How sweet is this otter Valentine’s Day card? Laura used a background technique using Distress Ink and Micro Glaze for a cool water effect.
She’s sharing her video tutorial over on the SugarPea Designs blog, click here to watch.
-Heather
Winter City Layout
Celebrate those frigid days with some outside photos on a winter themed page. Monique shares step by step how she created this lovely winter city scrapbook layout using a kit from My Creative Scrapbook. I love how she added color … Read More...
Valentine Paper Lantern
Using dies and pattern papers Twila created this lovely paper lantern tea light candle holder. She also created a pretty wreath mat to lay under it. (note: be sure to use “flameless candles” in anything made of paper.)
You can … Read More...
Mylar Page Templates
Looking for help for a layout design? Maybe the new Collage Wreath Templates from Creative Memories can help. These Mylar templates look like they make it easy to design beautiful layouts in no time. You can rotate, flip or use … Read More...
Skunk Valentine with Ink Blending Brushes
Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of buzz on line about some brushes used for ink blending and that there was a much less expensive alternative makeup brush that gave similar results. I thought I’d give the dupe brushes a … Read More...
Tropical Travel Journal
This journal makes me long for warm weather! Katelyn designed the cover of her travel journal by cutting out images from pattern papers and layering them, then adding a stamped title. I love the vibrant Tropical patterns and colors.
She … Read More...
4 Degas Coloring Pages
You can feel like an artist coloring these wonderful coloring pages from the works of artist Edgar Degas. Dover Publications has 4 pages you can print out and color and they are all FREE!
Click here and then click the … Read More...
Valentine’s Day Printables
Valentine’s Day is the perfect occasion to get crafty, and what better way to add a personal touch to your celebrations than with free printables? Whether you’re working on scrapbooking, card-making, or even decorating for the holiday, these Valentine’s Day … Read More...
Stampin’ Up Occasions Catalog 2019 Part 2
The brand new Occasions 2018 Catalog from Stampin’ Up is full of wonderful additions to the annual catalog. You’ll find themes like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s and Father’s Day, Easter, Spring and birthday. With clear and cling mounted stamp sets with … Read More...
Mixed Media Love Layout
Using stencils, stamps and various paints Anna- Karen created this wonderful mixed media Love page with a vintage feel. The vintage book page with grazing and crackle finish add such a nice antique touch.
Pipe Cleaner Easy Valentine Cards
These adorable kissy lips Valentine cards are such a fun and easy craft that kids will absolutely love! All you need are some pink and red pipe cleaners to create the cute, kiss-shaped lips that make these cards so special. … Read More...
25 Common Photography Terms to Learn
If you want to get more in depth with photography there are some common terms that might be helpful to know. The Creative Live blog has gathered together 25 of the most common used terms in photography and what exactly … Read More...
Party Pinata Card
Pinata designs are really trendy right now. The bright fun colors are perfect for birthdays and parties. Carly created this super cute Pinata Card making her own fringe with colorful tissue paper along with stamps and dies from Pretty Pink … Read More...
Sisters Love Layout
Hearts, pink and flowers don’t always have to be just for Valentine’s Day couples, share how much siblings love each other with a sweet layout like this one, I love the corrugated background and the white paint, cheesecloth and pretty … Read More...
Shaded Stencil Cards
Gina K. used blender brushes and ink pads to apply ink over top of stencils for some stunning card designs. She’s got tips and tricks for getting a prefect shaded look over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
Mickey and Friends Die Cuts
Miss Mandee has done it again with more wonderful Disney themed die cuts. This time it’s silhouettes of Mickey and all his friends! These would be great on Disney themed scrapbook pages or party invites.
Pet Lover Valentine Cards
Laura used Ranger Alcohol inks on Yupo paper to create cool backgrounds on adorable pet lover Valentine’s Day card. She’s created a dog and cat version.
She’s sharing her card making steps over on the C. C. Designs blog, click … Read More...
How to Create Digital Vellum
Vellum paper adds a soft touch to paper crafting projects. And did you know you can create this look digitally as well in Photoshop? Using a layered digital scrapbook template you can turn down the opacity on layers to get … Read More...
Layered Valentine’s Day Card
Kassy combined paper, ink sprays, heat embossing and painting for this lovely dimensional layered frame Valentine’s Day card. I love all the shimmer and shine on this card!
Visit the Imagine Crafts blog to check out her card tutorial.
-Heather… Read More...
Coffee Cup Shaped Album Challenge
Wilna Furstenberg created this fun mini album in the shape of a coffee cup, how cute! She’s hosting a challenge on Instagram to create your own coffee album with a Spring theme. She’s sharing a look at her album and … Read More...