Klompen Stampers 
Welcome to class 7 of our Card Making 201 series! In today’s class, we’re introducing an exciting new technique that uses a common household item you likely already have – bleach! The bleach technique is a creative way to lighten or alter the color of your cardstock, adding a unique touch to your handmade cards. … Read more
Welcome to class 6 of our Card Making 201 series! We’re thrilled to have you here as we continue this creative journey. In Card Making 101, we covered all the basics of card making, and in this series, we’ve introduced new tools to elevate your handmade cards effortlessly. Now, it’s time to bring everything together! … Read more
Welcome to class 5 of our Card Making 201 series! If you’ve been following along with the series, it’s safe to say you love the art of card making and are ready to keep taking your crafting to the next level. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. While it’s … Read more
Welcome to class 4 of our Card Making 201 series! Today, we’re turning up the heat to explore my all-time favorite card making technique. Heat embossing is a simple yet impactful technique that uses heat to create raised, glossy designs on your handmade cards. To get started, you’ll need embossing ink, embossing powder, and a … Read more
Welcome to class 3 of our Card Making 201 series! Today, we’re excited to introduce Blending Brushes, a versatile and fun tool for card making. Featuring velvety soft bristles, these brushes are perfect for seamlessly blending ink onto cardstock, adding color and dimension to your designs. Affordable and easy to use, Blending Brushes are a … Read more
Welcome to class 2 of our Card Making 201 series! In Class 9 of Card Making 101, we covered coloring basics using markers. Today, we’re taking those skills to the next level by introducing easy watercolor techniques to enhance your handmade cards. We’ll begin with a quick refresher on Stampin’ Blends and Stampin’ Write markers, then … Read more
Welcome to class 1 of our Card Making 201 series! In this series, we’ll explore easy techniques to elevate your card making skills. If you’re new to card making and looking to learn the basics, we recommend starting with our Card Making 101 series, where we introduce the fundamentals in a simple and approachable way. For … Read more
Happy New Year, crafty friends! I hope you had a joyful and creative 2024, and as we step into 2025, I’m excited to share new inspiration for handmade card ideas to make this your most creative year yet! And there’s no better way to do that than by starting the new year by making 6 … Read more
Mark your calendars for January 17-18, 2025, and join me along with the Creativate team for our signature online stamping retreat! Registration for the Winter Retreat 2025 is now open. As the original and leading online stamping retreat, this event brings together passionate card makers and paper crafters from around the globe. It’s a perfect … Read more
Welcome to Class 11 of our Card Making 101 series – our final class! Throughout this series, we’ve explored the basics, designed and stamped beautiful cards, and even stepped them up with simple techniques. Now, as you prepare to graduate from Card Making 101, there’s one final question to answer: Where do you find card ideas to … Read more
Welcome to Class 10 of our Card Making 101 series! In our last class, we explored basic coloring with markers to enhance your card designs. Today, we’re introducing punches for card making and showing how a simple punched layer can beautifully elevate your handmade cards. Punches are an affordable investment, easy to use, and highly versatile – … Read more
Welcome to Class 9 of our Card Making 101 series! Now that we’ve started designing and creating our own cards, it’s time to explore some coloring basic for card making to enhance your projects. In Class 1, All About Stamps, we learned the difference between line image and bold image stamps, and we even created a … Read more