2018 - zitac18

Friday, December 7, 2018

Chtristmas Gift Bag and Coordinating Tag feat Impronte d'Autore and Lawn Fawn

Zita Corwin December 07, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Just a quick post to let you know that today I am on the Impronte d'Autore blog with a super adorable Christmas card and coordinating Gift Bag!

Make sure to visit this post for more pics and more details about the process!

Ciao a tutti! Un post veloce veloce per dirvi che oggi sono sul blog di Impronte d'Autore con una card natalizia e una gift bag in coordinato. Visitate

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# Christmas # Handmade Gift Ideas

Dream - A Card for the Coloring Lovers feat Little Blue Button

Zita Corwin December 07, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am really thrilled to share this card with you, that I created as a guest Designer for Little Blue Button Stamps! Their digital stamps are adorable, and I was really happy to have the opportunity to create with them!

The digi I used for today's card is called Dream Charlie, and I really love the style of the illustration and the romantic feel of this design! I

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# Lawn Fawn # Little Blue Button Stamps

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Gift Card Holder feat C.C. Designs

Zita Corwin December 06, 2018 0 Comments

Hi guys! Today is release day over at C.C. Designs, and I am sharing cofee-themed card which doubles up as a gift card holder, featuring the new Coffee and Cookies stamp set! This would make a great birthday card for the coffee (or tea) lover among your loved ones. But let's have a look step by step on how to make this handmade card.

To begin with, I stamped this adorable deer with My

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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

DIY Glitter Cardstock - Quick and Easy Christmas Card feat My Favorite Things

Zita Corwin December 05, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card and a video showing how to create your own glitter cardstock, and how to use it to make a quick and easy Christmas card.
The images I used today are from the My Favorite Things Jingle all the Way and Happy Pawlidays stamp sets. I stamped them with MFT Black Licorice Hybrid Ink on Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock and colored them with Spectrum Noir

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# Glitter # MFT

Monday, December 3, 2018

Winter Scene with Patterned Paper feat C.C. Designs

Zita Corwin December 03, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's day one of the C.C. Designs December Release Preview, and today we are showcasing the adorable Build a Snowman stamp set and coordinating dies!

I fell in love with this set as soon as I saw it, and I had a blast creating this fun winter card!

As a first step I stamped some of the images from the set, and colored them with Spectrum Noir and Copic Markers. I then die

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Clean and Simple Snow Globe Card feat Studio Katia

Zita Corwin December 03, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's Laura here, and today I am back with a clean and simple winter card I created with the Holiday Village stamp set and the Scallop Square Creative Dies.
To start off the card I created the sky background with Gansai Tambi Watercolors. Once it was dry I heat embossed the stars in the Holiday Village stamp set with Sparkling Snow embossing powder by WOW!. I die cut a small hill

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# Christmas # Embossing

Friday, November 30, 2018

Heat Embossing + Watercoloring - Thank You Card feat Studio Katia

Zita Corwin November 30, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back to show you a card I created as part of the Studio Katia team for the November Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

For today's card I used the A Cup of Thanks stamp as a focal point, and for the background I used the Floral Trimmings set.

I heat embossed the main image with WOW! Gold Rich Embossing Powder and colored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I

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# CoffeeLovers # Embossing

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Quick and Easy Christmas Card feat SugarPea Designs

Zita Corwin November 29, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I wanted to share a fun Christmas card I created with the Merry Makers stamp set for my DT Feature post on the SugarPea Designs blog!

For the base of my card I used papers from the Spots & Stripes Brights paper pad. I first die cut the green one with the Postage Stamp Sugar Cut, and then cut three circular openings with the Zig Zag Stitched Circles.

I added a

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# Christmas # Patterned Paper

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Winter Scene feat MFT Warm and Feathered Hugs + GIVEAWAY!

Zita Corwin November 28, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a super exciting post, as I am having a giveaway on my YouTube channel sponsored by My Favorite Things! I will tell you more about it later, but for now let's have a look at what I created for this super special occasion!

I thought for a while what kind of project I wanted to make, and then I decided to go for my favorite: a scene card. To make things

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Studio Katia Marvy Uchida Collaboration Blog Hop

Zita Corwin November 27, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a floral card I created for the Studio Katia and Marvy Uchida Collaboration Blog Hop! Make sure you check out the Studio Katia blog for more details on today's giveaways and how you can enter for your chance to win!

For today's card I used the Studio Katia Lovely Blooms stamp set and I colored it with the Marvy Uchida Color In Le Plume II Pastels

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Saturday, November 24, 2018

Floral Christmas Card feat Studio Katia Poinsettia Trimmings

Zita Corwin November 24, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a floral Christmas card I created for the Studio Katia blog with the gorgeous Poinsettia Trimmings stamp set.
As a first step I heat embossed both borders in the Poinsettia Trimmings stamp set with Oyster embossing powder and did some very quick watercoloring with Distress Inks. I then added some depth and definition with a red Zig Clean Color Real Brush

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# Christmas # Distress Inks

Monday, November 19, 2018

Prismacolor on Kraft - Two Clean and Simple Christmas Cards feat C.C. Designs

Zita Corwin November 19, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with two clean and simple cards I created with the new C.C. Designs Ho Ho Ho stamps. I adore this set, and I wanted these fun images to be really the star of the show, so I decided to go super clean and simple today, and to do some coloring with Prismacolor pencils on Kraft cardstock.

I die cut some Neenah Desert Storm cardstock with the Lawn Fawn Large

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# CC Designs # Christmas

Studio Katia and WOW Collaboration Blog Hop

Zita Corwin November 19, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today two amazing companies are teaming up and invite you to WOW! Embossing Powder and Studio Katia Collaboration Blog Hop! Our Design Teams members are sharing their creativity with you through stunning and inspiring projects they created using fabulous products from these two amazing companies. Be sure to check every stop on the way to enjoy all the inspiration we have for you

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Friday, November 16, 2018

Create Your Custom Background - Christmas Card feat Gerda Steiner Designs

Zita Corwin November 16, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a cute Christmas card featuring stamps by Gerda Steiner Designs, and a process video showing how to create your own custom background.

I started off by die cutting two panels out of some Bristol Smooth cardstock by Strathmore. The larger one measures 4.25”by 5.5” and the smaller one measures 3.75” by 5”.

On the larger panel I created a stripey pattern by

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# Distress Oxides # Gerda Steiner Designs

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Cozy Winter Card feat SugarPea Designs

Zita Corwin November 14, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with my inspiration card for the current Mix it Up challenge on the SugarPea Designs blog!

I really love both the color palette and the sketch for this month, and they ispired me to create a cozy winter card with the Mugs and Kisses Stamp set.

As a first step I stamped my images with My Favorite Things Black Licorice Hybrid Ink and I colored them

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# Spectrum Noir # Sugar Pea Designs

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Interactive Winter Card feat MFT Peek-a-Boo Wheel

Zita Corwin November 13, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today's post is extra special to me, because I am joining the My Favorite Things Team as a Guest Designer for the MFT&Friends Feature, to celebrate the November 2018 release! I still can't quite believe that this is really happening, and I want to start this post by thanking My Favorite Things for this amazing opportunity! Make sure to pop over the MFT blog to see more

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# Christmas # Distress Oxides

Saturday, November 10, 2018

25 Days of Christmas Tags feat Studio Katia

Zita Corwin November 10, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a fun card I created with Studio Katia products for Tracey McNeeley's 25 Days of Christmas tags. Tags are really fun and quick to make, and adding a handmade tag to your Christmas presents will make them even more special!

For this tag I used the fun penguins from the Kobi's Ice Day stamps set by Studio Katia. I stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black ink

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# Christmas # Distress Inks

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

One Design - Two Cards feat Impronte d'Autore

Zita Corwin November 07, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Just a quick heads up that today I am on the Impronte d'Autore blog with two cute Christmas cards I made using the same design, but different stamp sets. You can read the full post here (it is in Italian, but you can translate it pretty easily with Google Translate...plus, you get to see more pretty pictures).

Ciao a tutti! Volevo farvi sapere che oggi sono sul blog di

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# Christmas # Distress Inks

Quick and Cute Christmas Card feat C.C. Designs

Zita Corwin November 07, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a cute Christmas card I created with the new C.C. Designs Santa and Friends Clear Set for the C.C. Designs blog!
As a first step I stamped my images with black ink and colored them with Spectrum Noir markers. I then die cut them with the coordinating dies.

For my background I used patterned paper from the Doodlebug Here Comes Santa Claus Collection, the C.C.

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# CC Designs # Christmas

Monday, November 5, 2018

Shadow Box Card feat Gerda Steiner Designs

Zita Corwin November 05, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with another card and a video I made for Gerda Steiner Designs! I was so fascinated by Jennifer McGuire's tutorial about shadow box cards, that I had to give it a shot!
The stamps I used for this fun birthday card are from the Gerda Steiner Designs Owl Rather Be With You stamp set. I stamped them with Black Licorice Hybrid ink by My Favorite Things on Neenah Solar

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# Distress Oxides # Gerda Steiner Designs

Christmas Card feat Studio Katia

Zita Corwin November 05, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a Christmas card I created for the Studio Katia blog using the new Poinsettia Trimmings stamp set and the Friends of Winter stamp set.
As a first step I created my background. I blended Distress Oxide in Candied Apple on some watercolor cardstock, creating an ombre effect. I then used the same Candied Apple Distress Oxide to repeatedly stamp the images in

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# Christmas # Distress Oxides

Friday, November 2, 2018

Advanced Mirror Stamping Techniques feat Heffy Doodle and My Favorite Things

Zita Corwin November 02, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with two cards and a video, to show you some advanced mirror stamping techniques. I shared a video last week, where I show the basics of this technique, you can find it here. And, if you are reading this before November 7th, 2018, I suggest that you check it out, because there is a giveaway going on over there!

In a few words, when using the mirror stamping

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# Distress Inks # Distress Oxides

Thursday, November 1, 2018

C.C. Designs November 2018 Release - Christmas Card feat It's a Roberto's Christmas Clear Stamps

Zita Corwin November 01, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today is another very special day, as the new C.C. Designs release is finally out! And, as always, is full of super adorable stamps! Whohooo! Make sure you join the C.C. Designs Facebook group - there is a Party at every new release, full of fun games and giveaways!

To celebrate this great release, I created a card with the new Roberto's Rascals It's a Roberto's

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# CC Designs # Christmas

Monday, October 29, 2018

Winter Vellum Shaker card feat Studio Katia Holiday Village

Zita Corwin October 29, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a winter vellum shaker card, created with the beautiful Holiday Village stamp set for the Studio Katia blog. As a first step I stamped my images on Bristol Smooth cardstock and colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I then cut them with the coordinating dies.

I then created some hills with the Trimmings Borders and added some shading with

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# Distress Inks # Shaker Card

Friday, October 26, 2018

Heffy Doodle October Release + Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Zita Corwin October 26, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a post and two cards I created for the Heffy Doodle October Release Blog Hop! I am absolutely in love with this release, and I am really thrilled to be joining the hop with so many other talented crafters!

If you haven’t yet, you can take a look at all the wonderful products that have been released this month by visiting this link!

And just a little

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# Heffy Doodle # Zig Clean

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Mirrored Stamping Technique - Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop + Giveaways!

Zita Corwin October 25, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card and a video, for day 4 of the Save the Crafty YouTuber video hop!

If you haven’t heard of it yet, this is a 5 days long event in which crafters from different skill levels share inspiration on YouTube! This is a way for you to discover new creators, and for those creators to work towards achieving their monetization goals. The event is sponsored

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# Heffy Doodle # Video

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Halloween 2018 Card Series | Cute card feat C.C. Designs

Zita Corwin October 17, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! TodayI am back with a card and a video I made for the C.C. Designs blog, using the C.C. Designs Monster Bash stamp set.

As a first step I stamped my images on Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock with My Favorite Ink Black Licorice Hybrid Ink. I then colored them with my Spectrum Noir markers and fussy cut them with my scissors.

Next up I started working on my

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# CC Designs # Embossing

Masculine Card with No Coloring | SugarPea Designs Mix it Up Challenge

Zita Corwin October 17, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I want to share with you this card I made for the current Mix it Up challenge on the SugarPea Designs blog!

For my card today I followed both the sketch and the colors in the inspiration photo, and I created a card with no coloring, and with mostly die-cuts.

For the card base I cut some white cardstock to an A2 size using the SugarPea Designs Card

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# Masculine Card # Sugar Pea Designs

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Halloween Card Series 2018 | Tag Trio feat Nuvo Shimmer Powders and SugarPea Designs

Zita Corwin October 11, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's Laura here, and today I am back with a quick post to let you know that I am on the Sugar Pea Designs blog with a fun trio of Halloween tags that I created with the adorable Monster Mash stamps!

I also filmed a video tutorial showing how I created these fun tags, you can watch it down below :)

And that's it for today! I really hope you liked today's proects

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# Halloween # Nuvo Shimmer Powders

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

September 2018 Cardmaking Haul | Heffy Doodle, Lawn Fawn, My Favorite Things, SugarPea Designs

Zita Corwin October 10, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a haul video for September 2018. September is my birthday month, so I was spoiled by my husband and my family with lots of amazing crafty goodies!

You can watch the haul here :D

...and now, a question for you!

In the video I also asked you how you would like if I introduced a new feature. In each haul video, I would like to also show

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# Haul # Heffy Doodle

Sunday, October 7, 2018

Halloween 2018 Card Series | Halloween Scene feat Impronte d'Autore and Lawn Fawn

Zita Corwin October 07, 2018 0 Comments

Buongiorno a tutti! Oggi sono sul blog delle Timbrine con una card a tema Halloween, realizzata con i timbri della serie Il Mago di Oz di Impronte d'Autore! Per tutti i dettagli, tante altre foto, e un video tutorial in Italiano potete visitare questo post! Spero vi piacerà! :)

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a Halloween card I created for the Impronte d'Autore blog using stamps

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# Distress Inks # Impronte d'Autore

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Halloween 2018 Card Series | Mix and Match Stamp Sets feat Studio Katia

Zita Corwin October 04, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone!Today I am back with a cute Halloween card I created for the Studio Katia blog, using the Meowy Halloween Stamp Set and the Monster Bash Stamp Set. There is also a video tutorial at the end of this post, so stay tuned for that!
To start off the card I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock, anc I colored them with Spectrum Noir

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# Halloween # Spectrum Noir

Sunday, September 30, 2018

Night Sky with Distress Inks | Clean and Simple Fall Card feat Gerda Steiner Designs

Zita Corwin September 30, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card and a video I created with the Gerda Steiner Designs Foxes stamp set. This set was released during the summer and is full of cute images! You can get it from the Gerda Steiner Designs shop, where you will find also the coordinating dies.

For my card today I used one of the foxes and the owl in the set, and created a clean and simple card. If you follow

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# Distress Inks # Gerda Steiner Designs

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Fall Card with Alcohol Ink Background feat C.C. Designs

Zita Corwin September 27, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am on the C.C. Designs blog, sharing a super fun card I created with the Funny Pumpkin stamp set.

I started by stamping the pumpkins on some Neenah Solar White cardstock, and I colored them with my Spectrum Noir markers. Once the coloring was done I die cut the images with the coordinating dies.

I then used Alcohol Inks in Limeade, Patina and Dandelion

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# CC Designs # Fall

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Fall Scene feat Sugar Pea Designs

Zita Corwin September 25, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Just a quick post to let you know that I am on the SugarPea Designs blog with a card that I made for my monthly DT feature. Make sure to visit the full post for more pictures, and all the details about how I made this card!

I will catch you guys soon with another fun project, and, in the meantime, I wish you all a great day!

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Monday, September 24, 2018

Prismacolor on Strathmore Toned Gray Paper - Halloween Card feat C.C. Designs

Zita Corwin September 24, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a super fun card I created with the C.C. Designs Bat & Spider Stamp set. I really love the style of these illustrations, and I was very excited to finally get a chance to color them in! For this card I decided to use Prismacolor Pencils on Toned Gray paper by Strathmore. I took my time and really enjoyed the coloring process. When I was done coloring I die

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# CC Designs # Halloween

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Studio Katia September 2018 Release

Zita Corwin September 22, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am sharing a video in which I show you all the new products from the Studio Katia September 2018 release! This release features 7 stamp sets, 5 standalone dies, 2 stencils and 7 embellishment packs! Studio Katia also released a new glue, that I forgot to share in the video, but that you can see in action here and here. And now, without further ado, let's have a look at

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# Studio Katia # Video

Friday, September 21, 2018

Copic Coloring a Floral Image - Studio Katia September 2018 Release + Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Zita Corwin September 21, 2018 0 Comments

Hello everyone, and welcome to Studio Katia September 2018 Release Blog Hop! To celebrate the release, Studio Katia is giving away TWO $50 CAD Gift Certificates every day of the Blog Hop! That’s FOUR chances to win! You can read more about it at the end of this post, but for now let's talk about today's card.

I decided to go for a clean look and to use the new You're So Sweet stamp set

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# Floral # Studio Katia

Alcohol Inks and Acetate - Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop

Zita Corwin September 21, 2018 0 Comments

Hey crafty friends! Today I am super excited to be sharing a card I created for the SugarPea Designs Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop! The whole design team is sharing inspiration with products from the latest release, and you can hop along for your chance to win a 20$ gift certificate to the SugarPea store! More on that at the end of this post :)

For this card I decided to use the Darling

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# Halloween # Ranger Alcohol Inks

Thursday, September 20, 2018

STAMPtember 2018 Studio Katia Exclusive: Fresh Bunch Stamp Set - Watercoloring with Gansai Tambi

Zita Corwin September 20, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! I am super thrilled to be sharing this card with you, created with the Fresh Bunch stamp set, which is a collaboration set between Studio Katia and Simon Says stamp for STAMPtember 2018! This gorgeous set, which also comes with coordinating dies, will be available at Simon Says Stamp while supplies last. This means that, once it is sold out, it is gone forever! And STAMPtember

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# Floral # Gansai Tambi

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Winter Scene Card - Studio Katia Fall 2018 Release Preview

Zita Corwin September 19, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's time for another Studio Katia release, and, for day 2 of Release Preview Week, I am sharing a card I created with the new Kobi's Ice Day stamp set.

As a first step I started working on my background. I blended Distress Oxides in Blueprint Sketch, Shaded Lilac and Spun Sugar on a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock, that had I cut with the new Dotted Patterns Set 3 dies.

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# Scene card # Spectrum Noir

Monday, September 17, 2018

Spooky Background with Nuvo Shimmer Powders feat C.C. Designs

Zita Corwin September 17, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a spooky Halloween card I created with the new C.C. Designs Vampy Wishes. I really love this set, this guy is so fun, and perfect for more masculine or in any case less cutesy cards.
I started off by stamping the vampire and the bat on Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and I colored them with Spectrum Noir and Copic Markers

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# CC Designs # Copic markers

Thank You Card feat Studio Katia

Zita Corwin September 17, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a fun thank you card I created for the Studio Jatia blog using the Best Friends stamp set. This stamp is super cute and this would be the perfect thank you card to send to an animal lover :)

As a first step I stamped the image in the set on Neenah Solar White Cardstock and colored it with Spectrum Noir markers.

I then cut the front panel

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# Spectrum Noir # Studio Katia

Friday, September 14, 2018

Fail-Proof Masked Stamping Technique - MFT 2018 Card Design Superstar - Clean and Simple Genius

Zita Corwin September 14, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a cute fall-themed card featuring the My Favorite Things Fall Friends stamp set. I created this one for the Clean and Simple Genius category of the Card Design Superstar contest, and I tried to play with colors and design to draw attention towards the little girl, which is the focal point of this card.

I rarely do it, but this time around I actually

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# MFT # Prismacolor

Monday, September 10, 2018

Underwater Scene with Spectrum Noir and Copic Markers - MFT 2018 Card Design Superstar - Coloring Virtuoso

Zita Corwin September 10, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I created using stamps by My Favorite Things for this year's Card Design Superstar contest on the MFT blog. I really wanted to push my boundaries for this one, so I decided to go for and underwater scene and tried to recreate the effect of water ripples on the surface of underwater creatures and objects. I also tried to mimic the look of glitter on

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# Copic markers # Distress Inks

August 2018 Cardmaking Haul | Lawn Fawn, My Favorite Things, Ranger

Zita Corwin September 10, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I though I would try something different and show a haul video to you, where I share my crafty shopping for the month of August 2018. I am aware of the fact that not everyone enjoys this type of content, but I thought I would give it a try and see how you like it. I see it as a way to share my excitement about new products, show you a few items you might want to add to your

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# Haul

Friday, September 7, 2018

Tea Party with Impronte d'Autore

Zita Corwin September 07, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Just a quick note that I am on the Impronte d'Autore blog with a card I created with stamps from their Alice in Wonderland series. The card was inspired by a work by Michelle Short, so thanks, Michelle for the inspiration!
Make sure to read the full post here, and I will catch you guys soon with another fun project!

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# Distress Oxides # Impronte d'Autore

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Halloween Treat Bag feat C.C. Designs

Zita Corwin September 06, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's release day over at the C.C. Designs store, and to celebrate I am sharing a treat bag I created with the new Goodie Bag die and images from the Trick or Treat stamp set. I love creating projects for Halloween, and this release is just perfect!

For the bag itself and for the rectangular panels I used the Treat Bag die and papers from the Lawn Fawn Let's Polka in the

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# CC Designs # Halloween

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Simon Says Stamp Stamptember feat Sugar Pea Designs Cuddly Cacti

Zita Corwin September 05, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I a back with a sweet card I created using the collaboration stamp between SugarPea Designs and Simon Says Stamp for STAMPtember 2018! We’re so pleased to be sharing in the excitement of STAMPtember with our friends at Simon Says Stamp! Today we’re thrilled to share with you a stamp set created exclusively for this event and only available while supplies last, called

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# Patterned Paper # Prismacolor

Best Witches - Sugar Pea Designs Mix It Up Challenge

Zita Corwin September 05, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with my inspiration post for the current Mix It Up challenge on the SugarPea Designs blog. If you are not familiar with the challenge, you can enter your projects created following the monthly inspiration board. Projects featuring Sugar Pea Designs products are in for a chance to win a 50$ shopping spree to the SugarPea store. So, without further ado, let's have

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# Distress Oxides # Halloween

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

No Line Coloring with Spectrum Noir Markers - C.C. Designs September 2018 Release Preview

Zita Corwin September 04, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I made for day 3 of the C.C. Designs Release Preview Week, featuring the new Haunted House and Halloween Tickets stamps and coordinating dies.

For today's card I decided to try my hand at some no-line coloring with my Spectrum Noir markers. I stamped the images on Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock using My Favorite Things Grout Gray Hybrid

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# CC Designs # Halloween

Monday, September 3, 2018

Card with Die Cuts Only feat Spellbinders

Zita Corwin September 03, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with something I don't do very often: a card with no stamping, using only die cuts! This was really fun to make and I loved getting inky, so it's definitely something I need to more often!
For today's card I used dies from the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Sew Sweet Valentine and the Sew Sweet Sentiments, part of the Tammy Tatterow Sew Sweet Collection. These are

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# Distress Oxides # Spellbinders

Friday, August 31, 2018

Masked Stamping and Prismacolor on Kraft feat Gerda Steiner

Zita Corwin August 31, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with another post as a guest designer for Gerda Steiner Designs, and I wanted to show you a fun card I created using the super adorable and fun Wheek, wheek, wheek... Guinea Pig stamp set.
Today's card features a technique that I don't use that often: masking. I am usually too eager to start coloring so I plan my cards as I go, but I had had this one on the back

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# Gerda Steiner Designs # Prismacolor

Monday, August 27, 2018

Rainbow Coloring with Spectrum Noir Markers feat CC Designs Nerdy Stamp Set

Zita Corwin August 27, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I made using the C.C. Designs Nerdy stamp set, new with the August 2018 release.
I decided to go for a rainbow color palette, so I stamped the crayon image seven times on Neenah Solar White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and I colored them with Spectrum Noir and Copic markers. I also created a color chart for you to use as a reference.

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# CC Designs # Lawn Fawn

Back to School Card and Teacher Gift feat Studio Katia

Zita Corwin August 27, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am on the Studio Katia blog with a card I created for back to school, which contains a little gift for the teacher who will receive it. The present is a little bookmark that can be taken out to reveal a fun message hidden behind it, and I think this idea can be used in many occasions to create really fun cards with an extra surprise factor :)
For the bookmark itself I used

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# Back to School # Distress Oxides

Friday, August 24, 2018

How to Emphasize Elements in Busy Scene Cards feat Gerda Steiner Designs

Zita Corwin August 24, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card and a video I created as a guest designer for Gerda Steiner Designs - I really love their cute stamps and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to create with the On the Bookshelf stamp set! I love kitties and I love books, so this set was just perfect!

As I first step I started working on my background. I die cut some Windsor and Newton

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# Distress Oxides # Gerda Steiner Designs

Sugar Pea Designs Fall 2018 Sweet Peek Week - Day 5

Zita Corwin August 24, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's the last day of the Sweet Peek Week for the SugarPea Designs Fall 2018 release, and I really hope you enjoyed all the inspiration so far!

Today I am sharing a card I made combining the Grateful Greetings stamp set and the Grateful die with the gorgeous Eucalyptus Wreath.

As a first step I die cut some light gray cardstock with the SugarPea Designs Card

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# Floral # Prismacolor

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Sugar Pea Designs Fall 2018 Sweet Peek Week - Day 4

Zita Corwin August 23, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone, and welcome to day 4 of the Sweet Peek Week for the SugarPea Designs Fall 2018 release!

Today I am back to share two birthday cards I make with the Birthday Balloons stamp set and the Party Balloon Sugar Cut

This set is really fun and perfect for birthday and celebration cards, and can be used very easily for both masculine and feminine cards.

For my first

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# Birthday # Sugar Pea Designs

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Summer Shaker Card feat C.C. Designs

Zita Corwin August 22, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back to show you a fun shaker card I created for the C.C. Designs blog sing the adorable Roberto's Rascals Splashies set and the Diamond Metal Dies.

As a first step I stamped the images on Neenah Solar White cardstock, colored them with Spectrum Noir and Copic markers, and fussy cut them out.

I then started working on my shaker front, for which I used

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# CC Designs # Copic markers

Sugar Pea Designs Fall 2018 Sweet Peek Week - Day 3

Zita Corwin August 22, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Whew, we are already halfway through the the Sweet Peek Week for the SugarPea Designs Fall 2018 release! Time flies when you are having fun!

Today I am showing you a spooky but cute Halloween card I created with the Bewitched stamp set and Sugar Cuts in combination with the Hocus Pocus Sugar Cuts.

To begin with I stamped the images on Bristol Vellum

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# Gansai Tambi # Halloween

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Sugar Pea Designs Fall 2018 Sweet Peek Week - Day 2

Zita Corwin August 21, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone, and welcome to day 2 of the Sweek Peek Week for the Sugar Pea Designs Fall 2018 release!

Today we are showcasing the super fun Seeing Stars Stamp Set and the Stacked Stars Sugar Cuts, great for birthday and encouragement cards!

I decided to go for a simple design, and to use these new products in combination with papers from the Happy Camper and the Spots

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# Patterned Paper # Sugar Pea Designs

Monday, August 20, 2018

Sugar Pea Designs Fall 2018 Sweet Peek Week - Day 1

Zita Corwin August 20, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone, and welcome to day one of the Sweet Peek Week for the SugarPea Designs Fall 2018 release! Get yourself ready for a week full of fun inspiration and giveaways!

And to get the celebration started I want to show you a fun birthday card I created with the new To Infinity and Beyond stamp set and coordinating Sugar Cuts!

I started by stamping the images on Neenah

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# Birthday # Galaxy Background

Friday, August 17, 2018

Friendship Card feat Gerda Steiner Designs

Zita Corwin August 17, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am really thrilled to be back with a post I made as a guest designer for Gerda Steiner Designs! I find their stamps really adorable and I am so happy I had the chance to work with them!
For today's card I used the Wheek, wheek, wheek... Guinea Pig stamp set, which is really a fun one, full of cute images and fun sentiments!
I started by stamping my images on Neenah Solar

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# Distress Inks # Gerda Steiner Designs

Birthday Card feat CC Designs Clowns

Zita Corwin August 17, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I created using the newly released Clowns Stamp Set by C.C. Designs.

To start off I stamped the images on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. I then colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and for the color palette I was inspired by the colors of the C.C. Designs

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# Birthday # CC Designs

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Friendship Card feat Studio Katia

Zita Corwin August 16, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's Laura here, and today I am back with a friendship card I made with the Studio Katia You're So Ranunculus stamp set and the Chunky Confetti Glitter.
As a first step I stamped the image in the You're So Ranunculus stamp set with waterproof ink on some Canson XL watercolor cardstock and did some loose watercoloring with Distress Inks.
I used Worn Lipstick, Dried Marigold, Ripe

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# Distress Inks # Floral

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Sugar Pea Designs Mix it Up Challenge #46

Zita Corwin August 15, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I created for the current Mix it Up challenge over at the SugarPea Designs blog! You have the whole month to submit your projects featuring SugarPea products for your chance to win a 50$ gift certificate to the SugarPea store! So, without further ado, let's have a look at this month's inspiration and sketch! You can use one or the other, or both! We

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# CAS # Copic markers

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Watercolor Bookmarks feat Impronte d’Autore

Zita Corwin August 07, 2018 0 Comments

Hi guys! Just a quick post to let you know that I am on the Impronte d'Autore blog today with this adorable set of two bookmarks! Visit this post for all the details and more pictures! Thank you so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Ciao a tutti! Un post veloce per farvi sapere che sono sul blog di Impronte d'Autore con questi due dolcissimi segnalibri! Leggete questo post per tutti i

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# Bookmarks # Distress Inks

Cute and Clean Birthday Card feat Sugar Pea Designs

Zita Corwin August 07, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Just a quick heads up that I am on the Sugar Pea Designs Blog with my first post as part of their Design Team! Yay! I am thrilled to be able to share the news and extremely grateful for this opportunity! I hope you will enjoy the inspiration I'll be sharing over the next few months! Make sure to visit the Sugar Pea designs blog for more pictures and all the details about this card

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# Nuvo Drops # Ranger Alcohol Inks

Monday, August 6, 2018

Coloring a Night Scene with Point Like Light Source - Christmas Card feat Mama Elephant

Zita Corwin August 06, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Because it’s never too early to start making Christmas cards, today I am back for the first one I created this season using Mama Elephant stamps and dies.

I used the A Beary Christmas stamp set, and, because it has the image of a bear holding a candle, I decided to challenge myself and create an outdoor night scene with the candle as the only light source. As a coloring medium I

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# Christmas # Distress Inks

Thursday, August 2, 2018

CC Designs August 2018 Release

Zita Corwin August 02, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's release day over at C.C. Designs, and I am back to show you a sweet shaker card I created using the new Dragons stamp set! The new release is absolutely adorable and these dragons are irresistible! I can't wait to create more cards with them!

For this one I went for a shaker. I stamped one of the images in the set with Versafine Onyx Black ink on some watercolor cardstock,

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# CC Designs # Derwent Inktense

Monday, July 30, 2018

Easy Textured Watercolor Background feat Studio Katia Mermaid for Each Other

Zita Corwin July 30, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I made for the Studio Katia blog using the super adorable Mermaid for Each Other stamp set.
As a first step I stamped my images on Bristol Vellum cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black ink, heat embossed them with white embossing powder, and colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I created a color chart where I listed all the markers I used,

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# Gansai Tambi # Studio Katia

Sunday, July 29, 2018

CC Designs Release Preview - Day 1

Zita Corwin July 29, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I created for Day 1 of the C.C. Designs August 2018 Release Preview! Whohooo! This is my first month as part of the C.C. Designs Design Team and I am super excited to show you the cards I created with their adorable products!

So, let's start with this one, featuring the super adorable Circus stamp set, that the DT is showcasing today. To start off I

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# CC Designs # Distress Inks

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Adding Sparkle to Cards Using Products by Tommy Art

Zita Corwin July 26, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with two cards and a very special post, because we are now celebrating two years since the Facebook group Carmaking Italia (CMI) was born! I have been a member of the group for about a year and was asked to be a moderator a few months ago, and I really love being a part of it! It's all about sharing the love for cardmaking and for handmade kindness.

And as

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# Distress Oxides # Glitter

Monday, July 16, 2018

Rustic Cards/Home Decor feat Spellbinders

Zita Corwin July 16, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with two rustic cards that could be also used as home decor elements, created with products by Spellbinders. I used two stamps from the Tammy Tatterow collection, Bobbin Wishes and Cute as a Button, corrugated cardstock and balsa wood from the Spellbinders Platinum Pack 5, and some Spellbinders Craft Foam.

I used the same basic techniques on both projects, but

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# Distress Oxides # Prismacolor

Saturday, July 7, 2018

There Is No Place Like Home feat Impronte d'Autore

Zita Corwin July 07, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a quick post to let you know that I am on the Impronte d'Autore blog with this cute card featuring stamps in the new Wizard of Oz series. By the way, if you've been eyeing them, they have now been released as mounted or unmounted rubber stamps with sentiments in English too! You can check them out here! Impronte d'Autore ships throughout Europe, and, if you

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# Distress Inks # Impronte d'Autore

Monday, July 2, 2018

Shell-ebration Card plus Tag Set feat Studio Katia

Zita Corwin July 02, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's Laura here and today I am back with a mini set composed of a card and a coordinating tag I created for the Studio Katia blog using the Shell-ebration Stamp Set.

For the background of both the card and the tag I used stencils, Nuvo Glimmer Paste (Moonstone) and Distress Oxides (Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch). I blended the inks on

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# Distress Oxides # Nuvo Glimmer Paste

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Under the Sea feat Studio Katia

Zita Corwin June 28, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I created for the Red, Blue and White Theme Week on the Studio Katia Blog using the Under the Sea stamp set.

For the background of this cute underwater scene I used the Brush Stroke Waves stencils and Distress Inks. I also cut the ocean panel with the rectangle die in the Darling Ribbon and Dotted Frames set to create a dotted edge on the short

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# Distress Inks # Spectrum Noir

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Galaxy Background with Nuvo Shimmer Powders and Mica Mists feat Inkroad Stamps + Discount Code

Zita Corwin June 27, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a post and a video showing you how I created a galaxy background using

Nuvo Shimmer Powders and Nuvo Mica Mists.

The stamps I used today come from the gorgeous Majestic AF set by Inkroad stamps - I love the style of the illustrations and the sentiment really spoke to me. I might even frame this card and hang it over my desk for when I am in need of

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# Galaxy Background # Inkroad Stamps

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Combining Distress Inks and Oxides for Tone on Tone Stamping feat Create a Smile Stamps

Zita Corwin June 20, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s time for another challenge over at the Create a Smile blog and I am back with a card and a video inspired by the wonderful mood board that Christine created!

For this card I combined the Lights On! and the Where Your Heart Is clear stamp sets and I created a little scene. I stamped my images on Neenah Solar White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them

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# Create a Smile # Distress Inks

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Quick Watercolor Technique feat Studio Katia - The Daily Marker 30 Day Blog Hop

Zita Corwin June 16, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a quick post showing you two cards I made for the Studio Katia blog, as part of a blog hop for Kathy Racoosin’s The Daily Marker 30 day challenge.

Both cards are made using the same technique and the same supplies. I used the Citrus Trimmings stamp set for my images and the Dotted Patterns Set 1 Creative dies to cut both the main panel and the central

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# Gansai Tambi # Studio Katia

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Combining Die Cut and Heat Embossed Sentiments | Heffy Doodle's Birthday Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Zita Corwin June 13, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am very excited to back on the blog to share two cards and a video that I made to celebrate Heffy Doodle's first birthday! Whohoooo! I really love Heffy Doodle stamps and dies and I am absolutely thrilled to join the celebrations! And there are some treats for you too, so make sure you read this post until the end! 😉

For now, though, let's talk about the cards

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# Distress Inks # Distress Oxides

Monday, June 11, 2018

Layering Die Cut Backgrounds feat Kobi Bearing Gifts

Zita Corwin June 11, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's Laura here, and for our Masculine/Father's day theme week I created a birthday card with the adorable Kobi Bearing Gifts stamp set.
As a first step I started working on my background. I cut three panels out of some Bristol Smooth cardstock using the rectangle die in the Darling Ribbon and Dotted Frames set and I inked them up with Distress Oxides in Squeezed Lemonade,

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# Custom Background # Distress Oxides

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Storybook Coloring with Spectrum Noir plus Ink Smooshing with Oxides feat Impronte d'Autore

Zita Corwin June 07, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Just a quick post to let you know that I am on the Impronte d'Autore blog with and a step by step tutorial showing how I created these three cards using stamps from the new Wizard of Oz collection by Impronte d'Autore.The post is in Italian but there are lots of pictures so it should be straightforward enough to follow along. I will show you a few of theme here, but make

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# Distress Oxides # Doodlebug

Twinchies Set feat CC Designs and Nuvo Shimmer Powders

Zita Corwin June 07, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with post and a video showing you how I created a cute set of four Twinchies for the challenge on the CC Designs Facebook Group!

Twinchies are simply mini cards sized at 2x2”. It was the first time for me making them, and they are super fun and quick to make. They would be great as a quick thinking about you project or to accompany a small size present. They also

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# CC Designs # Nuvo Shimmer Powders

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Combining Patterned Paper on a Card - Create a Smile Challenge

Zita Corwin June 06, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s time for a new challenge on the Create a Smile stamps blog, and this time the theme is summer cards! I had a few ideas in mind, but in the end I just had to use this fun bear from the Dress Me Up stamp set! I also finally used some of the beautiful patterned papers from the Create a Smile Beach Party kit, which I bought last year and have been hoarding ever since! And I am

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# Copic markers # Create a Smile

Friday, June 1, 2018

Summer 2018 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop feat Studio Katia

Zita Corwin June 01, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I made for Studio Katia as part of the 2018 Spring + Summer Coffee Lovers blog hop! Studio Katia is one of the sponsors and is kindly donating two 25$ gift certificates to the store.

For my card today I used a bunch of different Studio Katia products.

For the background I cut some watercolor cardstock to a A2 size using the Darling Ribbon and

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# CoffeeLovers # Distress Oxides

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Ocean Themed Shadow Box Card Feat Lawn Fawn, Heffy Doodle and Studio Katia

Zita Corwin May 31, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a super fun project I made combining the Lawn Fawn Shadow Box and Shadow Box Ocean Add-On dies with stamps by Heffy Doodle Stamps and Studio Katia.

The project didn't take too long and was super fun to make, it's definitely something to try!

As a first step I used my Lawn Fawn dies to cut some Strathmore Vellum cardstock and I added color to my die cut

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# Distress Inks # Heffy Doodle

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Create a Beach Scene with Patterned Paper feat Heffy Doodle Stamps

Zita Corwin May 29, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! I am back today with another card I made for the Heffy Doodle Summer Loving challenge...I know, another one...but what can I do? This challenge is so fun! And I will tell you from now...I have another card ready to be shared with you later this week, which will also include a video tutorial! But for now let's focus on today's card!

This is a very quick one to make...a bit of

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# Distress Oxides # Heffy Doodle

Monday, May 28, 2018

Hawaii Inspired Summer Card feat Heffy Doodle Stamps

Zita Corwin May 28, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I want to show you a card I made for the Heffy Doodle Stamps Summer Loving challenge, inspired to some views of Paia, Maui, that I had the opportunity to see during a trip to Hawaii a few years ago. Maui is such a beautiful island, and because it is so far from where I live I am not sure I will have the possibility to see it again, so I was happy to be able to recreate

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# Custom Background # Distress Inks

Friday, May 25, 2018

Studio Katia May 2018 Blog Hop + Giveaway

Zita Corwin May 25, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with an exciting post full of wonders, as Studio Katia is turning two! We are celebrating this Anniversary with a New Release. The May 2018 release includes 6 new Clear Stamp Sets and 4 sets of Coordinating Dies, 4 new stand alone Creative Dies, 2 new Stencils and new Embellishments!

To celebrate Studio Katia is giving away TWO $100 CAD Gift

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# Studio Katia # Zig Clean

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Celebration Card with (Mostly) Monochromatic Look feat Heffy Doodle Stamps

Zita Corwin May 24, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card and a video tutorial featuring products by Heffy Doodle Stamps and a die by My Favorite Things. This card has monochromatic feel thanks to the yellow and warm brown palette that I used on the card base, with the only exception being the little mice.

So let's dive into it and see how I created it.

The images I used come from the Heffy Doodle Stamps

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# Copic markers # Custom Background

Important notice for my newlsetter subscribers - please READ THIS!

Zita Corwin May 24, 2018 0 Comments

Hi there! A bit of a detour from the normal card making content which is related to the new privacy rules which will soon be in place in the EU. Long story short

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

White Embossing and Prismacolor of Kraft feat Create a Smile Stamps

Zita Corwin May 23, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s time for a new challenge at the Create a Smile Stamps blog, and this one is all about saying thanks. We had some wonderful entries for the past challenge and can’t wait to see what you create for this one! You can play along to win 25€ to the Create a Smile Stamps store, all the information will be at the end of this post.

For today’s card I decided to go for a clean,

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# Create a Smile # Embossing

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Suspended Shaker with Ranger Alcohol Ink Background feat Lawn Fawn

Zita Corwin May 16, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a suspended shaker I created for the Lawn Fawnatics challenge using stamps from the Lawn Fawn Mermaid for You and Fintastic Friends stamp sets. I also took this as an opportunity to play around with my new Ranger Alcohol Inks and create an ocean background with them. Let me tell you...these guys are addictive! I used Yupo paper and played around with the

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# Custom Background # Interactive cards

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Treasure Map with Distress Oxide feat MFT Party Like a Pirate

Zita Corwin May 15, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a Treasure Map card I made following this week's Sketch Challenge on the My Favorite Things blog. For my design I decided to turn the sketch around and, for a fun twist, I added the treasure map elements in place of the three stars in the original sketch, that you can see here.

For my card I used the My Favorite Things Party Like a Pirate set. I stamped

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# Distress Oxides # Masculine Card

Monday, May 14, 2018

With Love - Soft Looking Floral Card feat Studio Katia Spring Bouquet

Zita Corwin May 14, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a floral card I made for the Studio Katia blog using the Spring Bouquet Clear Stamps as the focal point. I wanted to go for a soft look on this card, so I stamped my images with gray ink and colored them with Spectrum Noir markers. I then die cut them with the Spring Bouquet Coordinating Dies.

For my card base I cut some vanilla cardstock with one of the

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# Cardmaking # Floral

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Summer Scene Card feat Heffy Doodle Stamps

Zita Corwin May 12, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a cheerful summer card I made for the Heffy Doodle challenge.

This was such a fun one to make! I really enjoyed building this little scene and trying to creatively use non-summer stamps on a summer card. And I think the result is really fun!

To start off I stamped my images on Neenah Solar White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them

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# Distress Oxides # Heffy Doodle

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Three Ways to Add Texture to Your Cards - Create a Smile Stamps Challenge

Zita Corwin May 09, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a new card and a video for the Create a Smile Stamps challenge! We really loved all the lovely entries for the past challenge, and can't wait to see what you create next!
And now let's reveal the theme for the next two weeks

For my card today I thought it would be fun to try and find different ways to add texture to my project.
The first way was to

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# Copic markers # Create a Smile

Monday, May 7, 2018

Over the Rainbow with Impronte d'Autore

Zita Corwin May 07, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! A quick post to show you a card I made for the Impronte d'Autore blog using stamps from their new The Wizard of Oz series! I shared another card yesterday with other images from this same set, you can check it out here if you like. If you want to know more about today's card you can read this post (it is in Italian, but has pretty pictures and you can always use a translating app

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# Distress Inks # Impronte d'Autore

Sunday, May 6, 2018

In the Magical Land of Oz with Impronte d'Autore

Zita Corwin May 06, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today is a really special day, because we are finally revealing the new release by Impronte d’Autore! If you liked the Alice in Wonderland series like I did , you will definitely love this one, based on the Wizard of Oz! It will be available starting tomorrow on the Impronte d’Autore store!
And while we patiently wait, let's have a look at how I made this sweet card! :)

Ciao

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# Custom Background # Distress Inks

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Tonic Studios Mica Mists First Impressions and Card Inspiration

Zita Corwin May 02, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a post and a video in which I will share with you my first impressions on the new Tonic Studios Mica Mists.
These are a liquid product which comes is spray bottles and allows to add fun effects to your projects. The Mica Mists were released in six different colors and have mica powders mixed within the pigments, which make them really shimmery. I recently

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# Cardmaking # Product Review

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Encouragement Card feat Studio Katia Best Friends

Zita Corwin May 01, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's Laura here, and I am back with an ecouragement card I made for the Studio Katia blog using the Best Friends Stamp Set.To start off this card I stamped the large image in the set on some Canson XL watercolor cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I then colored the images with Derwent Inktense Pencils, creating a little scene for

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# Derwent Inktense # Studio Katia

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Storybook Card feat My Favorite Things Our Story

Zita Corwin April 29, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I made for the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #382 and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes. The Simon Says Stamp blog is showcasing MFT products for this week’s Wednesday Challenge, so this was the perfect combination for today’s card.

I decided to use the My Favorite Things Our Story stamp set and I wanted to create a

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# Cardmaking # Distress Inks

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Using Stamped Images in Shaker Cards - Create a Smile Stamps Challenge

Zita Corwin April 25, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a shaker card I made for the new challenge on the Create a Smile Stamps blog. We had many great entries in the last challenge, and we look forward to your creations for this one!

The theme for this challenge finally gave me the opportunity to use the adorable Bear Mail stamp set - this bear is just too cute! I really love him!

I stamped the images in

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# Create a Smile # Distress Oxides

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Rustic Thank You Card feat Create a Smile Stamps and Tonic Studios Mica Mists

Zita Corwin April 21, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a quick post showing you a card I made for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Sparkle and Shine. If you follow me on Instagram you know that I recently got the new Nuvo Mica Mists by Tonic Studios, and this challenge was the perfect opportunity to try them out. I also filmed a first impression video where I show them in action, and I hope I will

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# Crafts # Kraft Cardstock

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Friendship Card feat Studio Katia Citrus Trimmings

Zita Corwin April 17, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back on the Studio Katia blog with a friendship card I made using the Citrus Trimmings Clear Stamp Set.
I wanted to do some watercoloring of these beautiful images, so I heat embossed them with white embossing powder and painted them with Gansai Tambi watercolors.
I then used my scissors to cut along the top edges of my stamped images. For the lower edges I used

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# Gansai Tambi # Studio Katia

Monday, April 16, 2018

Adding Texture with Nuvo Mousses and Stencils - MFT Magical Dragons

Zita Corwin April 16, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I made combining My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #380 and the Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge Add Some Texture. I did the same for this card last week and it was a lot of fun, so I decided to do it again :)

I opted for Nuvo Mousses to add texture to my card, and used them with the My Favorite Things Abstract Stencil as it made me think of

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# Copic markers # Distress Oxides

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Spring Card Set feat Lawn Fawn Fairy Friends

Zita Corwin April 15, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a set of cards I made for the Lawn Fawnatics challenge. Spring seems to have made its way to Germany, so I felt inspired to create with the Lawn Fawn Fairy Friends and the Gleeful Garden stamp sets, that I bought last year but hadn’t had the chance to use. I also used the flower in the Stinkin’ Cute stamp set.

The theme for this challege was card

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# Lawn Fawn # Nuvo Drops

Friday, April 13, 2018

Spicing up Scene Cards with Stencils feat Impronte d'Autore

Zita Corwin April 13, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with another mini video series showing you how to create a scene card using some marvelous stamps by Impronte d'Autore in their Alice in Wonderland collection.
I love scene cards and I have a lot of fun creating them, and this time I decided to do something different and to use stencils to give my card a more whimsical and cartoon-like look. And, I have to say,

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# Copic markers # Distress Inks

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and Distress Ink Background - Floral Card for the Create a Smile Stamps Challenge

Zita Corwin April 11, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a floral card I made for the new Create a Smile Stamps challenge. We loved all the beautiful entries in the past two weeks, and look forward to seeing what you create next!
Without further ado, let's reveal the challenge theme!

Create a Smile Stamps has quite a range of gorgeous floral stamps, and for this card I used the beautiful Aloha Spirit stamp

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# Create a Smile # Custom Background

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Cheerful Birthday Card feat My Favorite Things Happy Hippos

Zita Corwin April 10, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I made combining the My Favorite Things Sketch challenge with the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge. The result is a fun birthday card - and this time I could not stay away from throwing in a rainbow!
The images and the sentiment all come from the My Favorite Things Happy Hippos stamp set. I stamped them on Neenah Solar White cardstock

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# Birthday # Copic markers

Saturday, April 7, 2018

You Color My World feat Impronte d'Autore

Zita Corwin April 07, 2018 0 Comments

Ciao a tutti! Oggi sono sul blog di Impronte d'Autore con questa card realizzata con il plate A Magical Birthday. Mi sono divertita tantissimo a creare questo progetto, e, se volete saperne di più, troverete un tutorial con tante foto e la spiegazione passo-passo a questo link.

Hi everyone! Just a quick heads up for you, as today I am on the Impronte d'Autore blog with acard I made with

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# Distress Oxides # Doodlebug

Friday, April 6, 2018

Stenciled Background Shaker Card feat Studio Katia Confetti Stencil

Zita Corwin April 06, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back on the Studio Katia blog with a shaker card with a stenciled background I made using the new Confetti Creative Stencil.
To start off this card I created the shaker front: I cut some smooth cardstock using the Dotted Patterns Set - 1 Creative Dies and I blended Distress Oxide in Peacock Feathers over the entire panel. I added some water splashes for a fun look,

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# Distress Oxides # Ink blending

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Faux Vellum Shaker feat My Favorite Things Recipe for Happiness

Zita Corwin April 03, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I made for the My Favorite Things sketch challenge #378. The card is pretty quick to come together, but I really love the way it turned out, and I really like this color combination - I will have to find other ways to implement it!

The images I used today are from the My Favorite Things Recipe for Happiness stamp set. They were stamped on Neenah

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# Cardmaking # Copic markers

Friday, March 30, 2018

Distress Oxide Ink Smooshed Rainbow feat Lawn Fawn Sweet Friends

Zita Corwin March 30, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a quick post and a card I made with my beloved Distress Oxides and some adorable Lawn Fawn stamps.
To start off this card I stamped three S'mores from the Lawn Fawn Sweet Friends stamp set on Neenah Solar White 100lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and I colored them with Spectrum Noir Markers,
I then created my rainbow background on some Ranger

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# Custom Background # Distress Oxides

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Oggi è un Bel Giorno Per Sorridere - Today is a Good Day to Smile

Zita Corwin March 29, 2018 0 Comments

Ciao a tutti! Torno velocemente sul blog per condividere con voi una notizia della quale vado veramente fiera! Da oggi infatti sono ufficialmente una Timbrina! Yuhuuuuu! Un grazie enorme a Impronte d’Autore per la fiducia, e un in bocca al lupo a me e all’altra nuova Timbrina, Monica.

Vi lascio qualche foto di card realizzate in passato con i meravigliosi timbri di Impronte....

Hi everyone

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Emboss Resist with Distress Oxides - Create a Smile Challenge

Zita Corwin March 28, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a fun card for the new challenge over at the Create a Smile Stamps blog. Once again we had some fantastic entries for the past challenge, and we are really excited to see what you are going to create next.

For today's card I used images from the new, super adorable Clear Superpowers Stamp set, the Cling Mandala set, and the Clear Friends Like You set.

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# Create a Smile # Custom Background

Monday, March 26, 2018

Easter Treat Bag and Mini Card Set feat Heffy Doodle Stamps

Zita Corwin March 26, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a post and a video showing how to create an Easter treat bag with a coordinating mini card. For this project I used the super adorable bunnies from the Honey Bunny Boo set by Heffy Doodle Stamps, a recent favorite of mine 😍 I got quite a few of their sets and I am really looking forward to creating more with those adorable images - but for now let's talk

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# Craftin Desert Divas # Easter

Friday, March 23, 2018

Altering Images - From Pirate to Space Pirate feat Craftin Desert Divas

Zita Corwin March 23, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a bit of a different video tutorial for you, which will be focused on how to alter a digital stamp and turn a pirate into a space pirate.

I shared a couple of projects in the past using this digital stamp by Craftin Desert Divas. I used the pirate in a more traditional way to create this gate-fold treasure map...

Ciao a tutti! Oggi torno con un

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# Craftin Desert Divas # Spectrum Noir

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Encouragement Card feat Studio Katia Japanese Peony

Zita Corwin March 22, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It's Theme Week over at the Studio Katia blog, and for day 4 I am sharing an encouragement card featuring the beautiful Japanese Peony Clear Stamp Set.

To start off this card I stamped my images on some watercolor cardstock and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. I then used my Distress Oxides to do some watercoloring: I used Aged Mahogany and Tattered Rose for

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# Distress Oxides # Floral

Friday, March 16, 2018

Easter Card feat Studio Katia Floral Cross | Prismacolor on Kraft

Zita Corwin March 16, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back on the Studio Katia blog with an Easter card featuring the Floral Cross Clear Stamp Set and the Script Easter die. To start off this card I created the front frame: and the frame inserts: I used the the Dotted Patterns: Darling Ribbon Creative Dies to cut some vanilla cardstock to an A2 size, and one of the dies in the the Dotted Patterns: Set 2 Creative Dies to

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# Easter # Kraft Cardstock

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Watercoloring a Masked Scene - Create a Smile Stamps Challenge

Zita Corwin March 14, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s time for a new challenge over at the Create a Smile Stamps blog, and this time it’s all about spring! We enjoyed seeing all your wonderful creations for the last challenge, and can’t wait to see what you make next!

For today’s card I used the adorable critters in the Eggstraordinary Egghunt to create a fun masked scene, that I painted with my Gandai Tambi watercolors.

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# Create a Smile # Gansai Tambi

Monday, March 12, 2018

Shaker Card "off the Edge" con Impronte d'Autore

Zita Corwin March 12, 2018 0 Comments

Ciao a tutti! Oggi torno sul blog con un altro post in collaborazione con Impronte d’Autore, per il quale ho creato una simpaticissima card a tema estivo e un video tutorial passo passo che mostra come realizzarla. Il video lo troverete alla fine di questo post, ma procediamo con ordine. 😊
Come prima cosa vorrei ringraziare ancora una volta Impronte d'Autore per questa meravigliosa

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# Custom Background # Gansai Tambi

Friday, March 9, 2018

Studio Katia March Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Zita Corwin March 09, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am really excited to be back with this post, part of the Studio Katia March Release Blog Hop! This is a two-day celebration with tons of inspiration and prizes along the way, so make sure to read this post until the end to find out more!

For my project today I used images from the Whimsical Town set, which is one of my favorite sets in this amazing release!

I

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# Cardmaking # Custom Background

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Clean and Simple Birthday Card | Create a Smile Challenge - Birthday

Zita Corwin February 28, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I made for the new challenge over at the Create a Smile Stamps blog. We really enjoyed seeing all the beautiful projects that were entered in our latest challenge, and can’t wait to see what you create next!

For my card today I used the cute images in the Cart full of Treasures stamp set. I stamped them on some Neenah Solar White cardstock using

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# Birthday # CAS

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Non Solo Natale con Impronte d'Autore

Zita Corwin February 22, 2018 0 Comments

Ciao a tutti! E' con immensa felicità che torno oggi sul blog per presentarvi due card realizzate in occasione della mia collaborazione con Impronte d'Autore! Si, proprio così! 😊 Non credo ci sia bisogno di dirvi quanto sia entusiasta ed emozionata per questa opportunità! E' un privilegio enorme, per il quale sono infinitamente grata! Perciò la prima cosa che voglio dire oggi è: grazie. 💗

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# Cardmaking # Copic markers

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Alice in Wonderland Woodland Scene feat Impronte d'Autore | Card Making Video Tutorial

Zita Corwin February 21, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card and a video showing how to create a woodland scene with some gorgeous Alice in Wonderland stamps by Impronte d'Autore.
I shared this card on my Instagram profile last fall, and I finally managed to edit and upload the video! I decided to create a mini series, so one video will be focused on the scene building process, with a bit of coloring included,

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# Cardmaking # Distress Inks

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Quick Prismacolor Shading - Floral Card feat Studio Katia Floral Trimmings

Zita Corwin February 20, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card I made for the Studio Katia blog using the gorgeous Floral Trimmings stamp set.
To start off this card I embossed the two stamps that come in the set with rose gold embossing powder on some Strathmore Toned Gray paper. I then colored the images with a white prismacolor in the shadow areas. I trimmed the two panels with my scissors and with the

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# Cardmaking # Embossing

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Painting Florals with the Ink Smooshing Technique | Create a Smile Stamps Challenge - Splatters | Card making Video Tutorial

Zita Corwin February 14, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card and a video I made for the new Create a Smile Stamps challenge. We had some wonderful entries for the last challenge, and we can’t wait to see what you create for this one!

Inspired by the theme of the challenge, I decided to experiment with Distress Inks and the gorgeous florals in the In Bloom stamp set, and to create my splatters by

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# Create a Smile # Distress Inks

Monday, February 12, 2018

How to Incorporate Die-Cut Sentiments in Scene Cards - Save the Crafty YouTuber Blog Hop

Zita Corwin February 12, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am extremely thrilled to be back with a card I made for the Save the Crafty YouTuber video hop! This hop was initiated by the marvelous Justine Hovey, and immediately joined by many other big names in the crafty world as well as by some very generous companies. The aim is to try to support those channels who will be affected by the changes in the YouTube

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# Cardmaking # Copic markers

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Friendship Card for Studio Katia

Zita Corwin February 08, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back to show you a friendship card I made for the Studio Katia blog using the Hello Alice stamp set and the Dotted Patterns Fancy Squares Creative dies. Because the kitty image in this set is so cute - and because I am a bit of a cat lady 😉 - I thought it would be fun to create a card with a crowd of sweet cats. So I stamped a bunch of kittens as well as the little

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# Copic markers # Distress Oxides

Monday, February 5, 2018

Valentine 2018 Card Making Series - Simple Card feat Stamping Bella and Doodlebug

Zita Corwin February 05, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card and a video showing how to make a quick and simple Valentine’s day card using one main image as focal point. For this card I chose the Love Chicks set by Stamping Bella: besides the fact that it is super adorable, it immediately sets the scene on its own, and it allows ot create a very cute card in little time. The patterned paper and the decorative

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# Cardmaking # Doodlebug

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

You Can Do Magic - Encouragement Card for the Create a Smile Stamps Challenge

Zita Corwin January 31, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am super excited to be back here on my blog, as it is time for a new card making challenge over at the Create a Smile Stamps blog! We really enjoyed seeing all the wonderful projects that were entered in the previous challenge, and we are siper curious to see what you will be creating this time around! So, without further ado, let’s get started with our second challenge

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# Copic markers # Create a Smile

Monday, January 29, 2018

Valentine's Day Shaker Card Trio feat Lawn Fawn Stamps

Zita Corwin January 29, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with the second installment in my Valentine 2018 card making video series!For this project I decided to make a really fun trio of heart shaped shaker cards, inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics challenge. I used critters from three different Lawn Fawn stamp sets: the Octopi my Heart, the Winter Unicorn and the Winter Otter set, and I created cute little couples

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# Cardmaking # Distress Inks

Friday, January 26, 2018

Have a Roaring Birthday - Shaker Card feat Studio Katia Stamps and Dies

Zita Corwin January 26, 2018 0 Comments

Hello everyone! Today I am back with a fun and colorful shaker card for the Studio Katia blog featuring the Birthday Lions Clear Stamp Set. To start off this card I stamped my images on Strathmore Bristol Smooth card stock with Versafine Onyx Black ink and I heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. I then colored them in with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and die cut them

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# Animals # Birthday

Monday, January 22, 2018

Valentine's Day 2018 Card Series - In the Clouds Scene feat C.C. Designs

Zita Corwin January 22, 2018 0 Comments

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a cute Valentine’s day card featuring the adorable C.C. Designs Roberto’s Rascals Cupids! These digis are incredibly cute, and I hade loads of fun putting this card together! I also created a video tutorial for this card, you will find it at the end of this post :) But for now let’s go through the card making process.

For the clouds and the sky I used

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# Cardmaking # CC Designs

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Dimensional Tag for the First Create a Smile Stamps Card Making Challenge

Zita Corwin January 17, 2018 0 Comments

Hello everyone! Today I am back with a very special post, as this is my first project as part of the Create a Smile Stamps Challenge Design Team! If you follow me on Instagram and Facebook you will know by now that Create a Smile Stamps is launching a new card making challenge, and that I was selected, together with some really amazing crafters, to be part of the team that will be sharing

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# Cardmaking # Create a Smile

Friday, January 12, 2018

Valentine's Card feat Studio Katia Kobi's Hugs and Kisses

Zita Corwin January 12, 2018 0 Comments

Hello everyone! After a long Christmas break I am super excited to be back with this sweet Valentine’s day card! It's Theme week over at the Studio Katia blog, and the theme is Hearts/Valentines, so I decided to combine the new the new Kobi’s Hugs and Kisses stamp set with the Sweet Heart Candy stamp set - they work perfectly together!
As a first step, I stamped images from the Kobi's Hugs

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# Cardmaking # Copic markers

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