Die cuts make great layers - but they're not just shapes for stamping, like on the center greeting from this Abstract Impressions card idea. Die cuts can make terrific background layers, too, as shown here with the Springtime Impressions flower die cut.
What if you want to add color? It's simple with Sponge Daubers. Just grab a dauber,
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Beautiful Backgrounds: Springtime Impressions Embossing Dies
Truly, adding texture to a card is one of my favorite tried-and-true tricks for dressing up a background. This card, adapted from the soon-to-retire 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog, features the pretty Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies in a different way. Instead of using them to cut the card stock, this card uses the dies to
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Use Your Designer Series Paper: Perfect Gate Fold Card Tutorial
Fun fold cards? Yes please! I love a Gate Fold Card for featuring Designer Series Paper like this one for my April Stamps in the Mail Club with the Garden Expressions paper and Abstract Impressions stamp set.
It's simple to create a card like this with a Gate Fold. Be sure to check out some of my other Gate Fold Cards from past blog
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Make Card Design Work for You: Varied Vases and the Vases Builder Punch
One of the most common comments I hear from stampers is about how much trouble people have with designing a card. I understand! Believe me, sometimes I struggle with card ideas, too. But with a few layout tips, it's simple to come up with a creation that you'll love.
Simple Steps to Stamping
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A Foolproof Formula for Featuring Your Favorite Papers
So many pretty papers (especially if you are participating in my LovenStamps Annual Catalog Paper Share!), but what to do with them? If you're looking for a way to feature a series of pretty papers, then the Folding Screen Card Tutorial is your perfect solution.
One of the terrific things about Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers is that
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