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Folding fun with Shimmer Vellum – Leaf card

Our designer Kim has a little fun folding vellum into a beautiful leaf. It’s the focal point on this card and we love it! The folded vellum really showcases all the shimmer. Step by step instructions on how to recreate this card are below. Shimmer Vellum is available in 6″x6″ and 12″x12″ assortment packs. Colors: […]

Introducing large format EVO Sheets!

Alcohol ink artists rejoice! We are thrilled to announce an addition to our EVO papers line … introducing large format EVO Synthetic Sheets. We now offer large format EVO Synthetic paper for all those who love to paint BIG! Available in two sizes 20” x 26” and 26” x 36”. We were so excited about […]

Sparkling Waves created on EVO Synthetic Paper

We love testing new alcohol inks on EVO Synthetic Paper. This ink is from Couture Creations. It’s called Golden Age Cobalt and it has little flecks of shimmer in the ink. We created a few sparkly backgrounds using just this color.  Those bits of sparkle are in the ink.   We used these background as the […]

Our favorite synthetic paper is now available in Matte Black! EVO Black

Black EVO Circle 1

Look what just arrived in our warehouse! The big day is here, and we’ve been waiting patiently … introducing Black EVO Synthetic Paper! Our minds are spinning with possibilities, and we can’t wait to start creating. This new addition to our EVO Synthetic paper line has beautiful black matte finish. We are thrilled with how […]

Birthday Box Using Gorgeous Glitter Cardstock

Happy Happy Birthday! This post is a little belated but we want to wish Mel a happy birthday! We created this super birthday gift box for Mel last month. It’s super cute on the outside and full of goodies on the inside. We are always amazed at what can be created with just a little […]

Sweet and Juicy … Lemonade cards using EVO Synthetic Papers

Last week we shared how we swatch out a bunch of new alcohol inks on EVO Synthetic papers. We used those swatches to select just the right color yellow ink to create these two lemonade cards. These cards came together quickly using the stamp set and supplies from the July Simon Says Stamp card kit. […]

Color swatch alcohol ink on EVO Synthetic Paper

We love getting new ink to try on our EVO Synthetic Papers. We recently purchased a bunch of ALTENEW alcohol inks and got right to work making swatches for reference. Look at all these beautiful colors! It’s nice to have swatches to see how inks might work together.  Swatching is easy to do. 1. Cut […]

Adding color to non-shed Glitter cardstock using stencils

Did you know you can stencil color onto our non-shed glitter paper? If the color is darker than the paper it will show up and create a nice two-tone effect. We used Buttercup Premium Dye Ink and a blending brush from Concord & 9th to stencil on our white non-shed glitter cardstock to create these […]

Thinking of you card using Bronze non-shed Glitter Paper

Thinking of You … This stunning card is so simple. All you need is cardstock and glitter paper. This card uses a change shimmer cardstock and Bronze non-shed glitter paper. The cardstock has been torn to reveal the solid color core. Each torn piece is layered onto another creating the ruffled background. The ‘Thinking of […]