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Tag: Distress Ink

Masculine Cardmaking with Limited Supplies

Posted on May 12, 2025May 11, 2025 by Leen

Welcome back to the craft room and today’s Masculine Cardmaking with Limited Supplies post. I don’t know about you, but creating masculine cards never feels easy to me. It probably doesn’t help that my craft stash is filled with florals and delicate designs—definitely more suited for feminine cards. When it comes to stamps and dies,…

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Pop-Up Easter Cross Card Tutorial

Posted on April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 by Leen

Welcome back to the craft room and today’s Pop-Up Easter Cross Card Tutorial post.Over the last few weeks, I’ve been battling a horrible cold. The cough (which is still hanging on!) was so relentless that I couldn’t do much besides scroll through YouTube and Pinterest. But the silver lining? I found tons of inspiration—especially on…

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Flashback Friday Cardstock and Coffee Filter Flowers

Posted on April 4, 2025April 3, 2025 by Leen

Welcome back to the craft room and today’s Flashback Friday Cardstock and Coffee Filter Flowers post. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and revisit a few more fabulous DIY flowers I made back in 2013. First up, we have a set of flowers crafted using the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die and classic cardstock….

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Flashback Friday Victrola Birthday Card

Posted on March 7, 2025March 8, 2025 by Leen

Welcome back to the craft room and today’s Flashback Friday Victrola Birthday Card post. Back in February 2012, I discovered the drop shadow stamping technique and couldn’t wait to try it. Using a solid flower stamp and various Memento Ink colors, I experimented with layering shadows for a unique effect. You can check out my…

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Finish Your Card Fronts Fast

Posted on March 3, 2025March 2, 2025 by Leen

Welcome back to the craft room and today’s Finish Your Card Fronts Fast post. I don’t know about you all, but I have a ton of finished backgrounds in my stash. While cleaning up from my last project, I came across four that had been tucked away for years. Since I don’t remember exactly how…

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Flashback Friday Four Found Cards

Posted on February 21, 2025June 10, 2025 by Leen

Welcome back to the craft room for today’s Flashback Friday: Four Found Cards post! There’s something both exciting and a little bittersweet about tidying up the craft desk and discovering unfinished cards. That’s exactly what happened back in January 2015. Before we dive in, I should mention that my craft desk is an L-shaped counter—meaning…

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Beautiful Handmade Cards with Mamigami Paper

Posted on February 17, 2025February 16, 2025 by Leen

Welcome back to the craft room! In today’s Beautiful Handmade Cards with Mamigami Paper post, I’m taking the textured papers I created two weeks ago and transforming them into stunning handmade cards. If you missed it, I previously shared How to Create Textured Paper with Mamigami, where I explored this Japanese-inspired technique to make unique,…

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Flashback Friday Challenge Distressing

Posted on February 14, 2025February 2, 2025 by Leen

Welcome back to the craft room and today’s Flashback Friday Challenge Distressing post. We’re diving into a fun throwback from February 2012, featuring the acrylic distress technique. This challenge was such a blast, and I loved incorporating this technique into my design. If you’re curious about how it works, you can check out my original…

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How to Create Textured Paper with Mamigami

Posted on February 3, 2025February 1, 2025 by Leen

Welcome back to the craft room and today’s How to Create Textured Paper with Mamigami post. Did you know you can turn ordinary paper into something soft, flexible, and beautifully textured? With the Mamigami technique, a little hand lotion is all it takes to create stunning, fabric-like paper that adds a unique touch to your…

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Flashback Friday Yellow Daffodils and Birthday

Posted on January 31, 2025January 30, 2025 by Leen

Welcome back to the craft room for today’s Flashback Friday: Yellow Daffodils and Birthday post! Back in April 2010, I joined a color challenge on my favorite site, StampTV. With such beautiful spring colors, I couldn’t resist using the Sending Sunshine stamp set by the talented Theresa Momber. For some reason, I decided to do…

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