Slimline-shaped cards have really taken off in recent years; I love them since they lend themselves to scenes and techniques that might fall flat on a smaller surface!
Click on any photo to go see that tutorial!
Are flourescent Copics really glow in the dark?
Watercolor a sunset forest scene (slimline card)
Slimline Magical Watercolor Gnome Card
The Happiest Copic Accident: Recovering art from a (gasp) liquid spill!
The Last Camel: Colored Pencil Nativity Card (Slimline)
Color a water-filled glass vase
Realistic Rainy Watercolor Card (slimline)
How to make layering stamps look realistic
Masking – WHILE embossing (plus watercoloring with distress inks)
When to watercolor with Distress Ink vs Distress Oxide
Make an elegant wax seal card embellishment
Interactive art studio slimline card (Zig Clean Color Pens)
Complex masking for Copic Airbrush (first time trying it!)
Multicolor watercolor wash (inspired by illustrator Jon Klassen)
Tips to help stop Copic marker bleeding (advanced cards but beginner tips!)
Is this the weirdest pencil sharpener ever? + shading cactus
Drawing a flower garden in pencil
How to create a Monochromatic Dramatic Scene
Art Impressions Slimline WC: Spooky Door (or winter door?)
How to change seasons of an image
Mineral paper, Alcohol Ink + easy mass-produced CAS Christmas cards
Masking can be daunting when it’s a complex scene….so start with something simple and work your way up! I’ve collected as many of my videos that include the basics of masking for you – I’m sure there are more but since they were focused on coloring, I’d have to watch over 1000 videos to find it all. But….this is a pretty good start for anyone wanting to get started!
Scroll through all the tutorials below and pick something to inspire your stamping – just tap on the pic!
Tiny Tutorial
(NO VIDEO) On Instagram I created a little tutorial that might help as well (the last slide about masking on YT is for TODAY, World Cardmaking Day 2021. Once that’s over, I’ll link that picture to the video!
Why mask? To connecting stamps for scenes!
2 easy masking techniques, 3 easy snowstorms
Basic Masking with Eclipse Tape and MISTI – plus a shading map
Masking tips for stampers
Make a Retro Sleigh Ride Card – masking with inks!
Crafty Hack: Mask Stamps for Complex Scenes
Masking Complex Scenes
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MISTI masking tips: Everything’s cuter in a jar
Post-it masking and coloring poppies
Complex embossing for Copic Airbrush (first time trying it!)
Lots of folks don’t associate me with clean and simple – those kinds of cards take less time than my crazy coloring does! BUT I put forth that the cards on this post ARE clean and simple – there’s plenty of empty space, which is what clean-and-simple really is all about!
Click on any picture to get to the video tutorial and give it a try yourself!
Create a simple table in colored pencil
Soft Rainbow Floral Card
Zig Clean Color Pens on Letterpress Paper
Piecing and layering stamps with different papers
Wet on wet stamping – Clean Color markers
Introduction to Copic glazing
Creating teeny tiny No line works of art
Gumball Shaker Card
Clean and simple no-line valentines
Winter Juniper Berries in Copic Marker
Clean and Simple Porthole Cards
Distress Oxide Watercolor Clean and Simple Card
Are colored pencils transparent?
Painted Collage Cards (inspired by Eric Carle)
Watercolor puffins on a rocky coast
How to make cards with Cute Cottonball Critters (easy!)
Split a giant stamp to make two CAS cards
Watercoloring flowers with Zig Clean Color pens
Copic Coloring using a limited palette I
Rainy Get Well Cards in Zig Clean Color Markers
Clean and simple floral card in colored pencil and Copic
How to color a vignette scene (Polychromos pencils)
Mineral Paper, Alcohol Ink, and a simple Christmas tree design
Perspective on a Beach scene: Big snail? or Little palm?
I’m not known for my work with dies – but I’ve been known to have an idea or two along the way! I’ve gathered a few tutorials that might shake up how you think of the dies in your stash, or inspire you to pick up some new ones. Just click on a photo to get to the video tutorial and go make one yourself!
Copic Coloring Die Cuts
Inlaid die + ink blending + interactive slider card
Create Distress Ink Flowers using dies
How to create scenes with no stamping – just dies!
Airbrushing Inlaid Dies
Create a scene with 4 stamp sets, 2 dies, and 3 mediums!
Cards that have moving elements are so much fun – I don’t always follow tutorials or dies to create mine, either, I love doing some wild “paper engineering!” Check out some of these and see if you can come up with more ideas too!
Click on any photo to see the blog post and tutorial video!
Dog themed Explosion Box Card
Art Impressions Circlet Tryfold Cards – four ways!
Pet Themed Shaker Card – Easy watercolor
Make a Card – with an interior POP UP for a gift card holder!
Art Impressions Twist Tie Cards
Interactive poptart toaster card
How to make a Pulled Spinner Card – Let’s Roll!
TriFold Shutter Card Template 1 – with room to write!
TriFold Shutter Card Template 2
Candy Wobblers for DIY Party Favors
Interactive Ice Cream Truck Card
Interactive Watercolor Stacker/Slider cards
Homemade spinning wheel card #1 (no fancy dies!)
Homemade spinning wheel card #2 (no special dies!)
Pull Tab Vacation Card
Interactive Carousel Horse Card
Interactive Inside/Outside Door Cards
Interactive Laundry Card
DIY Scratch-off Lottery Birthday Card
Interactive Magical Baker Card
No-line motion card / pull-tab sentiment
Interactive Card: Dr. Ph. Martin’s Rainbow Ride!
Interactive: Woven Tab Card
Interactive Rainbow Slider Card
Color an interactive baking themed card
Inlaid die + ink blending + interactive slider card
Easy way to make an interactive popup card
DOUBLE interactive ninja warrior card
MONSTER UNDER THE BED!?!? Action Wobbles Card
How to Make a Penny Slider Card
Magic Reveal Card
Gumball Shaker Card
Rain Shaker Maze Card
Light-up interactive card
Interactive Puppy Slider Cards
Shading Frosted Donuts – interactive with action wobbles
Sometimes to shake things up – it’s fun to grab a colored paper and use that instead of the usual white! The projcets collected on this page are mostly Copic and Pencil, though I spy a watercolor in here too! Check these out for inspiration than go make something wild of your own!
Click on any photo to go to the post with video tutorial:
Piecing and layering stamps with different papers
How to make layering stamps look realistic
Layering Copic and Pencil on Dark Papers
Color people on kraft paper (Desert Storm)
Three Gnome Kings: Copic coloring on Desert Storm (Kraft)
How to make cards with Cute Cottonball Critters (easy!)
Make whites POP! Comparing white products on colored paper
Drawing Transparent Jellyfish on Black paper
Coloring reindeer in colored pencil on Desert Storm
Coloring Transparent Balloons on dark paper
Trying out Stonehenge Kraft paper
Reef Shark Watercolor on black
Choosing colors from the Hex Chart on Desert Storm Cardstock
