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 ...

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! My plan for these handmade cards to make separate posts and create tutorial videos didn't exactly go the way I wanted it to.  I had two weeks right after the schools closed due to the corona virus pandemic to get really creative, make some handmade cards and enjoy crafting! But then virtual school started.  I'm a 7th grade math teacher and I was NOT prepared for all the work involved.  I have been working 12 hour days and I'm exhausted!  So I'm doing good just to even make this blog one blog post featuring all the different cards I made for April 2020's Card Swaps for the Facebook Group "Card Swaps for All Seasons". I've already shared with you the " Rainy Days" themed card .  I signed up for 8 swaps and I've finished 7 so far.  I'm still working on one more.  Here's what I've sent so far: This handmade card is for the Mother's Day themed swap: This is the...

Welcome to a new "Cards by Kendra" blog post! Today, I'm excited to share this "Meant to Be" handmade card that I created a few weeks ago when schools were first cancelled due to the Corona virus pandemic.  I am a school teacher and we just started distance learning last week.  The two weeks before that, we were on Spring Break and then I had a somewhat easy week preparing to start teaching online.  I enjoyed making so many handmade cards and actually having time to learn some new techniques!  Since the kids officially started back, I've been working 12 hours each day. I've worked more from home as a teacher than I ever did while at school! It's been insane! So, I say all this to tell you that I haven't had time to finish my video and post it.  But today, I finally just made myself stop working and do something that I've been wanting to do.  I've got a lot more cards I want to share with you, so I'll be working on getting thos...

Welcome to a new "Cards by Kendra" blog post! Today, I'm excited to share this "Thinking of You" handmade card that I created during this crazy corona virus social distancing situation we're in.  I created this card for a card swap Facebook Group that I'm in "Card Swaps for All Seasons" and also enter it into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Whatever the Weather" .  The theme for the card swap is "Rainy Days".  I've been experimenting with Distress Oxide Inks lately and have been working on my ink blending skills.  I must've practiced blending on over a dozen pieces of cardstock.  At first, I was kind of freaking out because I invested in a ton of different colors and just couldn't get those harsh lines out.  But the more I did it, the better I got.  The background I used for this card was from one of those practices (which I don't have on the video...I'm sorry).  But it was pretty straigh...

Welcome to a new "Cards by Kendra" Blog Post! So the past few days, I've been doing some "Corona Virus Crafting" while social distancing!  With this crazy situation that people all over the world are facing, a little humor goes a long way!!  Here’s a couple of cards I made today since a lot of people can’t find toilet paper! Whimsy stamps is offering this cute digital stamp of a dragon covered in toilet paper! I just love their stamps!! This one just made my day!   I might have to try making some tags with it next! Tags would be great to attach to some toilet paper to give as gifts to my friends who can’t find any!! Except maybe I need to wait a little longer to make sure we don't run out first!  🤣 For the background paper on both cards, I used the "Over the Rainbow" Paper Pack from My Favorite Things. The base of the card and the cardstock used for stamping is Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock. The dragons were colored with copi...

Welcome to another "Cards by Kendra" blog post! I made this quick, fun birthday shaker card for the My Favorite Things Color Challenge #137 I used the green polka dot paper from the Over the Rainbow Paper Pack with a Chocolate cardstock frame on white 110# heavyweight cardstock (cut to A2 size, top fold). The Happy Birthday Circle Die was cut from green cardstock and then I layered it on top of a lighter green cardstock. I had a slightly bigger circle die that I used to cut another frame from the chocolate color cardstock. I used a lemon color cardstock on the backside, which is what shows through the shaker pouch. I filled the shaker pouch with iridescent and gold sequins. I added a matching brown ribbon and a lemon and gold twine bow to finish the card.  I hope you like it!  P lease leave a comment and let me know what you think!  I'd love to read your comments!   Thanks! ~Kendra Morgan Please visit my website  www.cardsbykendra.c...