Creative Expressions

A collection of 27 posts

Winter Cards Featured

Adding Flair with Mini Dies

These mini dies are the perfect size to add a little something to any winter card, tag, scrapbook page, or even journal entry!

Creative Expressions Featured

Convex Carousel Cardmaking

The simple technique used to create the convex card frame really draws the eye towards the main show!

Creative Expressions

New 2020 Festive Collection

It's that time of year again.. Christmas Card making time has come upon us once again.

Crafting

Paper Piecing Card Designs

Paper piecing is a great way to get new and beautiful looks from your dies. For this project I am using Lynda Chapman's World of Paper Kaskad Folio colored cardstock. This cardstock is smooth and has a colored core perfect for craft projects like this.

sentiment stamps

Sentiment backgrounds

Creating backgrounds is a fun way to use some products you don't usually use and for today's blog I did just that. I decided to use just the sentiments from stamp sets and create backgrounds that I could use for my cards.

virtual open house

Virtual Open House - Masculine/Gentlemen's Card

It's always a challenge to make men's cards so we though we'ed help you get this one together using our Gilding Polishes and Easy 3D Toppers. This HC Topper is focused on men's drinks and cocktails so when you make this card you can make the whole bunch of them and have them ready in your stash.

acrylic block

Using your die to make stamps and stencils

This technique really allows you to get more value from your purchased dies, and you can use any die and create a stamp with it.

card making

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.

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.

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.

Background

New Technique with Gilding Flakes

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

Background

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.

Cosmic Shimmer

Aurora Flakes Sunflower Card

Create easy and beautiful cards using edger dies and new Cosmic Shimmer Aurora Flakes

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 park this

broken tile dies

Mix & Match with Broken Tile Dies

OK so I have seen these dies around the store for quite sometime now and I have finally been inspired to create something with them. In this weeks class we are working with parchment paper in a new way to me, coloring the image in from the reverse side of the parchment.

edge die

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.

Animals

Inspired by great weather

Hi there and welcome back to our blog. Today's blog is about the fun cards you can make with summer time themed die sets. I'll feature the Flamingo die set form Marianne design in my cards today.

Mixed Media

Mixed Media: Repurposing the old

I love repurposing paper crafting products that have otherwise outlived their intended use. Case in point, I used a 3D topper butterfly  from Dufex and these white paper flowers from Marianne simply because I didn't have exactly what I needed. My first requirement was cherry blossoms on a branch. I

Free Project

3 Cards Using Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes

Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes in "Gemstones" [https://www.ecstasycrafts.com/CSGF]Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes This product has been around for a while, but it is especially popular right now and for good reason. Nothing screams Fall like the metallic shine of Gilding Flakes. Try them with double-sided tape, glue,

Simple

Quick & Easy Shimmer Shaker Card

Today we want to share a quick and easy card that we designed for one of our Open House events. This card was a big hit because it was so simple, but the results are beautiful!

Mixed Media

Mixed Media Reversed Canvas

Mixed Media Reversed Canvas using various products to create a cherished keepsake

Stamping

National Scrapbook Day Celebration

Ecstasy Crafts was honoured to be part of Scrapbook Centrale's National Scrapbook Day weekend Crop Celebration. Natalie and her super team pulled together an incredible weekend event. Sold out weeks if not months in advance, "swag" bags to rival a Hollywood Red Carpet event, hundreds and hundreds of door prizes

Glitter Kiss

Two-Toned Sparkle with Glitter Kiss Duos

Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Kiss is one of our most popular products, and the reasons are obvious: it's beautiful and easy-to-use. That's why we were so excited when the Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Kiss Duos finally arrived!

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Mixed Media and repurposing

Everything old is new again. Repurposing "old-school" stencils in today's Mixed Media art!