Welcome to Cards By Kendra!   It has been a while since I last posted! I'm a teacher and I just switched to a different teaching position in a new school, so I've been moving my classroom. It's been a lot of work because the decorations I had aren't really appropriate for high schoolers, so I've been busy making decor for my new Technology computer lab classroom.  I'm so excited to be teaching Digital Information Technology even though it will have some challenges since we are doing a blended model this school year due to COVID-19. I will have to have virtual meetings while also teaching in person in the classroom at the same time. So I'm not sure how this is going to go. But I'm still excited about the change and look forward to school starting. Just nervous about being exposed to so many students.   Today, I'm so excited to participate in the #TeamTinyChristmasInJuly video hop with the group "Team Tiny"!  This group was created by Kathari...

Welcome to Cards By Kendra! Today, I'm sharing a quick and easy Patriotic "Red, White & Blue" themed card that I made using Distress Oxide Inks, Simon Hurley create's Stargazer stencil and Ranger Ink's Texture Paste. CELEBRATE! I made this card for a card swap group that I'm a member of on Facebook called Card Swaps for All Seasons.  This particular theme was red, white & blue.  I decided to keep the sentiment simple so it could be used for multiple occasions.  Here's a short video showing how I made this card: https://youtu.be/MSMEkFGnPYY Supplies: Some of the links below contain affiliate links. By clicking on the links and purchasing the products, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support! Ranger Ink - Simon Hurley - 6 x 6 Stencils - Stargazer https://shrsl.com/2dn4v Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat https://shrsl.com/2co7z 3D Adhesive Foam Squares https://shrsl.com/26brp Nuvo - Deluxe Adhesive https://shrsl.c...

Hello and Welcome to Cards By Kendra!   It has been a while since I last posted.  I have been crafting, organizing and getting ready to move my craft room from my dining room to an empty bedroom. It's been A LOT of work! But I'm super excited because I'll have a lot more room and places for storage. Today, I'm so excited to participate in my first ever video hop #TeamTinyUnderTheSea with the group "Team Tiny"!  This group was created by Katharine Kelly to help small channels grow AND allow viewers to watch content AD-FREE (because YouTube does not show commercials on small channels).  This group is open to all crafters who create videos on Youtube that have less than 1k subscribers. If you would like to participate, please leave me a comment and I will let you know how to get involved.   When watching videos on Youtube, it is important that you like, comment, subscribe and share our videos so that Youtube will actively promote them.  This hop feat...

Welcome to a new "Cards by Kendra" blog post! Finally, the school year is winding down, thank goodness! Online teaching is definitely not what I thought it would be. With my limited amount of time due to working so much, I was only able to sign up for 5 swaps this month. I barely got those done, much less try out new card-making techniques and post on my blog weekly like I planned. But I wanted to share with you the cards that I made for this month's card swaps. The first swap was a color theme, yellow and blue.  I decided to try a floating flower frame technique. I stamped and die cut several different size flowers in both colors. I arranged them around a weathered wood patterned paper cut to 3.75" x 5" that was adhered to a white 110 lb. white cardstock base. Using Glad Press & Seal, I picked them up off of the paper to keep them in place. I flipped it over and added strips of 3D foam tape to the back of the flowers. Before removing the back strip,...

Welcome to a new Cards By Kendra blog post!   Today I wanted to share this simple and easy to make Easter card I made for a card swap for the Facebook Group "Card Swaps for All Seasons".  This was my first handmade card using Distress Inks and a stencil.  I think it turned out pretty good considering this was my first one. I used the Picket Fence  Life Changing Blender Brush  Set and Flower Stencil (the stencil is only available for purchase in this set).  I started with a piece of  110# Neenah Solar White cardstock base  that I cut to 6"x6" to match the size of the stencil.  I used Wilted Violet and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink for the flowers and Pine Needles Distress Oxide ink for the leaves.  I started with the  Wilted Violet  on the center of the flowers using one of the smaller blending brushes.  I added the Peacock Feathers  to the outer petals and blended them (it totally changed the color...