Recently I’ve been seeing on-line some really cool cards made with new animation stamps from Motion Crafts and was thrilled to see some for sale at my local Michael’s craft store. They have a selection of stamps, grid sheets and … Read More...
Project: Tri-Fold Baby Card
This adorable tri-fold baby card will thrill any parent to be. Find a video tutorial on making one over on the Your Next Stamp blog.
-Heather
Download: Cross Stitch Card Patterns
The look of Cross Stitching on your cards is becoming really trendy right now, both real of faux. Many companies have dies, embossing folders and stamps with the cross stitch look and are also including fun FREE patterns you can … Read More...
Project: Pendulum Cat Card
The kitty cat on this adorable pendulum card moves back and forth, how cute is that?! You don’t even need a bunch expensive dies to make one, Bianca has detailed directions for making one with just simple circle dies, stamps, … Read More...
Tip: One Die Five Ways
Theresa Calvird will show you how to use one large leaf background die from Penny Back in 5 different ways. Like inlaid, monochromatic, embossed and more, to get 5 totally different looks all with the same die. Visit her blog, … Read More...
Technique: Dimensional Sentiments Cards
These wonderful card from Jennifer McGuire combine the main stamp and the sentiment together on the same layers for a really unique look. And like with most of her ideas Jennifer has many different techniques and ways to use this … Read More...
Technique: Marbled Stamps
These colorful cards have a lot of impact but are made with an easy technique. By using her finger wrapped in plastic wrap Heather inked up her stamps with different inks in the same color family and got a fun … Read More...
Technique: Dahlia Card with White Instead of Black Stamped Outline
Instead of using a black outline for this lovely Dahlia floral card Effie used white embossing powder to stamp the images and colored them with water colors for a pretty soft look. You can find a video tutorial for this … Read More...
Project: Clean and Simple Flower Card and Tag
Simple cards are something I personally struggle with, I always want to add more embellishments, more layers, just….more! But I do love the look of clean and simple cards and would like to make more of them. If you do … Read More...
Project: Pretty Pocket Card
This pretty pocket card base is made from just a 1/2 sheet of cardstock with just a couple of folds and a decorative die on the edge. Make a square flat card to slide inside and you’ve got a wonderful … Read More...
Download: April Planner Printables
You can download these fun April themed images to decorate your planner, scrapbook pages or cards this month. They are FREE to download from Simple Stories, click here to get them.
-Heather
Tutorial: Blue Bird and Robin Card
I’m so ready for Spring! I think if I keep making cards with a Spring theme then maybe Spring will hurry up and get here? I made this sweet card with a blue bird and robin with an ink blended … Read More...
Project: Flower Frame Card
Add some interest to a stamped all over background by die cutting frames from it and popping up the center panel. This pretty card was made by Crystal Thompson and you can find more info over on her blog.
-Heather
Tip: Quick Water Color Card Backgrounds
Looking to add a quick and easy but very colorful background to your cards? Trying using a wide flat brush and some liquid water colors, the perfect look for spring and summer cards! Learn more about this tip over on … Read More...
Project: Gardening Bunny Card
Don’t put away those rabbit stamps yet, they make perfect spring and gardening cards. I love the cheery mix of pattern papers on this sweet card from Christiana! Hop on over to her blog for a card making video.
-Heather
Download: Dragon Coloring Page
I think dragons are becoming a current “it” animal, like Llamas, Sloths and Unicorns. Okay I know unicorns and dragons aren’t technically real animals but they all are super trendy right now, popping up on everything. So, if like me … Read More...
Tip: How to Edit a Digital Stamp
If you’ve got a rubber stamp that you want to only stamp part of you can cut the stamp apart, mask off sections or only ink certain parts but what if you’ve got a digital stamp you want to only … Read More...
Project: Animated Duck Card
The new animated stamps from Motion Crafts are so amazing and so much fun. These cool stamps are used with grids that slide over top to make the stamps appear to move. Vicky from Clips-n-Cuts has a video tutorial showing … Read More...
Project: Bunny Baby Card
Now that Easter is over don’t put those bunny rabbit stamps away just yet. They are perfect for any spring time card, Mother’s Day and also great for saying congats on a new baby too. Like this adorable card from … Read More...
Techniques: Multiple Ways to Use Distress Resist Sprays
Simon Hurley has a fantastic video showing many different ways to use Distress Resist Sprays
with stencils, stamping, die cutting and more with lots of helpful tips too. Visit his blog Inklipse and check out the video tutorial.
-Heather