Mixed Media Tags with a grungy Background and Collage Fodder

Hi there, Susanne here with two mixed media index tags. I used various techniques on the background including acrylic paints and some stamping. To finish up the tags I used some stenciled focal images that I made using our Sketchy Leaves 2 Stencil. You will find a full tutorial on these botanical collage pieces at the end of this post.

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DIY Decorated Gift Bag with Textured XMas Trees – Papercrafting Tutorial

Hi there, Susanne here with a lovely idea on how to wrap your Christmas gifts! We are going to make a DIY decorated gift bag today using our cute Textured XMas Trees stamps. We need a paperbag, some dark blue and white paint, watercolors (or any other coloring medium) and embossing powder in white. Click continue for a process video.

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Autumnal Greeting Card with Embossing

Hi there, Susanne here! Today I’m sharing an autumnal greeting card using images from our Autumn Leaves stamp set, embossed in gold, combined with an elegant dry embossed background using our Marks 1 stencil. Did you know, that you can dry emboss with our stencils? All you need is a die-cutting machine. It gives wonderful results, perfect for your cardmaking. I already made a tutorial a while ago and will link it up at the end of the post.

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Birthday Card with Vintage Stuff Flowers & Distress Oxide Inks

Hi there, Susanne here! Today I’m sharing two vintage greeting cards with a Distress Ink/ Oxide background and stamps from our Vintage Stuff and Mixed Media Borders stamp sets. The technique I am using for the background can be fabulous adapted to any other vintage project or your junk journal pages. Click continue for a quick process video.

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Mixed Media with Stencil Texture, Acrylic Inks and Collage Fodder

Hi there, Susanne here! I’m sharing a set of two mixed media icads using stencil texture combined with acrylic inks and collage fodder. I am creating a grungy background by combining bright colors with black ink and some stamping. To finish up the cards I use collage fodder made with our Sketchy Leaves stencils and some words from Mix A Sentiment and Mixed Sentiments 1.

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Autumnal Greeting Cards – Dry Embossing with Stencils

Hi there, Susanne here! Today I’m sharing two autumnal greeting cards using our brand new Autumn Leaves stamp set combined with some elegant embossed backgrounds. Did you know, that you can dry emboss with our stencils? All you need is a die-cutting machine. It gives wonderful results, perfect for your cardmaking. I already made a tutorial a while ago and will link it up at the end of the post.

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