Alcohol blends technique with video tutorial

August 10, 2023

I shared this fun technique on a recent video; I call it the Alcohol Blends Background.

For the cards above I added pretty floral die-cuts from the Paper Florist dies. The greetings are from the Kindest Expressions stamp set. The background colors were made with the following Blends: Left card Mossy Meadow & Lemon Lime Twist. Right card was Berry Burst & Blackberry Bliss.

To achieve this cool background you need Blends or alcohol markers and rubbing alcohol in a spritzer bottle. I used regular Basic White card stock and a clear plastic folder to work on. You can watch the video here.

I tried many color combinations; you can see some of the finished cards below plus the backgrounds too.

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I shared this technique on Monday night's Live and challenge my followers to share a card featuring this technique on my Stamp & Share Facebook group. Share yours here by August 27th to get in on the door prize drawing.

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*cards are previous card kits to go; over the top and many fun folds.

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September 18, 2025
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More than Autumn Team swaps for Fall

September 17, 2025

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I’ll post a link to the sale tomorrow. But for now start making your list of stamps you want!

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Today I’m sharing some of my Team swap cards from our September swap.

First is a cute card made by Joan:

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She used the More Than Autumn bundle seen here.

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Look at her amazing coloring on the cups! And it’s a fun fold with a gift card option too!

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Her colors include Timid tiger, Vanilla with Daffodil Delight. She colored everything with Blends markers. The center panel is the Beautiful Bokeh DSP.

Measurements:
– card base 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″
– Daffodil textured layer 4″ X 5 1/4″
-Timid Tiger accordion fold 9 3/4″ X 4 1/4″ scored at 3 1/4″ & 6 1/2″
– Vanilla & DSP layers 3″ X 4″

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Next is a sweet card made by Candy who also used this bundle:

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Her colors include Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon & Pumpkin Pie.

She textured the Lost Lagoon layer with the Plaid 3D embossing folder. The circle is about 2 1/2″ around and is a Stylish Shapes die-cut as well as the greeting die-cut.

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And lastly today is a perfectly Autumn card made by Gwen. It’s her first time swapping! She did a wonderful job!

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Each of these cards features the More Than Autumn bundle and they’re all so unique. It’s a pretty big bundle with a wide variety of images and dies. She used the new Gathering Together specialty paper seen here. She added a center strip under her images that’s 1 3/4″ wide. Cajun Craze with Very Vanilla are her card stock colors. The greeting die-cut is from the Perennial Postage dies.

Thanks for stopping in; I hope you enjoyed the card swaps today. I’ll share more soon!

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A neat vertical ‘Book Binding’ card fold with video tutorial

September 16, 2025

Here’s the second card I shared on last week’s video. It’s a neat book binding card that’s vertical instead of the usual horizontal card.

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The colors include Gray Granite & Early Espresso with White. I chose these colors to match the Toile designer paper from the Holiday Catalog. See it here.

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The view above shows the card open. The card starts as a normal 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ card base but has two extra score lines. See the measurements and directions here on the free project sheet. Click on this link to download or print it.

I made multiples of this card for an online swap I participated in. I love swapping and making multiples of the same card.

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Click play on the video below to see how it’s made.

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