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Colorful Rare Bloom Watercolor Cards by Deborah Hellman
Hello crafty friends! My name is Deborah Hellman, and I am thrilled to be a guest designer for Spellbinders this month. Today, I am sharing with you some colorful, Spring watercolor cards that I created using the newest House-Mouse Collection: Rare Bloom. I love House-Mouse and watercoloring, so for me it is a perfect pairing. Another option, these beautiful stamped images could easily be colored with colored pencils or markers to suit your personal preferences. In addition to being adorable, all of the House-Mouse stamps have great details and shading which is a big plus. I stamped all of the images on a 4¼ x 5½ inch piece of Spellbinders’…
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Easy A2 Cards with House-Mouse – Let’s Stamp & Color!
Hey crafty friends! It’s Paula Fontenelle here from Crafting with Paula, and today we’re going back to basics with a simple A2 card tutorial featuring the adorable House-Mouse Rare Bloom collection. Whether you’re new to cardmaking or just love a quick project, this one’s for you! Here are some examples from the collection. For the tutorial, I’ll be using the mouse with the balloon. FIRST THINGS FIRST: LET’S BUILD A CARD BASE! What’s an A2 card? It’s the most common card size out there: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″. To make one, just cut a piece of cardstock to 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, fold it in half, and you’ve got your card base.…
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Sweet & Simple Stamping with House-Mouse Rare Bloom
Hi crafty friends! I’m Paula Fontenelle from Crafting with Paula, and I’m so excited to be here on the Spellbinders’ blog for the very first time! I hope you enjoy this tutorial I’ve put together, especially if you’re just getting started with stamping and coloring. Today, we’re diving into some stamping basics using the adorable House-Mouse Rare Bloom Collection. These stamps are the cutest, and guess what? The entire scene is in one stamp, which makes it so easy to create a complete card in one go. Win! LET’S TALK STAMPING! I colored all the cards with Copic markers, which are alcohol-based. So here’s your first must-know tip: Use a…
