how to make greeting cards – Klompen Stampers

Stamp Layering & Color Combos To Create Beautiful Pansies

May 23, 2023 by Jackie

Stamp Layering & Inking Techniques for Realistic Flowers

Pansies come in all different beautiful colors, and you will have so much fun stamping them using the Pansy Patch stamp set and the fun color combos I have for you. Stamp layering allows you to really play with colors and create so many different looks. No two will ever be the same. Grab any … Read more

Use Layered Circles For a Fun Look On Handmade Cards

April 22, 2023January 20, 2023 by Jackie

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I have something fun to share with you today! We are going to use layered circles in all different ways to create some fun cards. The options are endless, and you can use any sized circles. Cut these layered circles with punches or dies, you just need several different sizes. The magic happens when you … Read more

Fun Fold Cards Vol. 4 | Ideas for Year-Round Card Making Fun!

December 7, 2023September 2, 2022 by Jackie

Are you ready for Fun Fold Cards Vol. 4? Let’s kick off this month with another 4 templates that you can add to your collection. If you have been joining us each month, this will give you 16 fun-fold templates! We designed all the templates to be used with any stamps, paper, and inks you … Read more

Fun Fold Card Ideas & Templates To Love | Vol 3 Fun Fold Cards

December 7, 2023August 5, 2022 by Jackie

Ready for some more fun fold card ideas and templates that you’ll fall in love with? It is the first Friday of the month and that means it is our FREE FUN FOLD TEMPLATE CLASS! We are making 4 more templates that you can add to your collection. This month I have Volume 3 for … Read more

What Easy & Fun Card Making Background Will I Make Today?

April 22, 2023July 12, 2022 by Jackie

This is an easy and fun card making background technique that I have been so excited to teach you! I call it the ‘smooshing’ technique. It’s a little bit messy, but not much! And you probably already have the supplies you need to make these backgrounds!

We are also using the Stamparatus today to ensure that our greeting is super dark and black! This is one of my favorite uses for the Stamparatus – stamping image several times to get it to look like you want. Make sure to check out the video for all my tips!

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Are you ready to learn how to make some fun backgrounds?

Tea Boutique Card Ideas To Inspire Your Creativity

June 21, 2022 by Jackie

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Looking for Stampin’ Up! Tea Boutique Card Ideas? I’ve got 5 different design ideas to share with you today. But here is the best part, I am also featuring one of my fabulous Klompen Stampers team members as a GUEST STAMPER today.

Each month I am going to bring in a guest stamper and let them show off their stampin’ style with you. We are kicking it off with Kathi Ondus. Keep scrolling to see Kathi’s beautiful cards, and make sure to watch the video to “meet Kathi” and let her share her fun design ideas with you.

Part of the fun of this monthly featured stamper is that you will get to see some different card making styles, as well as learn some tips and tricks from others. I hope you enjoy Kathi’s projects and visit her blog to see more of the beautiful cards that she creates.

Bottled Happiness: Charming Card Ideas You Can Make In Minutes

June 14, 2022 by Jackie

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Want the best ‘Bottled Happiness’ Card ideas? I’ve got designs using this fun Stampin’ Up! bundle plus lots of card making tips. I want to show you how to use markers to add multiple colors to your stamps and more.

This stamp set offers so much variety for making cards. Once I started playing with it, I could not stop. It is great to make all occasion cards for anyone. Keep the cards super simple, or step them up!

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You will love all of the variety you can get from the ‘Bottled Happiness’ stamp set! Let’s make a quick and easy card, plus I have lots of other sample ideas to show you!

A Fun Fold Card Class You’ll Rave About; It’s Your Cup of Tea!

December 7, 2023June 3, 2022 by Jackie

I am so excited about this new monthly class! Each month we will feature 4 new easy fun fold cards. This month, the fun fold card class is focused on the lovely Tea Boutique Suite by Stampin’ Up! This is totally new and different… you will learn to make FUN FOLD TEMPLATES that you will … Read more

Step Up Your Card Making With This Awesome Explosion Card

May 31, 2022 by Jackie

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If you are wanting to make an awesome explosion card, and keep it simple to make, this is the tutorial for you. The stamping is simple, but the explosion card insert makes it amazing!

It’s quite a surprise when you open this card and see the inside. This explosion card tutorial will teach you how easy it is to make. You can use any products you have; you basically create a card and then add the explosion part to the inside!

The video tutorial teaches you all that you need; you will be an explosion card expert in no time!

4 Reasons To Love Beach Themed Cards | Simple Card Making

May 14, 2023May 27, 2022 by Jackie

Beach themed greeting cards are perfect for the summer and you can make these 4 all-occasion cards in minutes. Watch the video

Stamping a watercolor scene on your cards is easy with the Oceanfront stamp set. Just 3 stamps and 3 ink pads and you will have a gorgeous scene. It took me a while to figure out how to stamp these 3 stamps together, but now it’s super easy.

Check out my video to see how easy and fun it is to build watercolor scenes. These cards are sure to delight your friends when they open up their mailbox and have happy mail.

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The ideas are endless with these stamps. You can combine the Oceanfront stamp set with any other stamps to create many different watercolor scenes.

4 Handmade Sympathy Cards You Can Make For Anyone

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 by Jackie

As a card maker, sympathy cards are some of the hardest, but most meaningful, to make. These 4 handmade sympathy cards are simple to make. I kept them very soft and calming.

For all of these cards, I have looked through the dies I have and found what I call “silhouette” dies. Dies that just cut floral/nature shapes; many different die sets have these.

I used the dies with a greeting set for my easy-to-make handmade sympathy cards.

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The texture & dimension on these sympathy cards are hard to see in the photos so you know what that means? You don’t want to miss watching the video to see how beautiful these cards are!

Simple Watercolor Card: Learn This Technique For Easy Card Making

April 26, 2022 by Jackie

A beautiful and simple watercolor card can be easily made with a water painter & Stampin’ Up! ink pads. This technique is easy and I am sure you can follow along with this step-by-step video tutorial.

To get started with your simple watercolor card you only need a stamp, ink, and a water painter or water brush. You will be looking for different stamps to try this simple technique on. I promise this is an easy card!