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Bleach Stamping Card Tutorial Featuring Feathered Friends Press-Tacular Plate by Crafty Meraki

April 1, 2025 1 Comment

Bleach Stamping is a creative technique that delivers soft, dreamy results — and this gorgeous card from Crafty Meraki is the perfect example! Featuring the Feathered Friends Press-Tacular Plate and a rainbow ink-blended background, this project is a fresh twist on a classic stamping effect. Designed by Michelle B. for the Crafty Meraki blog, this stunning card uses water (instead of bleach!) to lift colour from a Distress Oxide–blended background, creating a gentle, ethereal look that enhances the detailed bird image beautifully. ✨ We love how Michelle kept the birds’ bodies untouched, allowing the vibrant background to remain intact in those spaces and draw the eye inward. ➡️ Want to make this card yourself? Hop over to the Crafty Meraki blog to read Michelle’s full tutorial. She walks you through each step and shares her tips for getting the best results from this easy bleach stamping technique — plus a…

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Creating a Shimmering Therm O Web Deco Foil Birthday Card by Heather Fischer

November 5, 2024 No Comments

Therm O Web Deco Foil Birthday Card designs are perfect for adding a touch of shimmer and sophistication to any occasion. This month’s spotlight features a stunning birthday card by Heather Fischer, combining Therm O Web’s Deco Foil with vibrant colors and intricate details. Heather utilized some creative techniques to achieve this card’s layered and luxurious look. Here’s how she brought each element together: Foiling for Floral Impact Using Therm O Web’s Deco Foil Adhesive Transfers with the “Blooming Friendship” design, Heather created a beautifully foiled floral centerpiece that draws the eye and adds elegance to the card. The gold foil’s sheen enhances the design, giving it a radiant look against the white cardstock. Layered Die-Cut Circles The Prism Studio Stitched Circle Dies provide layers that frame the foiled centerpiece, adding dimension and subtle texture. The stitched edges bring an intricate detail that enhances the elegance of the design. Soft…

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Fun Girl Gang Card with Kim Gowdy

March 15, 2021 No Comments

Hello! Kim here again with another FUN card share! Honestly, where would you be without your favourite girl gang? Regardless of age, our BFF’s are a huge part of getting through life! They make us laugh, love us despite our faults and encourage us to be our best self! That being said…how can you not LOVE the Picket Fence BFF Girl Gang stamp set! I love all the sentiments and possibilities! It will be a well-loved stamp set for years to come! On to the details of how I created this 6×6 card that makes me smile! Thanks for checking in! Just like Arnold Schwarzenegger…I’ll be back! Have you been inspired by our SPRING ISSUE of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine yet? Be sure to get your copy soon, we know you’ll LOVE it!

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Koala Tags designed by Kerry Engel

April 9, 2020 No Comments

The fabulous Kerry Engel has been playing with Elizabeth Craft Designs dies and WE LOVE the results! Check out these adorable Koala Tags! Kerry designed the tags using Elizabeth Craft Designs Dies Elizabeth Craft Designs Bear Hug Sentiment Stamps Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink Therm O Web iCraft Mixed Media Adhesive Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blending Brushes LOVE LOVE LOVE! Kerry is a MORNING crafter! Every morning before she heads off to work she takes some time in her craft room. Once or twice a week she shares what she has been working on, within the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Instagram Stories. Be sure to follow us on Instagram so you won’t miss what is cooking at Kerry’s house! CLICK HERE Stay safe and well everyone!

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Join our Sketchy Challenge Facebook Group

January 20, 2020 1 Comment

Hey there everyone! We want YOU to join the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Sketchy Challenge Facebook Group! Each month the fabulous Kerry Engel designs a sketch – posts it – you create a project based on the sketch – post it – THEN WE ALL CAN LOVE IT!!!! It is as easy as that! CLICK HERE to join! Here is the Dec Sketch Here is Kerry’s take on the Dec Sketch Kerry’s layout was designed using the following products Impression Obsession stamps Elizabeth Craft Designs Dies Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks Creative Scrapbooker Super Stock Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Chameleon Color Tone Pens We look forward to seeing how you use our monthly sketches from the Creative Scrapbooker Sketchy Challenge Facebook Group! Happy Scrapbooking SUBSCRIBE TODAY! to Creative Scrapbooker Magazine

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Let’s Shake Our Tail Feathers Stamp Set by Picket Fence Studios

November 15, 2019 2 Comments

Design team member Kim Gowdy had some serious fun playing with the Let’s Shake Our Tail Feathers stamp set by Picket Fence Studios! Check out this GORGEOUS card she designed. Here is the Let’s Shake Our Tail Feathers stamp set by Picket Fence Studios that she used. She paired that set with the Picket Fence Studios The Hen House stamp set and coordinating die. That chicken makes a perfect peacock! Kim used Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks to color the card. The ink was applied using Picket Fence Studios The Life Changing Blender Brushes. Everything on Kim’s card was adhered using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L including 3D Foam Square to pop up the peacock! Here is another look. It’s Friday night! A perfect time to “shake those feathers”.

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Kim takes on our November Sketchy Challenge with Sun Drenched collection from Paper House Productions

November 13, 2018 No Comments

Hello again! Kim here with a quick layout share using some of the gorgeous papers from Paper House Productions’ Sun Drenched paper pad! This collection is full of beautiful colours and patterns…perfect for beach days of summer or winter holidays!I used this month’s Sketchy Challenge as a starting point for my layout, our sketches are always a great source of inspiration! Once I chose the papers to work with I alter my page a bit with some stencilling using Ranger’s Distress Oxide ink and a stencil from MultiCraft. I used a couple of the 4×6 accent cards from the paper pad to layer with my photos, I love how they kind of become an extension of my photos in colour and pattern! I used a bit of Distress Oxide Ink on the paper edges to bring the focus in towards the pics! I added some Forever in Time Puffy Letter…

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Hello Summer Collection perfect for Family Photos

October 7, 2018 1 Comment

Hello again! Kim here with another layout share for the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine! As our Alberta days shorten and get cooler, I am drawn to the colours of the season but my scrapbooking keeps me into summer vibes just a bit longer! For my layout, I used Simple Stories collection – Hello Summer. It was easy to pull out the patterned paper and embellishments that worked with my photo; a rare family photo opportunity that found my parents, siblings and myself all together! If lobster bibs are part of that moment…so be it! Here I matted my main image on a piece of CSM Superstock and made it larger to accommodate my journaling as well as my photo. I used some barn door Distress Oxide by Ranger, to edge my cardstock with a bit of colour to co-ordinate with the patterned paper. Once I had my basic layout arranged, I…

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Glitter Backgrounds for Card Making

May 3, 2018 No Comments

Nicole Wright is on our web show today with an easy way to create glitter backgrounds for your next homemade card. Adding glitter has never been easier! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG1dHu66EME Nicole used the following supplies: Creative Scrapbooker Super Stock Ranger Distress Oxide Inks Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Adhesive Sheets and E-Z Runner Grand Ranger Distress Glitter Stampers Anonymous Flower Jar Stamp Set Sizzix coordinating Framelits Like what you see? Be sure to follow Creative Scrapbooker Magazine on YouTube – CLICK HERE Happy Scrappin’ Everyone!Subscribe today to Creative Scrapbooker Magazine – HOLD IT! READ IT! LOVE IT!

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December Sketchy Challenge – Ranger Distress inks to the Rescue!

February 18, 2018 3 Comments

Hello! Kim here with a quick share, my layout based on our December Sketchy Challenge! Those who go to retreats with me know that I CANNOT focus and get things done. I chat too much, can’t find what I need and “squirrel” around seeing what everyone else is doing! In the moment, I hate that I can’t scrapbook while retreating, but I come home so inspired…it’s just what I need to unwind and get the creative juices flowing! My friend Kerry gave me the creative task of working with the negative space of her cut-out for a project. Based on the shape…I’m sure it was for her sketch inspired layout as well! MY FAVOURITE RANGER PRODUCTS I taped it onto my blank, bright-white Creative Scrapbooker Magazine’s Superstock and started playing with my Ranger Distress Oxide inks! It was the perfect task for my squirrelling brain…no real thought required, just swirling ink…