ecstasy crafts

A collection of 44 posts

studio light

Girl With Cat Card Design

When I began designing this card I really didn't know in what direction I was going, but I knew I wanted to use a couple of new things in my stash.

studio light

A Creative Adventure - Journals.

A journal of samples of different mixed media products, how they work and what they look like on paper. I use the term "mixed media" loosely because I am not a mixed media person rather a person who applies different textures to my card making designs.

studio light

Die Cut Block by Studio Light

This block of 12 sheets includes a wide variety of pre-cut elements that are fantastic additions to your cards and scrapbook pages.

Creative Expressions

New 2020 Festive Collection

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

birthday card

Card Making with Studio Light Products

We now carry a new and exciting line of products from Studio Light. I had the chance to play with some of the new stuff over the weekend and was excited to create some new cards with it.

Cosmic Shimmer

Slimline Card Using Woodware Stamps and Shimmer Shakers

Woodware comes out with some great long stamps that are perfect for slimline cards and for this card I wanted to use the long stamp that has a stack of cute bugs .

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.

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!

Easel Cards

Easel cards using folding dies

We recently had a Virtual Open House and we used this really cool die set from Marianne Design and for today's blog I wanted to revisit this die and see if there were new ways to use it.

window cards

Unicorn Window Card

I used the new stamp and die set from Marianne Design, This set includes 3 cute unicorns as well as a cloud and coordinating dies. For this card design I decided to make a window card. A different way to use the coordinating die.

virtual open house

Virtual Open House - Marianne Design Fancy Fold Card

There are so many cute cutting sheets out there in the market today and sometimes it just stumps me on how to use them. Most cutting sheets come with 6 images on them and three of them are circles and the other three are squares.

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.

virtual open house

Virtual Open House - Men's Gift Tags

These tags were fun to make and came together fairly quickly using some really versatile products. This embossing folder by Marianne Designs is called Letter Board and the idea of using it like a message board card is such a fun idea. I found that it totally looks like corrugated

card kits

Unique Card Kits for Men

Card Kits are an easy way to get into card making or something different for seasoned card makers. These kits include everything you need to assemble a bunch of cards at once or one at a time, whatever you prefer.

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.

patterned paper

Making your own background patterned paper.

There are so many ways you can make the most of your stamp sets and for today's blog I wanted to show you how to use any image in a stamp set to create a patterned background of your own. You'll create a one of a kind image that you can customize any way you like.

aperture

Using apertures to create interesting backgrounds

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

Background

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.

couture creations

Couture Creations Alcohol Inks

Couture Creations has come out with their very own line of Alcohol Inks including 15 Pearl Inks. Alcohol Inks are a fast drying, highly pigmented alcohol based ink.

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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Precision Stamp Press

There is a  new stamping platform to consider when your in the market for one. This new Precision Stamp Press created by Couture Creations has a different approach to the stamping platforms. The new design includes springs, so you can fit your clear stamps as well as your rubber stamps

backgrounds

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.

card making

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

Nellie's Choice

How to Color Your Scene Stamps

One of the greatest things about these scene stamps is the shading that is part of the stamp. This makes it easy to know where the shading is supposed to go in the image.