You can add additional dimension to die cut designs by applying ink blending to colored cardstocks like Carol did for this stunning floral card. She inked her cardstock before die cutting instead of after which is a nice tip for … Read More...
FREE Floral and Butterfly Wreath Open Cut Die Download
International Scrapbooking Day was recently and to celebrate Doodlebug is offering a beautiful Floral and Butterfly Wreath die to download for FREE! This pretty open cut design from Lori Whitlock can be backed with cardstocks or pattern papers or used … Read More...
How to Make a Mermaid Shaker Card
Continuing on with our celebration of MerMay this week is a stunning Mermaid shaker card from Mindy. If you don’t know about MerMay it happens each year in May where crafters and creators make Mermaid themed arts and crafts and … Read More...
Mixed Media Photo Tins
I love stepping out of the box and off the page by using photos in non-traditional ways like mixed media and collage. These unique ways of scrapbooking can be meaningful and creative and help expand your artistic legs a bit. … Read More...
FREE Beautiful Mermaid Digital Stamp Download
This week we’re celebrating MerMay here on the Card Making blog, there’s a post from earlier this week sharing lots of handmade Mermaid card ideas for inspiration, click here to check it out if you missed it. And to help … Read More...
12 Scrapbook Layouts with Lots of Layers
This adorable cat layout from Aline has several layers of pretty pattern papers with matted photos on top and a tab layer too. She’s also layered and overlapped most of her printed die cut images. Learn more at the Simple … Read More...
12+ Mermaid Cards Designs to Celebrate MerMay
One of my favorite companies for Mermaid stamps is Sweet November, with clear and digital images you’ll find so many wonderful designs. Amy Young is sharing four stunning cards using new or new to the public stamps for beautiful underwater … Read More...
4 FREE Mother’s Day Scrapbook Titles
These pretty printable Mother’s Day sentiments are just the thing you might need to dress up the titles on your scrapbook layouts for Mother’s Day. You can also include them on handmade cards for Mom too. There are four different … Read More...
Graduation Pop Up Card Tutorial
The kids will be graduating from school soon so let them know how proud you are with an out of this word handmade card. Jessica used stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn for this amazing outer space themed pop up … Read More...
Paw Print Shaped Dog Mini Album
As scrapbookers we need to be sure we aren’t leaving out those very important members of our family, our pets! That furry best friend (or friends) deserve their own layouts and mini albums too. Traci has an adorable way to … Read More...
FREE Mother and Child Mother’s Day Digital Stamp
This touching Mother’s Day image is FREE for you to download, print and use on your handmade Mother’s Day paper crafting projects. Include this digital stamp on your cards, scrapbook layouts or planner pages that are all about Mom. Print … Read More...
12 Scrapbook Layout Ideas for Mom
Tarrah used lots of printed butterfly dies to create a wreath around this sweet mom and child photo. She also used puffy butterfly stickers with stitched trails flying off from the wreath as well. A stamped date and printed title … Read More...
12 Handmade Card Ideas for Mother’s Day
Suzy created a wonderful slimline card for Mother’s Day featuring stamped Moms and baby animals colored with Copic markers. She ink blended the background and added a stamped sentiment and some tiny hearts floating around too. She created a … Read More...
4 Free Spring Ribbon Banner Printables
These pretty FREE Ribbon Banners can be downloaded and printed to use on your Springtime scrapbook layouts, planner pages or greeting cards. Each colorful printed ribbon shape has a different knot and a long tail with flowers and butterflies floating … Read More...
Ink Blending on Colored Cardstock Technique for Die Cut Cards
Mirisha has a great tip with one of her favorite techniques, ink blending on colored cardstock. There’s nothing wrong with die cutting images from colored cardstock and just adding them to your card but you can easily take it to … Read More...
6″ x 4″ Spring Mini Album Project
Niella used the darling Butterfly Kisses collection from Doodlebug to create this fun 6″ x 4″ landscape mini album for Spring. Her cover has pretty butterfly pattern paper with die cut scalloped trim, dimensional mushrooms and insects and a cute … Read More...
10 FREE Chunky Unicorn Digital Stamps to Download
How stinkin’ cute are these chunky unicorns!? I love the idea of something we normally think of as being sleek and majestic being so poofy and fluffy! If you love fun and fantasy like I do then you’ll want to … Read More...
12 Clean and Simple Scrapbook Layout Ideas
This beautiful layout from Nathalie has die cut arches for the photos and stamped floral panels with fold over flaps. The cardstock and vellum flaps give a soft look and a place for hidden journaling. Take a closer look at … Read More...
12 Handmade Fairy Card Ideas for Spring
Sweet November has some of my favorite fairy stamps! Amy used them for a trendy Spring postage style card with buzzing bees and falling flowers and a darling dancing fairy scene in the center. She colored her stamped images and … Read More...
Winne the Pooh Mini Bag and Album Project
Now that the original Winnie the Pooh is in the public domain we’re seeing lots of fun new paper crafting products featuring classic Pooh images like stamps and scrapbooking supplies. These image bring back so much nostalgia and the joy … Read More...