Cardmaking for Beginners with Tammy, the stamping rebel!
So here’s what happened. I sat down to make a simple card. Just one. Quick. No drama. And then I met a little thing called layers—and suddenly I was stacking paper like I was building a high-rise for floral chaos.
I started with a Timid Tiger card base because, obviously, it was screaming “main character energy.” Then I added a layer of Basic White, because clean lines are a thing, right? Topped that with a piece of In Color DSP—yes, also Timid Tiger. Because if you’re going to commit to a color, commit.
Then out came the Pretty Florals stamp set. Gorgeous Grape flowers? Boom. Granny Apple Green leaves? Don’t mind if I do. I dipped my stamp into the Timid Tiger ink pad and gave those petals a makeover. I did this thing called, “stamping off,” to the solid image layer. Can you believe you get another shade of Timid Tiger when you do this? Next, I stamped the detail full strength, baby!
Those Gorgeous Grape flowers? They needed heat. So I dipped my Blender Pen into the Timid Tiger ink pad and gave those petal centers a makeover.
Let me tell you—
That Blender Pen is sorcery.
You don’t need a whole rainbow of markers. Just that pen and an ink pad, and BAM—you’ve got a marker in any color you want. It’s rebel crafting on a budget, and I’m here for it.
Cardmaking for Beginners: Layers, Blender Pens & Dimensionals Made Easy
And then—just when I thought I was done—I was introduced to Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Listen. No one warned me that popping up a stamped layer would be this satisfying. I stuck a few under the sentiment image and suddenly my card had drama, height, and enough confidence to host its own crafting segment on daytime TV.
Now my card has layers, dimension, custom-colored blooms, and absolutely zero regrets. Just how I like it. I even surprised myself by not over-smudging the sentiment. Personal growth? Maybe. Accidental restraint? More likely.
So, here’s my rebel tip of the day:
Layer it, blend it, and pop it up like you mean it.
Because flat cards are fine—but drama is better.
This card may have started timid, but it ended up fierce.
Don’t forget my motto~
Remember: perfection is for store-bought cards.
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