card making

Hello, crafty friends and welcome back. I hinted in my previous post that I might have a special bonus rainbow card for you (even though May is over!) and today I’m going to make good on that promise. 🙂 I’m here today to share this fun and easy technique with you to create your own abstract looking background.   In case you haven’t heard, The Little Paper Treehas been adding loads of new brands of stamps & dies, stencils, inks, … Read More

Hi, it’s Janet here and I’m sneaking in with an extra blog post because I can’t wait to show you this gorgeous card with  one of the latest turnabout stamps and a turnabout die by Concord and 9th.  I loved this stamp and die as it is very versatile. You can use either one, two, three or four colours or, like the card I made only three colours and use the die to cut the forth petal out through the … Read More

Hello, my lovely, crafty friends! I’m delighted to be back on the blog today sharing a simple, yet refined, Father’s Day card you can whip up before the big day on Sunday! 🙂   I like working with stencils because there are SO many techniques you can do with them and the price point is fantastic. And once you see how easy this technique is, you’ll want to give this technique a go! Head over to The Little Paper Treeand … Read More

Hi, It’s Janet here with a bright summery card using the Avery Elle Spring Bouquet stamp and dies. I love freesias – they are my favourite so I just had to use them for this bright summer card.  All the prodcuts I used to make this card are listed at the bottom of this post and available from the online shop.  I hope you find this card inspiring – leave a comment to let me know what you think.   Stamping … Read More

Hello again! It’s me, Natalie, back with another post for your perusal! This month, I’m going to be taking a different approach to my tutorials. Instead of going into detail about how I make each project, I’m going to focus on how I use one particular product: Nuvo Mica Mists.   The moment I saw these mists make their debut on YouTube, I knew I had to have them. I love sparkle and shimmer and don’t consider a project finished … Read More

Rainbows are my favourite colour! I wanted to make a card that used all the colours and something I little different from my normal style of cute critters or florals!  All the products I used are listed below and are available from the online shop. Let me know what your favourite colour is in the comments below. I got out all the stamp sets that are in stock from Visible Image and decided the girl from Tomorrow Doesn’t Exist would … Read More

Hello, and welcome back, crafty friends! All throughout the month of May, all of the design team members at The Little Paper Tree will be showcasing projects with a common theme we all know and love…RAINBOWS! Today I kick off my interpretation of the theme by sharing a card that takes the rainbow theme to the extreme! I used the Concord and 9th Mosaic Turnabout Stamp and carefully inked up my stamp in several different colours to create a rainbow. … Read More

Hello, Janet here with a easy card to make using your dies to emboss.  I used the beautiful Pretty Petals stamp and dies by Concord and 9th.  All the products I used to make this card are listed at the bottom. I have also created a video showing the process.  You can see the video tutorial HERE. Stamping The Floral I stamped the background image with Tiara ink in the center of my card panel first, then filled in around … Read More

Hi, I love flowers (I’ve said this before) but I suffer with the worst hayfever so my favourite kinds of flowers of stamped flowers. I wanted to create a big bouquet of flowers with the Spring Bouquet stamp and die bundle by Avery Elle.  I used Catherine Pooler inks and the gorgeous liquid watercolour by Avery Elle on this Thank You card. All the products I used are listed and linked to the shop at the bottom of this post. … Read More

Hello, crafty friends! I’m happy to be back today, sharing a birthday card made using the Concord & 9th Mosaic Turnabout Stamp along with a stamping technique using water. You can find all the supplies I used over at The Little Paper Tree. Let’s get started with today’s card. Background First, I trimmed a piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock to be 4” x 5.25” and used a Ranger Mini Ink Blender and Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon so the entire … Read More