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
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
Free Project 3 Cards Using Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes in "Gemstones"Cosmic Shimmer Gilding FlakesThis product has been around for a while, but it is especially popular right now and for good reason. Nothing screams
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
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!
Creative Expressions Mixed Media and repurposing Everything old is new again. Repurposing "old-school" stencils in today's Mixed Media art!
Free Project Grand Celebration Card This free project features Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Kiss to bring some shine to your celebration.
Free Project Cotton Candy Card Project Step-by-step instructions to make this beautiful card featuring Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Polish. Great for Valentines day!
