Inspiration: 22 Slimline Card Tutorials

Inspiration: 22 Slimline Card Tutorials

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

Brayered Stamped Watercolor on Mineral Paper

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Inspiration: 13 Masking Tutorials for Stampers

Inspiration: 13 Masking Tutorials for Stampers

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!)

Masking while embossing

Nativity Christmas Cards with torn paper masking

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Inspiration: 24 ways to color Clean and Simple cards

Inspiration: 24 ways to color Clean and Simple cards

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?

Create a 6-pack of Clean and simple panda cards

Playing Love Games

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Inspiration: 12 ways to color with dies

Inspiration: 12 ways to color with dies

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!

3 ways to use Brusho with shape dies – CAS

Watercolor rainbow blends on inlaid dies

Color a winter scene using dies

How to paint with Brusho on diecuts

Shaped Camper Cards 6 ways

Sparkly Rainbow Shaped Cards – 6×6 pad

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Inspiration: 32+ Interactive Project Tutorials

Inspiration: 32+ Interactive Project Tutorials

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

Interactive Ice Cream Freezer Card

Interactive Watercolor Window Cards

Interactive Woven Tab Card (Zig Clean Color Pens)

Interactive art studio slimline card

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Inspiration: Colored Paper Coloring, 16+ Card Tutorials

Inspiration: Colored Paper Coloring, 16+ Card Tutorials

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

Copic Coloring Flowers on Yellow Cardstock

Coloring Spooky Shadows on Desert Storm Cardstock

Layered Floral Sympathy Cards

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