by Jean Doeringsfeld | Mar 16, 2026 | Cards, Companies, Die Cutting, Friendship & Love, Inking Techniques, Miss You, Occassions, Other Occassions, Spellbinders, Techniques
My goal for these cards was to explore how small icon elements can create personality within a design. The You’ve Got Flair collection from Spellbinders and Hero Arts is built around tiny pins, badges, and embellishment-style icons. Instead of using...
by Jean Doeringsfeld | Mar 10, 2026 | Cards, Coloring, Companies, Copic Coloring, Die Cutting, Holidays & Special Events, Occassions, Other Occassions, Simon Says Stamp, Techniques
For today’s card I wanted to create gentle movement with both placement and color. Each butterfly steps slightly higher than the last, creating a soft path of color that naturally carries the eye up the card. The tall slimline format gives that movement room to...
by Jean Doeringsfeld | Mar 6, 2026 | Cards, Companies, Die Cutting, Embossing Folders, Friendship & Love, Occassions, Spellbinders, Techniques
Today is the 6th, which means the new Spellbinders Monthly Clubs are now available to non-members. For these two cards, I used products from the March 2026 clubs, including the Die of the Month, Embossing Folder of the Month, and the Stamp and Die of...
by Jean Doeringsfeld | Mar 5, 2026 | Cards, Companies, Die Cutting, Holidays & Special Events, Inking Techniques, Occassions, Other Occassions, Simon Says Stamp, Techniques
For this card, my goal was to create a peaceful Easter design where the symbolism could remain the clear focal point. As I started working through the layout, it became clear that keeping the surrounding elements simple would allow the cross and sentiment to carry the...
by Jean Doeringsfeld | Mar 3, 2026 | Cards, Coloring, Companies, Copic Coloring, Die Cutting, Friendship & Love, Holidays & Special Events, Occassions, Other Occassions, Simon Says Stamp, Stenciling, Techniques
For these two cards, my goal was to explore how the same small bunny die could support two completely different design directions. As I started sketching out ideas, I realized that the surrounding layout and color story would end up shaping the personality of each...
