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I love the “I’ve taken a Viking to you” sentiment but I want to be able to use the Viking for birthday cards, with a different sentiment. There are three ways to do selective inking. Stamp the image on a scrap piece of paper to create a mask to place on your stamp while you ink it up. Test the material you use for your mask.  I first used a post it but the ink went through so had so … Read More

I wanted to challenge myself to creating some clean and simple one layer cards.  I didn’t keep all these cards as one layer but they are all clean and simple.  And quite quick to make!  All these cards are 4.25 x 5.5 inches and all the supplies are listed at the end of this post.     For this Thanks card, I had some beautiful Distress Inked smooshed card left over from another project, that I was able to die … Read More

I do love some ink smooshing with Distress inks!  Another stamp set that I haven’t really played with yet is this Altenew Bottleful Of… All the products I used to create these cards are listed and linked at the bottom of this post.  All the supplies are available now over at our online shop The first card doesn’t have any ink smooshing on it.  I used watercolour cardstock for all these cards.  On this card I stamped the bottle outline … Read More

  Hi, I wanted to play with some rainbows and made this sweet card for April Showers.  All the products I used are listed and linked below, and are available from The Little Paper Tree. Trim a card base using Bazzill cardstock, and a card front using watercolour card to 5.5” x 4.25”. On the card front I blended Pumice Stone at the bottom of the card, Tumbled Glass in the middle and Mustard Seed at the top of the … Read More

I want some quick and easy to make cards to show you how easy it is to use this stamp set by Altenew.  I also wanted to try out my watercolouring.  I used the no line stamping technique so these flowers wouldn’t have a harsh black outline.  All the supplies I used to create these four cards are listed at the bottom of this post. PINK HAPPY BIRTHDAY I stamped the image of the Beautiful Lady Stamp by Altenew onto a … Read More

I love playing with layering stamp sets and trying out different colour combinations.  I create two simple yet elegant greeting cards with Altenew stamps, co-ordinating dies and ink sets.  Which colour do you prefer for these flowers? For both cards, I stamped all the leaves and flowers from the Watercolour Wonders stamp set on mixed media cardstock.  I used Shades of Purple ink to stamp the flowers.  Soft Lilac for the first layer, Lavender Fields for the second layer and Deep … Read More

Flamin-go Together is a mid sized clear stamp set by Lawn Fawn.  This is a great set for creating tropical greeting cards or even wedding invites.  I wanted to make some peacock looking flamingos since I saw this stamp set.  Right now, I have a rainbow obsession. “OH THE PLACES WE’LL FLAMIN-GO”     I coloured on the watercolour stripes rubber stamp with Distress markers listed below.  I spritz with water from a spray bottle to get the colour moving … Read More

This stamp set Wild Birthday by Avery Elle is so great for creating bright and bold birthday cards or gift tags.  There are so many ways to use this stamp set for amazing cards, or even scrapbook layouts.  The critters are great for colouring in and practicing shading.  This stamp set would be great for new baby cards too! All the supplies I used to create this card are listed and linked to the shop below for easy shopping if … Read More

How do you create a super spinner card?  I’m hoping this blog post can help you understand the steps needed.  We posted a short video of this card in action on Instagram.  All the supplies I used are listed and linked below, and are available in the online shop right now.       On a piece of 11x14cm piece of Bristol smooth card, I lightly ink blended Salty Ocean Distress Ink to the top 2/3 of the card and … Read More

Hi, I wanted to try the cake stamp from the new release from Avery Elle ‘Time to Party.  This is a great stamp set with all the numbers from 0 – 9 so you can create birthday cards for all the ages you need.  It is easy to change the colours and design so your cards are suitable for all age ranges! I first cut a piece of Ranger Watercolour 4.25×5.5 cardstock. Using the Wilted Violet Distress Ink I ink … Read More