In the last few years with die cutting becoming so popular I think sometimes we forgot about how awesome punches are. Before dies it’s pretty much all we had to make shapes from paper (unless your good at hand cutting). … Read More...
Project and Tip: 3D Dimensional Flower Cards
Using large floral stamps and coordinating dies from Hero Arts Yana Smakula made some stunning 3D Dimensional Flower Cards. She’s got a video over on the Hero Arts blog showing how to use these products.
But my tip is you … Read More...
Project: Mom to Be Card
Send a big congratulations to a mom to be with this pretty card. Kristina Werner will show you how to do a lovely soft water color resit technique using inks, a water brush and acetate (which I thought was particularly … Read More...
Card Making Technique: Water Colored Stencil Card Background
Combining two hot trends in paper crafting, stencils and water coloring Betsy Veldman made the background for this lovely card. She finished off with a sentiment embossed on vellum
and some stamped flowers. You can find a video tutorial for … Read More...
Review and Giveaway: Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin Kit for April
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...
Download: Giraffe Coloring Page
Was anyone else glued to Youtube recently watching April the giraffe at Animal Adventure Park have her baby? I was so excited I was watching when it happened! I think the interest has sparked a trend in giraffes and no … Read More...
Project: Ice Cream Sandwich Shaped Box
What’s better than ice cream on a hot day? Not much except maybe a fun ice cream sandwich shaped box that won’t melt. This fun box holds candy and a gift card. You can find directions and a video tutorial … Read More...
Project: Funny Cats and Fish Tank Card
I think these cats might be interested in more then just feeding the fish! Find out how to stamp out this cute and funny card over on the Your Next Stamp blog.
-Heather
Trend: Jars!!
Jars are really trendy right now, whether it’s real canning jars or images of jars they are every where in the crafting world right now. There are lots of jar stamps right now and there are so many fun way … Read More...
Project: Garden Fairy Plant Stake
Using various Art Doll die cuts from Spellbinders Donna Salazar put together this lovely garden fairy princess plant stake. Fly on over to the Spellbinders blog and she’ll show you how to put one together.
-Heather
-Heather Here are some … Read More...
Techniques: 5 Ways to Use New Distress Oxide Inks
The newDistress Ink pads from Tim Holtz are a big hit. I’m seeing them all over the web and finding lots of cool techniques for them. They work similar to regular Distress Inks in reacting with water but they give … Read More...
Project: Super Girl Action Card
Let someone know how super you think they are with this fun action hero girl card, the image in the center in on a “wobbler” spring so she moves and bounces. Sadilla will show you how she colored this card … Read More...
Download: Mouse House Digital Stamp
This cute little mouse has her watering can house all ready for spring! You can download a black and white printable of this adorable digital stamp for FREE over on the Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps blog.
-Heather
Looking for more … Read More...
Tip: Adding Shading to Stamps
You can add shading to a solid stamp but inking the image with a light shade of ink and then re-inking just a section of the stamp in a slightly darker tone of ink. Ardyth used this technique on the … Read More...
Tip: Dryer Sheet Hack for Getting a Clean Cut with Intricate Dies
Here’s a really cool die cutting “hack” that I’ve not seen before. By using a layer of dryer sheets after cutting out an intricate die cut design Channin was able to cleanly separate the die shape from all the tiny … Read More...
Project: Stack of Cats Card
How cute are these kitties!?! Eloise will show you how to do a resist embossing technique with a water color background with a stack of the cutest cats over top for this adorable stamped card. Visit the Greeting Farm Stamps … Read More...
Tip: Add Your Own Color to Embellishments
Having embellishments that match the colors of your cards always pulls the look together nicely but it can be hard sometimes to find the right color match. But here’s a great solution, buy clear or white accents and color them … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY Hand Carved Flower Stamps
Don’t have the perfect flower stamp for your spring cards? Not to worry, you can carve your very own rubber stamps. Draw or find some simple printable designs and carve them out on erasers. The Paris en Rose blog has … Read More...
Technique: Hammered Flower Prints
I’m not sure I’d really call this technique stamping but it’s just too cool an idea not to share. Using flowers and a hammer (yes, a hammer) you can tape down flowers and hammer over them, leaving behind some of … Read More...
Project: Washi Frame Card
This lovely card combines, die cutting, stamping, dry embossing and a pretty framed border made with washi tape. Visit the Spellbinders blog for step by step card making directions from Becca Feeken.
-Heather