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Three Fun Background Techniques for Creating Easy & Colorful Cards
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of simple and pretty cards made with the Beautiful Backgrounds Collection from Stampendous. There are so many fun techniques you can do with background stamps and I used three of my favorites to create these colorful cards for a variety of occasions. Rainbow Confetti Congrats Card The Stampendous Streamers Stamp was just begging to inked up in rainbow colors, so I created a colorful background with just three ink pads for this simple and bright congrats card. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4” x 5.25”. Using a stamp…
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Colorful Cards for All Occasions using Stampendous Beautiful Backgrounds
Hi friends! Jen Shults with you today on the Spellbinders Blog and I am so excited to be sharing three projects with you using the new Stampendous Beautiful Backgrounds. This collection features four beautiful backgrounds that can be used to make super quick cards or more detailed colorful creations where the background is the star and I have a little of both to share with you today! You can mix and match these backgrounds and techniques for endless cards! My first card focuses on the Streamers background and it was definitely a fun one to make and would be easy to mass-produce if you need lots of birthday cards. Stamps…
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Beautiful Backgrounds Cards with Joy
Hello crafty friends, I love a good background stamp! I’m going to show you three cards using three different background stamps from the Stampendous Beautiful Backgrounds. I used three different techniques with these awesome stamps. For my first card, I used the Leafy Lines background stamp, it has a pull-away piece that I used for this card design. On a piece of watercolor paper I hot-foiled the background with the Diagonal Glimmer Stripes (discontinued) and Aura foil. I stamped the corners with the Leafy Lines pull-away stamp piece. I colored the leaves with multiple colors using Karin Watercolor Markers. I added a few splatters with the Karin Markers and added…
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Perfect Sentiments for Cardmaking
Hello crafty friends! It is Karen Brown here and I am so happy to be back on the Spellbinders Blog. Let’s start with the heart of every crafting project – the sentiments. Stampendous has unveiled an exquisite collection of sentiment sets that cater to every occasion, from birthdays to thank yous, and everything in between. With playful fonts and heartfelt messages, these sentiments add a personal touch to your creations. Versatile Sentiment Set Whether you’re expressing gratitude, spreading joy, or sending love, Sincere Sentiments has the perfect stamp for every occasion. I fell in love with the “You Are Fabulous” text and thought it would look adorable on one of…
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So Many Sentiments for Birthday Fun!
Hi, Dina Kowal here with a fun birthday suite! New this month is a collection of sentiment stamps and coordinating dies with abundant options for birthday greetings. Each of the products in the All the Sentiments release is interactive, with multi-step greetings, a gift card holder, and an innovative envelope die set that can even be used to make a cute gift box! I started off with a birthday card and a matching envelope. I really wanted to highlight the A2 Gift Card Holder and Envelope Dies here because I think this set is so clever! The set includes some mix-and-match word dies which can be combined for birthdays or…
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3 Ways to Expand Your A2 Gift Card Holder and Envelope
Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya here with some fun inspiration for Stampendous’ new collection – All the Sentiments. Whenever I want to buy a set, I try to think of 5 different ways in which I can use it! Guess what? This new collection is a must-have if you want a versatile gifting solution. In today’s blogpost, I am going to show you three different ways to use the A2 gift card and envelope die from this collection. Pop-Up Card Base The Gift Card holder is meant for gift cards but this one is perfect for creating pop-up cards! Start off by assembling the gift card base as shown in…
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Cool Fransformers Inspiration
Hello crafty friends! This is Jennifer Rustioni from @armieritagli! Today I share with you three Christmas cards I created featuring the new super cute and fun Stampendous Cool Fransformers Stamps Collection! These critters are the cutest, aren’t they?? CHRISTMAS MAGIC The first card I realized is featuring the Stampendous Fransformers Snowy Friends Stamp Set. I stamped the snowman on a watercolor paper, using the Distress Oxide Pumice Stone, to have a delicate effect. I realized the background using the Sakura Koi Watercolors in the shades of blue with the wet-on-dry technique, to have a more intense effect. After that, I continued to watercolor the snowman and then I used…
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Stampendous Holiday Hugs Ideas
Hi Spellbinders friends! It’s Angela Tombari here. I have three creative cards to share with you today, made with Holiday Hugs by Stampendous. The dies in the collection are very simple to assemble and the sentiments on the stamp sets are so fun. Together, they can be combined into endless possibilities! The first card I would like to show you is made using Santa Hugs dies. I assembled Santa using his classic colors, red for the dress and black for the belt and boots. The card simulates an envelope. I used the striped lines from Holiday Hugs Sentiments on two corners of the card. In the top right corner, I…
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Stampendous Holiday Hugs with Rachel Alvarado
Hello crafty friends! It’s Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I have a trio of cards to share with you today featuring some super cute products from the new Stampendous Holiday Hugs Collection. These die sets are super easy to assemble and can be set up in a variety of ways. They also coordinate perfectly with the previously released Stampendous Hugs Accessories Etched Dies. Santa Claus Hugs My first project features Santa and one of his adorable reindeer from the Santa Hugs Etched Dies. To start, I first die-cut Santa’s outfit and my reindeer from some pieces of colored card stock. I next die cut his face, nose, beard, and the white…
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Stampendous Holiday Hugs Cardmaking Ideas
Hello! I’m Jen Kotas from Who Stole My Glitter and I’m happy to be back today to share three cards featuring the Stampendous Holiday Hugs Collection. There are three adorable character die sets in the collection that I’ve turned into shaped cards. There are also coordinating stamp sets to add cute details or sentiments. You could turn these shaped cards into tags by punching a hole in the card base and then adding twine or ribbon. To avoid seeing the back of the cardstock colors when the card is open, die-cut pieces out of white to back things like the hat and beard. Die cut the Santa body from Santa…
