In my newest video here I show how to make an Endless Infinity card using new dies from Concord & 9th and I made the red base here which I then turned into a birthday card for a friend who is celebrating this week. This is the front and here are the other views of this never ending infinity card full of bright colors and wishes:
The "celebrate" and "make a wish" are dies from the same set from Concord & 9th, and I also used dies from Karen Burniston, Crealies and Spellbinders. I think my friend is going to love this interactive infinity birthday wish! Here's hoping on our next birthdays we can also share a birthday hug!
I loved the ideas presented in Day 9 of the Spring Card Camp at Online Card Classes which combined stencils and inking, and I had a play with them today. I sponged on Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry and Lucky Clover Distress Oxides through a stencil from Catherine Pooler. As the lesson suggested, I then removed the stencil and spritzed with water before laying on a piece of watercolor paper. Here is the card made with that piece:
I did not have as much success with the 2nd part of this technique- it was always so very light. But on this one, I simply moved the stencil over and sponged some more ink and I liked the result. I loved Channin's idea of layering white sentiments on a vellum piece and used sentiment dies from Karen Burniston on vellum for both of these cards. I added some Gina Marie Designs gems to finish each card.
In my newest video I share many interactive encouragement and thank you cards that feature new dies and papers from some favorite companies. The card above was created with the Triple Tier Die Set and Watercolor Paper Pad from Divinity Designs. The sentiment die is a favorite from Sue Wilson. Just look at what happens when the ribbon on top is pulled:
A second and third tier pulls out with more gorgeous floral paper and lovely sentiments from a free digital set by Queen & Company available here. So many people are feeling so isolated these days so this would be a perfect card to send to a loved one to let them know they are not alone. (If you love the die set and/or paper from Divinity Designs and click the link to order anything, please put my name (Karen Hasheck) in the comments as they do not have affiliate links but did ask for this so they can track anyone I send their way.)
I also show in the video how to make an Endless Infinity Card using a new set from Concord & 9th. This one also features dies from Impression Obsession, Simon Says Stamp and Lil' Inker and more of the colorful Watercolor Paper from Divinity Designs. The Endless Birthday Infinity Die Set from Concord & 9th cuts the pieces to create the circular never ending card and the center decorative pieces, but I wanted to cover the sides with the same paper. I show in the video how I cut the main piece down just a bit with a circle die and ended up with pieces of decorative paper to cover the front with a little border all around. Here is what the other views of this never ending card look like:
We have so many heroes to thank who feed us and deliver to us and continue to serve all of us during these trying times and I am going to use this card to thank everyone at my local grocery store.
I am making more and more encouragement and thank you cards for our medical and service heroes and in my newest video I show how to make those types of cards with two new interactive sets of dies. I am loving the Triple Tier die set from Divinity Designs and also their new Watercolor Paper Pad which I used on all the cards I share in the new video. It is better to see the way this card opens to reveal 3 tiers and how easy it is to make in the video, but here are some pictures to give you an idea how lovely the card I made in the video is:
I love how this card turned out with the gorgeous papers and Triple Tier Die Set from Divinity Design. If you love them too and click the link to buy them, please put my name (Karen Hasheck) in the comments so they know you were referred by me. They do not have affiliate links but did suggest tracking with my name.
The awesome sentiments are from a free digital set by Queen and Company and you can print and use them too here. I also used sentiment dies from Karen Burniston and Lil' Inker.
I am also having fun creating interactive cards with the new Concord & 9th Endless Birthday Infinity Dies and I show how easy it is to create a never ending encouragement card in the video. The picture above is the front and starting point and then the recipient opens up and down, then sideways, then up and down and then sideways back to the front. It is pretty obvious where to open up each view as opposed to other endless cards I have made that can get confusing. It is best to see that in the video, but here are some pictures to show you:
Once again the perfect sentiments are from the free set by Queen and Company and the dies from Spellbinders, Tonic Studios, Kat Scrappiness and Gina Marie Designs. I used more of the lovely Watercolor Paper Pad from Divinity Designs on this and all the cards I share in the video. I am going to have to get another pad of that paper as it is so bright and beautiful and almost gone.
I am sending out cards almost every day to spread joy and encouragement in these tough times and this one is on the way to a young Mom whose husband is deployed and she and her family are facing some tough medical and emotional issues. Hope, love and kindness cannot be canceled even if almost everything else can be!
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I jumped on the chance to participate in a new card class from Online Card Classes hosted by Jennifer McGuire and friends called Spring Card Camp. Every day we get a new lesson to watch and learn from with card samples, and Day Three's idea was perfect for me! I love to paper piece and fussy cut and we were taught how to "color with paper" using a background stamp with an abstract pattern. I looked at my background stamps and decided Technique Junkie's Zen Waves would be perfect for this idea. I stamped on 3 shades of blue cardstock as well as a yellow and green and created this card. Then I simply added a perfect sentiment strip from Taylored Expressions to complete the card. I am so missing real hugs from my dear friends and grandkids, but until we can have the real thing, I will keep sending cards like this one.
I absolutely love the cards I designed for my newest video using specialty embossing powders on sticky sheets and dies, but I do not love the only name I could come up for the technique. Check below for a chance to help me out and win a card and a prize. The card above was made with lovely specialty embossing powders from Stampendous and Seth Apter and dies from Gina Marie Designs and Sue Wilson. The card below also features a background die from Gina Marie Designs and Aged Wine and Chunky Seasonings Embossing Enamel from Stampendous as well a Ranger Purple Glitter Embossing Powder:
I am still making cards from my brother's Honor Flight but who knows now when he might go. This card features a Simon Says Stamp stencil, stamps from Taylored Expressions and stars dies from Lil Inker.
**I am not crazy about the name of this technique I came up with (Textured Sticky Sheet Embossing), so if after watching the video you think of a better name for the technique, please share it with me in a comment on this video. If I choose your suggestion and you live in the USA, I will mail you the card I made in the video and a new die set to say Thank You.**
I love discovering new ways to use crafty products and in my newest video here I am sharing a new variation of my Metallic or Hot Camo Technique with specialty embossing powders on scor-tape sheets. The result is a gorgeous textured look and since there is no camo pattern, I am calling it Textured Sticky Sheet Embossing.
Just look at those butterflies with that glorious mix of texture and color! This is the card I show how to make in the video and the butterflies were made with dies from Tim Holtz and Sizzix cut out of Scor-tape sticky sheets. I dumped on Aged Teal and Aged Gold Embossing Enamels from Stampendous and Seth Apter's Deep Sea Embossing Powder and then melted them with my heat gun. The butterfly stencil in the background is from Visible Image and Soar is a favorite die from Quietfire Design.
I am loving the Slimline cards (that fit into a legal size envelope) but find taking good photos of them in my set up is not easy. Trust me - this card and the embossed textured bird is gorgeous and easier to see on the video here. I mixed Aged Copper Embossing Enamel from Stampendous and Seth Apter's Rustic Indigo and when that was melted, added some Steel Blue Chunky Glitter on top on both birds. The bigger bird is a die from Poppy Stamps and the little one from Impression Obsession. The stitched slimline die is from Whimsy Stamps and the "dear friend" sentiment is from Sue Wilson and Creative Expressions.
**I am not crazy about the name of this technique I came up with (Textured Sticky Sheet Embossing), so if after watching the video you think of a better name for the technique, please share it with me in a comment on this video. If I choose your suggestion and you live in the USA, I will mail you the card I made in the video and a new die set to say Thank You.**
