Hi! It's Candice here with you today sharing some fun beach times using the new MFT Sunny Vibes stamp set! I created my beach scene using the MFT Sunny Vibes set found in the Crafty Meraki store along with other MFT products from their June release! I began my card with an 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 card base which is just the right size for your standard envelopes. For the background, I created the slimline cross stitched template using...

I have been enjoying painting with Tim Holtz's distress inks so much but for today's card I decided to combine the traditional ink-blending technique with my watercolor painting. This corner bloom from MFT Stamps provided the perfect opportunity to use the ink pads both for dry-blending and watercoloring. I heat-embossed the flowers with white embossing powder and then used Wilted Violet, Salty Ocean and Cracked Pistachio reinkers to paint the flowers and leaves. Once I was happy with the depth...

Happy Monday everyone, it's Juhi. Today I'm sharing 2 cards featuring the super adorable MFT stampset designed by Stacey Yacula called Hooray Kind of Day. I’m more of a floral card maker but the images on this set are just too cute to resist! They were an absolute delight to color, and work so well with slimline card designs both in the horizontal and vertical orientation. I went with no-line copic coloring for the first card. I stamped the images...

Hello! Welcome back to another post from me, Sandhya, on the Crafty Meraki blog. I always admired the beautiful no-line coloring posted on social media, but felt intimidated to try it. But, after I tried it using Karin Markers, I found it to be much easier. The fine tip of these markers allows you to apply color to the tiny areas and draw the color out with a brush. Today, I am sharing a few tips for water coloring, that...

Hey there, it's Juhi. Today I'm sharing a trio of slimline cards featuring stamps from the latest floral release from MFT Stamps. If you're like me and cannot resist floral stamps you shouldn't miss this release, it's filled with gorgeous designs, check out the full release here. I've used the Fine-lined Floral Stamp set for my slimline card trio. These are my very first slimline cards, I was hesitant to take the plunge but I'm so glad I did, I...

When I saw this Bundles of Love Stamp from MFT Stamps, I knew instantly I needed to use my Karin BrushMarker pens to color this beauty. I recorded a process video so you can see how easy it is to use the fine-topped pigment-loaded brushes in intricate areas. You’ll also see how I don’t use more than a little drop of ink ... with watercoloring, the number one rule is to allow your water to control the flow of your...

Hey everyone, it's Juhi. Today I'm sharing a super easy and quick watercoloring technique. It is my goto technique for creating watercolor backgrounds for most of my floral cards, today I've used the same method to quickly color flower images. I started off by wetting a piece of watercolor cardstock with a wet brush. I then dabbed paint on the wet watercolor cardstock with a size 12 round watercolor brush. I did not spread the paint, just dabbed in random...

Hello and welcome back to the Crafty Meraki blog. Today I am sharing a card that is a combination of all my favorite techniques in cardmaking. I present to you the perfect mix of florals, heat embossing, watercoloring and slimline proportions. So lets get started! I chose the stunning Bergenia Builder stamp set from Altenew and stamped the large floral bunch as well as the individual single flowers and leaves 2 times on Bristol smooth cardstock and heat embossed with...