Welcome to Cards By Kendra! Today, I'm sharing the third of four cards I made featuring the Bubble Babies Digital Stamps from 7 Kids Crafts Store.  If you haven't seen the first card I made, check it out  here .   Here's the link to the second card . This card features a peek-a-boo sentiment inside of a clamshell made with shimmer spray and a background made with Brusho Watercolor Ink crystals.   Be sure to visit  7 Kids Crafts  and their Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/groups/7kidscreate .   You can receive a  20% discount  in the online store by using the code " Vacation " until July 19, 2020. 7 Kids Crafts offers free shipping for orders over $60.00 and offers a rewards program, so it's a great place to shop!  For instructions on how I made this card, please watch the video below.  Scroll down to view the list of products I used. Click the link to watch in HD on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/DPEsyFLf...

Welcome to a new "Cards by Kendra" blog post! Today, I'm excited to share these "Beach Cutie" handmade cards that I created for the MFT Sketch Challenges 489 and 490. I decided to use the "Beach Cutie" Stamp and Die set from My Favorite Things as my focal point. I started out making the background first because I wanted to try using my new Dylusions Shimmer Sprays.  I had several sheets of watercolor paper already cut to 4.25" x 5.5" as well as some regular Neenah solar white 80# cardstock.  I used Bubblegum Pink and Pure Sunshine shimmer sprays because I thought those two colors looked great together.  I had never used these before so it was trial and error.  For the first spray, I sprayed directly on the watercolor paper and completely covered it.  I kept spraying until there was no more white showing.  It was beautiful!  Then I realized I didn't need to use so much.  Next, I sprayed it on my glass mat and did a smooshing technique.  I ...

Hello again!  I wanted to share with you the "Landscape" card that I made for the Facebook group card swap "Card Swaps for All Seasons" in February 2020. I started out with watercolor paper  cut down to 3.75" x 5".  Using watercolor pencils on dry paper, I colored with yellow, orange and light blue in light shades using the pencils at an angle.  I then took a watercolor aqua pen to create a sky effect. I let this dry overnight. It was a little warped so I placed a book on top of it and let it sit another 24 hours. I created the mountains in layers using three different colors from Stampin' Up!©:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & Early Espresso and the stamp set "Waterfront".  I added Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers on top of the light blue watercolor background to create the ocean. This card was finished with a "Happy Father's Day" die cut out of soft suede cardstock (which also frames the watercolor paper cut to 4...