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Butterfly Brilliance Collection - Part 2

I am continuing to showcase the Butterfly Brilliance Collection this week, and have some more cards to share with you.

I may not be the biggest butterfly fan, but when I got the new Butterfly Brilliance Collection it was love at first sight! The whole collection is stunning.

Any Occasion, Cards, Techniques, Stamparatus, Thinking of YouConnie DouglasMarch 9, 2021Butterfly Brilliance Collection, Butterfly Brilliance Bundle, Butterfly Bijou DSPComment

You Are An Incredible Woman

Do you know an incredible woman? Someone you can count on in your life, to be your shoulder to lean on, to listen when you need to talk? If you have someone like that, why not send them a card to let them know how much they mean to you.

Any Occasion, Cards, TechniquesConnie DouglasJanuary 28, 2021Hydrangea Haven Bundle, Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set, Hydrangea Dies, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Simple Snowman Stamping

We have had our first snowfall of the season, and although it was just a bit, and melted over the next couple days, it did make me start thinking of snowmen. I didn’t build one outside, but I did build a card with one!

Cards, Christmas, Simple Stamping, TechniquesConnie DouglasNovember 19, 2020Snowman Season, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #simplestamping, #stampinup Comments

Peaceful Nativity - Sponging

I love the effect of sponging a background. It gives subtle shading with highlights and lowlights. I used sponging to create the background for this card.

Cards, Christmas, Techniques, SpongingConnie DouglasNovember 12, 2020sponging, Peaceful Nativity, Peaceful Nativity Bundle, technique, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Backwards Kissing

Recently I showed you the Kissing Technique. Today my card uses the other stamp that I had inked for that technique. Kind of backwards kissing!

Any Occasion, Cards, TechniquesConnie DouglasOctober 31, 2020Backwards Kissing, Winter Woods, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

An Oldie But A Goodie!

One of the first techniques I learned when I first started stamping was Sponging. It is a simple technique that is easy and fun to do, and can really change the look of your card.

Any Occasion, Cards, TechniquesConnie DouglasOctober 27, 2020Gilded Autumn SDSP, Beautiful Autumn, sponging, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Kissing

At a time in our lives where we have dramatically reduced our close contact, here is some Kissing that won’t spread germs! I used the Kissing Technique when stamping these cards.

Any Occasion, Cards, TechniquesConnie DouglasOctober 17, 2020Ridiculously Awesome, Winter Woods, Touched My Heart, Kissing Technique, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #stayner, #collingwood, #stampinupComment

Ink To Block Technique

Today I have a fun technique to share. As with most things in our wonderful crafting world, there are many variations of this technique that may give you slightly different results.

Any Occasion, Cards, TechniquesConnie DouglasSeptember 19, 2020Ink to block technique, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeach, #collingwood, #staynor, #stampinup Comments

Masking Technique

Today I have an easy technique that can really add to your stamping. It is called masking, and if you are willing to do some fussy cutting (or die cutting if available!!) it is easy.

Any Occasion, Cards, TechniquesConnie DouglasAugust 27, 2020Nature's Beauty, Itty Bitty Greetings, Gilded Autumn SDSP, Brushed Metallic Cardstock, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #stampinupComment

A Fun Technique

Today I have a fun and easy technique that gives your cards an interesting look. It is the Q-Tip technique, and it is a lot of fun!

Any Occasion, Cards, TechniquesConnie DouglasMay 20, 2020Snow Front, Waterfront, Q-Tip Technique, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagabeachstamping, #wasagacrafting, #stampinupComment

Nature's Beauty

I decided to use the Embossed Embossing Technique again for my card today. It was so much fun last time I wanted to play with some different embossing folders. If you missed it, you can see my other sample here.

Any Occasion, Cards, TechniquesConnie DouglasMay 5, 2020Nature's Beauty, Embossed Embossing, Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeachstampingComment

Create Your Own Designer Series Paper

Stampin’ Up! has some beautiful Designer Series Paper, but have you ever wanted some different colours or patterns than what they offer? Great news, it is easy and fun to make your own.

Any Occasion, Cards, Techniques, TutorialsConnie DouglasApril 9, 2020Nature's Beauty, Painted Poppies, Smooth Sailing, Designer Series Paper, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeachstampingComment

Colour Blocking - An Easy and Fun Technique

Have you tried the Colour Blocking Technique? It is easy and fun, and gives your cards an interesting look. It is also a great way to use up smaller pieces of card stock or Designer Series Paper you have sitting around looking for a good card front home!

Any Occasion, Cards, Techniques, TutorialsConnie DouglasMarch 31, 2020Cross of Hope, Hold On To Hope, Colour Blocking Technique, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeachstamping, #covid19Comment

Isn't That Fancy

If you know me, you know that I never send a card with a ‘naked’ envelope! I love to add a little stamp to the bottom left corner on the front my envelope. It just adds that little extra touch. Today I decided to go fancy on the back of some envelopes.

Any Occasion, Quick & Cute, TechniquesConnie DouglasFebruary 15, 2020envelopes, #greatstampingwithconnie, #wasagacrafting, #wasagabeachstampingComment

Happily Ever After

When we hear “happily ever after”, we tend to think about a wedding. Wishing the new couple a wonderful wedding day, and that they will live happily ever after. Wishes for a lifetime of love and happiness has the same meaning, but with different words. To me, the first is more fairy tale, while the latter feels like our hope for real life. Either way, they are both lovely, and send joyful wishes to the recipient.

Challenges, Wedding, TechniquesConnie DouglasOctober 17, 2019Dandelion Wishes, plastic bag technique, #gre, #was, #GDP211Comment

You Can Do This

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. This post is part of Kylie Bertucci’s International Blog, and you can vote for my card. The theme for this month is Encouragement. We could all use some encouragement at one time or another, and sending someone a hand made card to give them some support can have an amazing impact and be very meaningful to the recipient.

Any Occasion, Cards, Challenges, TechniquesConnie DouglasMay 6, 2019International Blog Highlights, Dandelion Wishes, Itty Bitty Greetings Comments

Mirror Image Tutorial

Stamping a cute image on a card front can be fun, but stamping it twice, as a mirror image just ups the fun and cute factor off the chart! The Stamparatus makes it easy to do.

Techniques, Tutorials, Cards, Any Occasion, StamparatusConnie DouglasDecember 11, 2018tutorial, mirror image stamping, StamparatusComment

Black Ice But Not On The Roads

Black ice on the roads can be very dangerous, but Black Ice as a stamping technique can be very beautiful.

Cards, TechniquesConnie DouglasDecember 1, 2018cards, black ice technique, Lovely As A TreeComment

Technique Tuesday - Baby Wipes

Recently I posted a tutorial on how to do the Baby Wipe technique. If you missed that post, you can get all the details here. Today I'm using two more background pieces that I created for that tutorial, and also celebrating some products and colours that will retire soon.

TechniquesConnie DouglasApril 17, 2018Stampin' Up!, Baby Wipe technique, background, Butterfly Thinlits, Window Shopping stamp setComment