card making

Hey crafty people! It’s Tasha and I’m back for my Make A Card series, and this week I’m offering up some inspiration and talking limiting your colour palette. I do love adding lots of colour to my projects, but sometimes it’s nice to strip that back and challenge oneself to do something completely different.   Ink Blending A Soft Background… I used the fabulous Cloud Border Slimline Stencil from Trinity Stamps, along with two of the inks from Catherin Pooler’s … Read More

Hey Crafty People! It’s Tasha here, I’ve been away for some much needed R+R with my family and I’m back & raring to go with some more inspiration! I’ve wanted to use these gorgeous Dachshunds and their scooter for a hot minute! I’m so glad I finally made time to and I ended up with this; one layer, clean & simple, doggy design! 🥳   One Layer Cards*… I stamped each of the images I wanted to use from the … Read More

Hey Crafty People! I’m back with some Saturday Inspiration, and this week I’m showcasing the GORGEOUS new mini collection of inks from Catherine Pooler. I’m pairing them with an older CP stencil, Pop Art, but showing two fun ways to stretch your supplies for a completely different look. Masking | Stretch Your Supplies! The first way I’m changing up how I use the stencil is to simply mask off only a portion of the card panel, rather than using the … Read More

Hey crafty people! It’s Tasha, and I’m back with some more Saturday Inspiration! I’m making and fixing mistakes using products from Trinity Stamps’ latest release. (I know, I know, I can’t put this stuff down, it’s SO GOOD!!) I was happily crafting away making my card for the week when the unthinkable happened…I majorly messed it up!!! So I thought I’d talk a little about the impulse to give in and just chuck it in the bin when we stuff … Read More

Hey crafty people, it’s Tasha and I’m back with some more inspiration to brighten your Saturday! Today I’m chasing the clouds away by ink blending a Rainbow.   As always you can see a fun Reels video of how this card came together over on Instagram, @handmadebytasha13 so be sure to check it out!     Ink Blending A Rainbow   I used the new Good Morning Sunshine layering stencils from Trinity Stamps again, along with a heap of inks … Read More

Hey Crafty People! Happy Saturday and Happy Trinity Stamps Release! I’m sharing TWO card designs using some of the brand new release; ‘The Greatest Friend On Earth’. First Up, Friends Are Flowers   I used the super cute new Friends Are Flowers gnome and co-ordinating die to make this sweet friendship card that could be for any occasion, or even just a random loving gesture. I stamped the gnome and little butterfly out onto some Neenah 80lb using Catherine Pooler … Read More

Hey crafty people! Today I’m sharing some ink blended, die cut birthday card goodness and talking borrowed inspiration! Borrowed Inspiration This week I sat down intending to make a card for my Saturday Inspiration, and the creativity just, did not want to flow! I’m sure I aren’t alone in this? Sometimes I look at my stash and I just feel so overwhelmed, and I don’t even know where to start! That’s one of the times when I really feel how … Read More

Hey crafty people! It’s Tasha, and I’m back with some more Saturday Inspiration! Today I’m using part of Catherine Pooler’s latest release, along with some restocked goodies! I ordered 3 items in my latest mini haul, and I tasked myself with using all 3 for today’s design! I ended up with this bold, retro Birthday card, which I think would be perfect for teens!   Simple Background… I used the brand new Sunburst Stripes Panel Die from Catherine Pooler’s April … Read More

Hey crafty people, it’s Tasha here and I’m back with your Saturday Inspiration…on a Sunday. (*My bad you guys, sometimes life & health get in the way!) I’m sharing sweet butterfly birthday wishes using a bunch of Catherine Pooler products, available at the Tree!     Ink Blending… To get the pretty gradient background, I chose three colours from the Zen Garden minis that I knew would coordinate well together; this is my BIGGEST tip when you want to create … Read More

Hey crafty people, it’s Tasha back with some more Saturday Inspiration for you! Today I’m sharing this complete opposite of last week’s post; no line colouring on Trinity Stamps Love You Bunches which was long, intense and SO MUCH fun!!! I’m feeling like the creative slump is retreating and I am super excited to get back to crafting again! Thank goodness for that!!   What Is No Line Colouring? Ok, so no line colouring is just the term we use … Read More