this two window shaker card and posted it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/IZ7YABkMBFM. These are the supplies I used for the two window shaker…

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Using Framelits as Stencils for Watercoloring with Aqua Painters

Here’s a really cool technique for using Framelits as stencils to watercolor with Aqua Painters and ink pads.  I thought this technique and this card were a perfect match for this week’s Global Design Project Challenge #GDP075.  The challenge was to create a project using the theme “Winged Creatures”.  Here’s my finished card and step by step directions.Here are my steps: Tape…

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