Using rubber stamps, a masking technique with masking fluid and a water coloring technique with markers you can making this stunning Cottage card that looks like a hand painted work of art. Hop on over to the Art Impressions blog … Read More...
Template: Teddy Bear Treat Box
Math teacher Mrs. Merwin assigned her students a project to make there own box out of a single sheet of paper, they needed to make a template and a finished creation. What a great way to combine math skills and … Read More...
Review: Stampin’ Up Occasions 2017 Catalog Part 3
At the beginning of each year Stampin’ Up releases their Occasions catalog which adds new items for upcoming holidays and celebrations in addition to their annual catalog for a limited time. This year the Occasions catalog runs from January 4th … Read More...
Project: Tulle Window Cards
Add a soft touch to your cards with these lovely tulle window designs. Jennifer McGuire will show you to add some of this sheer lacy fabric inside a die cut window and add stamped images over top. Click here to … Read More...
Project: Z Fold Pop Up Easter Card
This adorable Easter card has so much dimension. Designer Deb Valder has a tutorial for making this fun Z Fold Pop Up Card over on the Splitcoast Stampers site. You could use the basic card base and shape for loads … Read More...
Review and Giveaway: Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin Kit for February
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...
Tip: How to get Multi Step Stamping Right
There are lots of stamp companies that have some cool multi layered sets of stamps where you stamp one of top of the other and get a realistic looking image. But even with clear stamps it can be a bit … Read More...
Tip: Super Hero Card with Washi Tape and Die Cuts
Washi tape is so versatile for so many card projects. Here’s a clever way to use it with your die cuts. Jen Carter made a sky scraper building background using washi tape with a die cut on this adorable super … Read More...
Project: Mixed Media Dream Tag
Anne Rosenstiel combined rubber stamping, gesso, ink sprays and more to create this stunning mixed media tag. I particularly love how she colored her ribbon and flowers with the ink sprays, a great way to make all your components match! … Read More...
Project: Ribbon Card
If you’re like me you probably have a bag or even a box filled with snippets of ribbon. It’s hard to throw them away, I might need them some day, right?! Well, here’s the perfect card for using up a … Read More...
Freebie: Easter Treat Box SVG File
Grab some pretty pastel cardstock and download this free Easter treat box cut file, it’s free from SVG Cuts. Use this file with your electronic die cutting machine. SVG Files says “downloads are in Zip format and include the SVG … Read More...
Project: Blooming Tunnel Card
Learn how to use pattern paper and a flower shaped die cut to make a cool tunnel card. This card has so much depth, I love the 3D flower on the front! Kathy from Trimcraft has a step by step … Read More...
Project: Stamped Mermaid Bookmark
Stamp up a pretty mermaid tag, perfect for using as a book mark. You’ll find a video tutorial from Heather Clay over on the Greeting Farm website.
-Heather
Technique: Rainbow Card Background
Allison Cope will teach you how to make a bright and colorful blended rainbow background for a card using inks, water and a stencil. It’s so pretty on it’s own you’ll only need to add a few stamped images in … Read More...
Freebie: Love Quotes
I’m a little late getting this posted in time for Valentine’s Day cards but you could still use these sweet phrases for Valentine scrapbook pages or anniversary cards. They are free in the month of February to download from A … Read More...
Project: Pot of Stamped Flowers
Add a lovely touch to your home decor with a beautiful bunch of flowers that will never die because they’re stamped! Find directions for making this pot of dimension sunflowers and butterflies over on the Stampendous site.
-Heather
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Tip: Add White Details to Stamping with Gel Pens
Add bright pops of white to your stamped images by using a white gel pen. This look is perfect for winter themed cards. Sandy Allnock has a video tutorial showing how she colored these adorable kids with Colored Pencils and … Read More...
Tip: Stamping on Cookies
If you love baking and stamping here’s a wonderful way to combine the two by stamping on cookies! Don’t these cookies from Carly Tee look so yummy? She’s got a video tutorial on her blog showing you how to use … Read More...
Project: Pop Up Card in a Box
Wow, how amazing is this winter themed Pop Up Card in a Box!? You’ll find directions for cutting, scoring and folding the basic card shape as well as several different design ideas when you visit the Stempeleinmaleins blog. Click here … Read More...
Project: Stamped and Die Cut Valentine
Designer Debby layers die cuts over a beautiful stamped, embossed and inked background for a wonderful Valentine’s Day card. She’s got a video tutorial over on the Simon Says blog, in the first of a reacquiring feature called Doodling with … Read More...