How cute would these tags be to give to a couple? Find directions for making these adorable Mr. and Mrs. Claus gift card holders using dies from Taylored Expressions by clicking here.
-Heather
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How cute would these tags be to give to a couple? Find directions for making these adorable Mr. and Mrs. Claus gift card holders using dies from Taylored Expressions by clicking here.
-Heather
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This tree pattern die cutting file is perfect for card or scrapbook page backgrounds for your holiday or winter cards and photos. Designed by Nicole Nowosad for Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine, it’s free to download from their blog, click … Read More...
The holidays can be hectic and finding time to do everything can be tough and as card makers we feel like we just “have” to make everyone we know a card this time of year, right? Well take some of … Read More...
These kids are having so much fun with the snowman they built! You can download a color or black and white version of this fun snowman digital stamp for FREE over on the Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps blog, click here … Read More...
Infinity dies, which come in the same shape that get progressively smaller make for perfect shaped cards. These lovely Christmas tree card were made with dies and stamps from Hero Arts. You can visit their blog for a video tutorial.… Read More...
May Park will show you how to combine many smaller stamps to create a large frame background for a one layer holiday card using a masking technique and coloring them with Copic Markers. Visit her blog Mayholic Designs to watch … Read More...
Here’s a wonderful way to recycle left over scraps of wall paper (or those samples you took home with you), try using them on your cards! Justine Hovey used some fun wood grain wall paper for her background and layered … Read More...
This amazing Secret Santa mixed media frame was designed by Jan Hobbins and made with products from Tim Holtz. I love how she has the hidden scene inside behind the swivel door. She’ll take you step by step how she … Read More...
Transform a plain white paper bag into a festive gift sack for the Holidays with pattern paper, stamps and dies. Sandie from Stampingbella shares them over on their blog, click here for directions.
-Heather
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In years past one of my most popular posts was Star Wars shaped DIY snowflakes from Anthony Herrera. And now this years he’s back with amazing Guardians of the Galaxy snowflake patterns that you can download and cut out yourself. … Read More...
Kristina Werner will show you how to color up some fun winter snowman scenes with water color markers and also shares some tips on how to use unmounted rubber stamps. Visit her blog for all the details.
-Heather
Marta Lapkowska has this adorable Holiday Reindeer digital stamp to download for FREE and she’s also got a project tutorial showing how to use it on a journaling page. Visit her blog Artisty Craftsy for the download and directions.
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This bunny isn’t sure he’s ready for Christmas, he’s got some explaining to do! This adorable shaker card was designed by Nichol Spohr using dies and stamps from Honey Bee. I love their Blah Humbunny stamps set, such a … Read More...
Making your own plaid backgrounds for cards is easier then you think. Using water color paints, tints, inks, markers or pencils draw perpendicular lines in different colors and be sure to add some metallic for a nice shine. Maya from … Read More...
This adorable little bird wobbles on the card and appears to make a snow angel, how cute is that?! Amy Rysavy will show you how to make a mask and apply paste to the card for the snow and how … Read More...
Each month My Favorite Things stamps shares some of their favorite projects from their designers, each with a mini class to complete the projects. You’ll find a downloadable PDF as well as video tutorials for 5 different projects. November has … Read More...
Designer Laura Bassen will show you how to use a stamp positioner to make it easy to line up a boarder stamp to create a seamless all over background pattern. She’s also got complete card directions for these lovely holiday … Read More...
Adding stitching to your stamped cards adds such a special touch and extra dimension. There are several ways to add stitching to your cards and the Ellen Hudson blog shares how to achieve 3 different stitched looks, hand stitching, machine … Read More...
Over on the Stempeleinmaleins blog you’ll find complete cutting, scoring and folding directions to make a fun 1/2 page easel card where 1 /2 of the card slides up to form and easel and reveals images underneath. There’s also loads … Read More...
Water coloring is a very popular coloring medium in stamping right now. But if you’re starting from scratch or want to move up from pre-selected palettes it can be a bit intimidating if you’re wanting to try using tube water … Read More...