Cynthia Maynard

Author | Artist

Paper Crafting

Spellbinders Card Kit

Here is a simple card using just the papers and die cuts. It's hard to see in the picture, but there is gold foiling on the striped paper. Growing up, I had a cat named Pinky, so this is very fitting.:) Don't forget the June code in my shop! ... View the Post

Paper Crafting

Altenew 3D Flowers

Altenew knows how to make flower dies! It's so easy to piece them together. It think it's easier than the layered stamps. I've also been on a colored card stock stenciling kick. :) It's fun to make tone-on-tone designs with ink. I also used Distress Oxides for a splatter-look! The "no worries" is from a digital file in my shop! I like to make watercolor washes, then use that paper for my die cutting. It's a super easy way to color, and I like the fact that there is variegation ... View the Post

Paper Crafting

Mixed Media Card-Spellbinders

I love pink and orange with black! I've been creating with my gel press lately, which always ends up in a ton of fun backgrounds! Some of which I turn into digital paper in the shop. Some I use as card panels. I also stamped some butterflies from May 2020 Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month onto some gel print scraps. I love the colors of the butterflies! Check out the shop! Thanks for supporting small businesses during these crazy times! There is a new code for June! ... View the Post

Paper Crafting

Clean and Simple Card

Sometimes I like a complicated project, but other times I want it to look fresh and clean. I used shimmer powders on some water color card, then die cut the fern (Bright Rosa) from that paper. I simply sponged some contrasting ink in the middle to make to die cut pop. I stamped a sentiment and used my favorite clear Nuvo drops to look like water droplets. It's the last couple of days for the May discount in the shop. . ... View the Post

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