I’m a sucker for butterflies on cards and this card is the evidence. I started work using a premade watercolor background. It was just an abstract painting using a few colors of bright pink ink on watercolor paper. Next, I used the new Stained Glass Butterfly Collage die, which is a single large die, to…
We’re celebrating texture this month on our challenge, so I decided to try something different. I used a die to create a stencil and applied texture paste to showcase the die’s design. I started with the watercolor paper and liberally applied blue ink and water to create a mottled blue “wash” over the paper….
Hola amigas!!!! I have a fun and very easy card to make!!!! I created a background with watercolors and distress oxide, like a dark night, where the universe shows us that everything is possible!!! Another shot with a white background!!!! I love glitter paper!!!! Remember: “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors…
Hello and Happy 2022 to you all. Marybeth Lopez here today with a bright happy card. As I am putting away some of the red from Christmas, I found myself wanting some pretty pinks and pail oranges ( one of my very favorite combos ). I decided to use one of the newer Holiday dies from…
As much as I enjoy the traditional red, green, silver and gold of Christmas, I get a big kick out of color twists on this festive season. A pastel approach to a Christmas card makes me think of candy and frosting. Add in glitter and I think of sugar cookies. I used three of…
Hey friends! Tiffany here with a reminder of this month’s challenge – Sweater Weather. It’s my favorite time of year (and my birthday is in a few days hehe) so I adore this month’s challenge. “Sweater Weather” is up to your interpretation, but can mean all things fall or Thanksgiving, or autumn leaves, or warm…
Hey crafty friends! Tiffany here with some more fun, fall inspiration for you. I made this simple, colorful card using only a few Poppystamps products. I started my card by stamping and gold heat embossing the main image from Diamond Sentiments stamp set on watercolor paper. I watercolored the image with some watercolor brush markers…
Hi there, Marybeth Lopez here today with a Poppystamps Challenge reminder. This month all you need to do is add water to your project, to play along. Pretty simple, hope you join us. (copied from Poppystamps post) The rules are simple – just create a project following the theme, use at least one Poppystamps image…
Welcome to the Poppystamps Challenge! We're so happy you've stopped by, and we sure hope you'll join us! On the first of the month, we announce a new Poppystamps Challenge with a central theme. The design team will provide samples for inspiration, and you can play along through the end of the month for your…
Hi friends! Tiffany here with a simple and fun design using one of my favorite mediums – pigment powder! I chose to play along with this month’s challenge so I wanted to use warm colors to mimic a beautiful, summer sky at sunset. On heavy, watercolor paper, I sprinkled some yellow pigment powder and sprayed…