card making

A collection of 28 posts

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Cosmic Shimmer Airless Misters

The airless bottle prevents air/bubble blockage in the nozzle, and can be sprayed from any angle for ease of use. The more force used when pumping the product, the finer the mist created.

ergonomic blending brush

Underwater shaker card

For today's project I really wanted to make a shaker card using some underwater stamps from Leane Creatief. I also had a chance to use the new Ergonomic Blending brush from Nellie's Choice and I loved it!

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Sticky Specks - The New Glue

Sticky Specks is full of these micro adhesives so when you place your die cut on to the sheet millions of little adhesives will be transferred to your die cut.

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Using apertures to create interesting backgrounds

I simply used three different nesting frame dies to create three different apertures for my cards.

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How to use Pixie Powders

Pixie Powders are a combination of dry mica pearl powder and dye mix so that when you use them you get this fabulous shimmery colorful effect every time.

virtual open house

Save the Date - Virtual Open House May 29 2020

Ecstasy Crafts will be holding their very first Virtual Open House. Join us for a day full of make and take craft alongs and LIVE draws on our Facebook page.

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Lavinia Multifarious Paper

Today we are playing with the new multifarious paper from Lavinia and putting it to the test with distress oxide inks.

Creative Expressions

Creative Expressions Edger Dies

This collection includes two flower edgers two "scene edgers" and feather edger. When you first cut these out you will be amazed at the detail and how well they cut out despite that detail.

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Cross Stitched Popsicle Card

First an introduction to cross stitched dies. Marianne Design has come out with a line of dies that are quite fun. These dies come in a variety of shapes all with tiny holes that you can stitch thru. They also have downloadable patterns to make this even more fun because

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Marianne Design Collection #88

Marianne Design has come our with a new line for spring and it includes some really nice dies and stamp sets. Inspired by the tulip season in Holland this collection has some spring time flowers as well as elements to compliment them.

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Nellie's Choice Magnetic Stencil Colour Set

The way to use this magnetic board is simple. you simply line up your stencils with the holes on the left, insert the tabs, place your paper under the stencil, secure with the magnets and stencil away.

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New Technique with Gilding Flakes

Every time I use gilding flakes I am amazed at the results, and this time is was no different.

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Mix and Match Old and New

There are some really great new background dies from Creative Expressions that were just released and for today's blog I'm going to pair them with some of my favorite classic spring dies.

IndigoBlu

Designing Outside Your Creative Box

Sometimes you just need that little bit of encouragement to try something out of your comfort zone and I'm hoping this is just that push you need. I recreated a couple of cards they had in the magazine and then I was inspired to create my own designs

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Watercolor backgrounds.

I really find it useful when I'm card making if I have some finished backgrounds on hand and for today's on line craft along I'm showing you easy ways to make some watercolor backgrounds. These can be finished off easily with silhouette stamps, stamp and die sets or simple sentiments.

Animals

Bunny Hop Pull Tab Card

This cute card was inspired by a Christmas card I received this past season. I couldn't resist making it into a cute bunny card. This technique can be adjusted to fit any card size and any theme so the possibilities are endless.

bee card

Changing it just enough..

Making cards is fun and I love to put my own personal touch in every card I make. In this blog I wanted to show you how you can be inspired by someone's idea and make it all your own.

Izink dye ink

How to Use Your Large Stamps

Hello and welcome back my friends. Large background stamps, so many of us have these in our stash, and they are a great way to make many cards quickly, but they can also be intimidating to say the least.

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Shimmer Shaker Floral Designs

The Shimmer Shakers are a combination of dye, mica, and pigment powders, they provide fabulous color and shimmer when they meet water. So for these cards I decided to use them as watercolors to bring out the beauty of the mica powders Available in 24 different colors...

birthday card

Pink Ink Designs

Pink Ink Designs has come out with some great images that can be used on card or fabric. As a card maker I tend to use them on cards but plan to try other mediums in the near future.

Christmas

Vintage Christmas Ornaments

I had my eye on this stamp and co-coordinating die set for a while now and I was inspired to paint them using these iridescent watercolors we carry here. The results were amazing especially when painting on dark color paper.

Gilding Flakes

Gilding Flakes Merry & Bright

Recently we revisited the world of gilding flakes, and the results were stunning. This simple to make shimmery card is done using simple products like double sided tape and the flakes.

free card ideas

Craft Open House Make & Takes

Thanks to everyone who came out and made our Fall Open House Spectacular. We really hope that everyone had a great time and are looking forward to the other events we'll be having in the store for you soon. Our talented designer really hit it out of the

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Sunflower Thank-you Card

Thanks for joining us for our next free project. This month we will be taking a look at the new sunflower edger die that came in form Creative Expressions. There are so many other designs to choose form but today I'll be working with the sunflower edger die.

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Quick and Easy Pyramid Cards

3D Pyramid cards are a fun and easy project for beginner and experienced cardmakers alike. This week we were inspired to make some adorable Spring bunny themed cards using the Dandelion Die Cut Pyramid Decoupage Pack.