Easy Color for Detailed Images: EZ with CZ
Hi friends! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Cathy Zielske, where, she is sharing with us a FUN and EASY way to color detailed images (like our new School Supplies background cling stamp) and finishing off the look with a Gold Metallic greeting featuring our new Just a Note die set! Read on, and be sure to watch the video for all the details! Enjoy!
Hi everyone! It’s Cathy Z. back with another installment of EZ with CZ! Today I’m sharing one of my favorite ways to NOT color in a detailed image! I love to stamp a big, detailed image, add some embossing powder, and voila: create an emboss resist background. This is such a quick way to blend on beautiful color while still preserving all the details of any large stamp.
The School Supplies cling stamp is a really fun background image, but I didn’t want to figure out all the different marker colors so instead, a nice rainbow blend over the top of the embossing powder was the easiest way to create a panel for my card. The melted embossing powder resists the ink, leaving behind a fresh, crisp white image.
I added my CZ Design Just a Note die for a finishing touch with a layer of Simon Says Stamp Matte Gold Cardstock stacked on top of a few layers of the die in white cardstock.
Here is my tutorial showing how easy this card is to create:
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Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you’ll give this idea a try!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to CZ for being our guest!
Miss You Watercolored Sunflower Card: Making the Cut
Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Nichol Sphor in our monthly installment of Making the Cut, the celebration of the love of die cutting! She’s showcasing our brand NEW Super Sunflower Plate, as well as our So Swell stamp and die set! She beautifully colored the sunflowers with Tim Holtz Watercolor Pencils, and created a super cool look with the Crushed Olive and Rustic Wilderness embossing glazes! Be sure to watch the video to learn all of the details, and enjoy!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Nichol for being our guest!
Not a Card with Nina-Marie: Halloween Treat Bags Reprise
Hello there, friends! It’s Nina-Marie Trapani here with you and I have some Halloween treat bags to share with you that feature DIY embellishments! (Editor’s Note: This fun project was originally posted a couple of years ago, but it’s so fun and seasonally appropriate, we wanted to re-share for anyone that has missed it! Please enjoy!)
These adorable characters are all made with our exclusive Nested Banners die set! If you look closely, you’ll notice that the pumpkin, cat, and ghost are shapes from the banner set–proof that even the simplest of dies can create the most-darling of designs!
To further add to the Halloween charm, I paired up items from Tim Holtz’s Spider Web die set, as well as Carta Bella’s Halloween patterned paper and ephemera packs. How cute is the extra detail of twine on each bag???
These cuties are very easy to make and would be PERFECT for upcoming trick-or-treating! Be sure to watch the video below to see all the details!
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