Saundra got the look of stained glass by stamping and heat embossing her image in white on vellum and using her Copic markers to color. I love the color combo of the pop of pink with the muted gray and … Read More...
Corner to Corner Scrapbook Page
Using the idea of splitting a scrapbook page diagonally the design team at Designer Digitals created some lovely layouts using different colors and patterns for a corner to corner layout.
Visit their blog to check out all the great pages.… Read More...
Pugs and Kisses Printable Card
Show your love for everyone’s favourite flat-faced pooches with this “Pugs & Kisses” free card making printable. It features a pug and french bulldog and is perfect for making cards for your dog-loving friends.
5 Ways to Add Texture to Your Scrapbook Pages
Elsie has 5 great ways to add texture to your scrapbook layouts. Like using materials other than paper, use paper with texture or just looks like it has texture, distressing, tearing and more.
Cat and Ice Cream Card
What’s better than cats and ice cream? Not much! I love this kitty card with the giant stack of ice cream, so sweet! I also love cat and dog stamps that can be colored to match any breed or type … Read More...
DIY Beach Party Photo Booth
Bea created this fabulous tropical themed photo booth complete with props that would be the perfect backdrop for any summer beach party. She used scrapbooking supplies to make paper crowns, props to hold, a banner, the background and more.
Die Cutting with Patterned Papers
Add some quick and easy pattern, color and texture to your die cutting by using patterned papers. It’s also a great way to use up some of your paper scraps!
Norine shares some lovely flower cards with this idea over … Read More...
Tips for Photographing Flowers
Wanting to scrapbook some of the beautiful flowers in your garden or from nature but not getting the best photos? Rae has some great tips for photographing flowers, like best time of day, angles and position, adjusting your aperture and … Read More...
Turtle Card with Matching Gift Tag
These turtle stamps from Studio Katia are so cute! Laura used them to make a fun card with a matching gift tag. I love how to she used a stencil with glitter paste for bubbles on her background.
Altering Word Die Cuts
Theresa has a great tip to get more from your die cut words and phrases. She just wanted just the “You” part of a “Thank You” die so she altered her die cut and removed the parts she didn’t need. … Read More...
Six Die Cutting Hacks
Simon Hurley has 6 great hacks for die cutting. With tips like how to make your own stamps with your die cuts, tricks to make die cutting easier like using adhesive cardstock and Press n Seal and several more great … Read More...
Product Review: Whimsy Stamps
I recently got the chance to try out some stamps from a wonderful company called Whimsy Stamps. They carry photo-polymer clear stamps, rubber on cling mount stamps, digital stamps, stencils, metal dies and pattern papers. Whimsy has … Read More...
Crafty T-Shirt Design
Show the world you’re a crafty gal (or guy) with this fun Crafty T-shirt. The metallic gold heat transfer really stands out on the black shirt.
Visit the Silhouette blog for project directions.
-Heather
Craft Room Tour
I love to see young people getting into crafting and especially guys. Simon Hurley is a talented young crafter who posts loads of amazing paper crafting tutorials and projects on his blog and Youtube. And his craft room is more … Read More...
Ink Smooshing Technique
Channin added some wonderful foliage to a large tree stamp using an ink smooshing technique. By placing Distress Ink and water on acetate she was able to control her color and placement for a great realistic look. This idea would … Read More...
Woodland Animals Baby Layout
This sweet fox face layout looks so much like a quilt it’s perfect for baby pictures. Denise pierced the die cut and stitched around it and added pretty pattern papers behind to get a great quilted look. I also love … Read More...
Card Sketches and Color Inspiration
Feeling a little stampers block, stuck on how to start your next card? Each month Papertrey Ink posts card sketches and color combo inspirations to help jump start your creativity.
Click here to see their latest collection of inspiration.
-Heather… Read More...
31 Holidays in August (an excuse to stamp)
Looking for an excuse to get creative and make a card? Try some of these “holidays” and make and mail something fun and different to a friend. Like did you know today is the day the US dollar bill was … Read More...
Polaroid Inspired Project Life Layout
Add a retro look with a Polaroid inspired journal or photo card on your next scrapbook page. These great for Project Life pages! Jenna used the Collect app to create hers, she’s got how to tips and some wonderful Disney… Read More...
Rainbow Stamping with Ink Cubes
Ink cubes, which are just small ink pads, make it easier to ink small stamps or selective areas. Gina used a pretty rainbow selection of cubes to add different colors to multiple words using a stamp positioning tool and also … Read More...