I’m card making with the Rebel Girl digital stamps from Polkadoodles to make this cute and sassy birthday card. I’m pairing her with Vintage Candy papers for a bright and cheerful card.
Keep on reading and I’ll show you how to make your own handmade cards. I’m including ProMarker blends and all the craft stash and card making techniques I’ve used.
Step 1 – Choose Your Digital Stamp
The Digi image is from Polkadoodles, part of their Rebel Girl range.
There are thousands of different digital stamps availible online. Click here to take a look at my favourites.
Step 2 – Print Your Digital Stamp
I print my digital stamps onto Ultimate Graphic 160gsm paper. It’s bright white so my colours really pop and it’s super smooth surface makes blending easier.
You don’t need a fancy or expensive printer to print digital stamps. I use a very old HP Officejet, any inkjet printer will do.
Step 3 – Colour Your Digital Stamp
I’ve coloured this little cutie with my Winsor & Newton BrushMarkers.
Here’s the shade’s I’ve used:
Promarker Brush Colours – Skin
Promarker Brush Colours –
Step 4 – Choose Your Designer Papers
I thought the cute and sassy little Rebel Girl digital stamps were the perfect match for these bright and cheerful Vintage Candy papers. They’re also from Polkadoodles.
I’ve mounted the Vintage Candy papers onto plain pastel papers from Craft Sensations. I like to cut my mounts 3mm larger than my designer paper pieces.
Step 5 – Die Cut Your Image
I use dies to make frames around my digital stamps. I always colour my image first in case I make a mess of it.
Then I choose a die shape and size that suits my image and run it through my die cutting machine
On this card I have used a set of oval dies from XCut, the large oval and scalloped oval.
I like to use distress inks to add a bit of colour around my images. I use a Blending Tool to sweep the ink onto the edges of my die cut shape. For this card I’ve used Spun Sugar.
Step 6 – Assemble Your Card
I like to use 6mm double sided tape for most of my cards. It’s cheaper than the usual 12mm tape but it sticks just as well.
I use a pokey tool to remove the backing from the tape. It’s nice and easy and saves my finger nails from getting split.
For teeny tiny little embellishments I generally use silicone glue. I use my pokey tool to roll a little blob of silicone from the end of the tubes and then roll it onto my page.
Step 7 – Add Embellishments
With the spring time vibe of this card, flowers were of course the perfect choice to embellish it with. I’ve reached for one of my favourite floral die sets, Tattered Florals by Tim Holtz from Sizzix.
I’ve die cut a selection of the flowers and leaves from the plain Craft Sensations papers. Then I’ve shaped them with a soft mat and boning tool. I’ve stuck them onto my card with 3D foam pads and put a little pearl in the centre of each flower.
Step 8 – Add a Greeting
The Rebel Girl collection includes a selection of greetings. I’ve printed some of these out along with my digital stamps. I’ve cut them to a size that looks good, rounded the corners and inked the edges and mounted them onto scraps of plain paper.
Step 9 – Decorate the Inside Too
I think it’s such a shame to receive a beautifully decorated card only to open it and be faced with a blank page. So I use more of my designer papers to decorate the insides of my cards. I mostly use scraps leftover from the main design and a 10cm square of plain paper to write a nice message onto.
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A Little Bit About Me . . .
Hey there I’m Bridie, a busy mum to two amazing humans, a spirited border collie puppy and a pair of sweet guinea pigs. We homestead in a cherished Edwardian terrace in not so sunny Lancashire, England.
When I’m not spending time with my children and menagerie, I’m usually to be found in my craft room creating and blogging or in the kitchen cooking up a big batch of something tasty. I’m always looking for thrifty hacks to save money on my crafts and recipes. Crafting doesn’t have to cost a fortune!
I’m obsessed with card making with digital stamps and ProMarkers. On my blog you’ll learn how to use digital stamps, how to colour them and how to turn them into stunning hand made cards. I share all my best tips and tricks to cut the cost of your card making.
Digital stamps are one of the cheapest ways of making cards. They are cheap to buy (sometimes they’re even free) and endlessly reusable. With a small investment in quality markers you can make hundreds of cards. I’m aways on the look out for deals and thrifty hacks to cut the cost of card making. The further you can stretch your budget, the more craft supplies you can collect!
I’ve included links to my favourite retailers for the products I’ve used to make my crafts. Click on any of the product images and links for full details. If you decide to buy any of these products I may get a small percentage of what you spend. There’s no cost to you at all.
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