goes out to Jean Thompson! She won this months Paper Pumpkin kit giveaway!
-Heather
50 FREE Easter Printables
Did Easter sneak up on you this year? Need to get some cards, tags or party supplies together quickly? The Party Teacher has a collections of links for around 50 FREE Easter printables to help you get ready for Easter. … Read More...
Inspiration and Freebies: Cross Stitched Easter Tag Patterns
Many years ago before I got into stamping my favorite craft was cross stitching. I still love the look but don’t really have the time to devote to large projects. So I’m crazy about the idea of adding small cross … Read More...
Project: Stitched Frida Cards
These lovely Frida Kahlo inspired cards combine stamped images with simple stitching which adds some really great texture. Find more info over on the Stampington and Co. site.
-Heather
Project: Spring Girl and Bunny Card
Hop on over to my Youtube channel, P is for Paper and check out my latest card video tutorial. I used stamps from Stampin’ Up with a paper piecing technique to make this sweet gardening girl and bunny card for … Read More...
Freebie: Spring Digital Sentiment
You can add this lovely digital Spring sentiment from illustrator Brittany Luiz to your cards, planner or scrapbook pages. It’s FREE to download, click here to visit the Tombow site to download it.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps to … Read More...
40 Techniques & Tips with the Tim Holtz/Tonic Glass Media Mat
One of the hottest new tools right now in stamping and mixed media is the Glass Media Mat from Tonic Craft and Tim Holtz. As Alexandra from Hedgehog Hollow shows there are apparently many different techniques you can do on … Read More...
Projects: 7 Cards from 1 Stamp
With just one large floral stamp and it’s co-ordinating dies from Concord and 9th Justine Hovey created 7 different cards. By using different color mediums and techniques she got 7 very different looks and styles from easy to more advanced. … Read More...
Project: Wobble Easter Bunnies Card
I love all the bright Spring colors and the bunnies hiding in the greenery on this Easter card from Yana Smakula. She used stamps and dies from Simon Says Stamp to make it and added a fun surprise, two of … Read More...
Tip: Using Small Stamps for Card Backgrounds
On many stamp sets there are always those tiny stamps that I usually don’t use because I just don’t know what to do with them. Jennifer McGuire has a great tip she calls Fill In Stamping, using those small stamps … Read More...
How To Make An Easter Pop Up Card
Using die cuts and stamps from Pretty Pink Posh Joni Nina Andaya made this lovely Easter Pop Up card. She’s got more info, including how to cut out your own simple pop ups inside the card, over on their blog.… Read More...
Giveaway and Review: Paper Pumpkin Kit for March 2018
If you’re looking for paper crafting inspiration Paper Pumpkin is here to inspire you and bring creativity to your door each and every month. Paper Pumpkin is a subscription kit brought to you by the folks at Stampin’ Up.… Read More...
Card Making Project: Dragonfly Pop Up Card
Ilina Crouse took a dragonfly and a sunflower die from Hero Arts and with some cuts and folds transformed them into pop up dies! This is a fantastic idea and could be used with almost any die that is symmetrical. … Read More...
Tip: Design a Simple Card Background
Adding your own custom background to your cards doesn’t have to be difficult. By just adding a few things like grass and clouds can make a big impact on your stamped scene. Mindy Baxter has some tips for using your … Read More...
Project: Easter Basket Tag
This fun Easter Tag can be tied to the handle of an Easter Basket. It opens to add a sentiment inside from you or the Easter Bunny 🙂 Visit my Youtube page, P is for Paper to watch my tutorial … Read More...
Project: Game of Thrones Inspired Dragon Card
If you’re fan of Game of Thrones, How to Train Your Dragon or any other fantasy dragon movies or books you’re going to love the adorable new Me and My Dragon stamp set from Mama Elephant! Nicole Spohr used … Read More...
Project: Mixed Media Jewelry
Cat Kerr has a great way to recycle any old business cards you might have collected. Using the backs of the card to paint, stencil, stamp and collage on she used her little works of art for some lovely bezel … Read More...
Product Review: Stamp Garden Stamp Set
In addition to publishing books Princeton Architectural Press also publishes many stationery and gift items. The Stamp Garden stamp set from British designer and illustrator Coralie Bickford-Smith (illustrator of the Penguin Classics series) features 25 wood mounted rubber stamps that … Read More...
Tip: Re-do a Chair with Washi Tape
This pretty desk chair is covered in washi tape, yup, washi tape! How cool is that? Using some new wide washi tape from Altenew Laurel Beard got a cool new look for her work chair. Washi tape is a perfect … Read More...
Project: Easter Chick Card
Ardyth made this adorable Easter chick by coloring die cut white shapes with Copic markers. She added texture to the chick by coloring it with dots instead of regular pen strokes. Visit the Jillian Vance Designs blog for her card … Read More...