Striking and fun Black Magic technique with video!

June 30, 2026

I shared this pretty card on last week’s Live video. It’s the Black Magic technique!

My colors include Peaceful Pine, Old Olive (ink only), Golden Glow and White. It features the Fern & Flora bundle seen here.

What is the Black Magic technique? It’s where you start with a light neutral piece of card stock and add color with sponges or markers. Then stamp images in Versamark and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. The magic happens when you cover it completely with a water based ink (here I used Secret Sea). Then wipe off the ink that does not ‘stick’ to the heat embossed areas. True magic!

Watch my video tutorial further below to see this technique in action.

On this card I used mostly the stamp images; only the greeting die-cut is from the dies. I added a few In Color butterfly gems and the pretty Golden Glow ribbon too.

I created a free project sheet for this card; click here to download it or to print it.

I made one with Golden Glow as the card base and the other as Peaceful Pine as the card base.

Below is the video tutorial for this card and another.

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Life is Beautiful card; made from scraps

December 21, 2020
Have you ever made a card from the scraps on your work space? Or maybe you've been inspired by one as a starting point? Every piece of this card was a scrap!

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The stamped & layered main image was leftover from a project I was making but didn't like the shape for it. So it sat in a pile for weeks.

The tree & greeting are stamped in Navy ink. The snowflakes are stamped in Pool Party & Highland Heather. I added a few Snowflake Sequins too. You can see them here. They're 50% off right now; while supplies last. They are perfect for shaker cards too.

The Highland Heather rectangles and the Navy strip were in my bag of scraps and the ribbon was an extra too! Easy peasy!

I will sure miss playing with this stamp set when it retires on January 4th. I'm so sad it's going away! If you don't have it yet; I hope you order it before it's gone. Click here to see it in my store; it's just $17!

Measurements:
- Pool Party card 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
- White 3" X 3 5/8"
- Navy 3 1/8" X 3 3/4", 3/4" X 5 1/2" strip
- Highland Heather 2 1/2" X 3 1/2" pieces
Tomorrow's Facebook Live will feature 2 fun fold cards using this stamp set. Tune in here at 11 am Central Time.

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Need ideas for your Christmas stamp sets? Check these out!

December 18, 2020

Each year I hold a series of Christmas card classes for my customers and also offer the tutorials for my online customers.

These tutorials are for sale here. Or get them FREE with any online order in December! You'll have plenty of ideas for next years projects.

Each PDF Tutorial includes step by step directions, measurements, photos and a supply list. And the photos show the inside and the stamped envelope too!

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Click here to order your tutorial. Or click here to order Stampin' Up! products and get these 16 projects sent to you FREE!

**Don't forget that if your online order is over $50 you'll receive 220 Red Rhinestones also!

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Curvy Christmas; only available a few more weeks!

December 17, 2020
Look at this WOW card featuring the Curvy Christmas & Quite Curvy dies! Marilyn made it for our swap last month; she really outdid herself with this one.

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She used lots of products on this beauty.
- Curvy Christmas stamp set
- Classic Christmas 6" Designer Paper
- Winter Snow embossing folder – on sale 50% off
- Curvy Dies – green leaves and Gold foil & White dotted curvy edge
- Detailed Band dies – gold leaves
- Stitched Nested Labels
- 3/8" Metallic Gold ribbon – dies Cherry Cobbler
- Shaded Spruce, Cherry Cobbler & White CS
Remember that the Curvy Christmas set and Classic Christmas 6" paper are retiring soon. They are available while supplies last through January 4th only. The Quite Curvy bundle will be coming back in the 2021 Spring catalog however. See it all here.

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Here are a few more samples using these products:

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