The ombre’ look is very popular right now and it’s easy to achieve this look on your card with techniques like this one from Erica Hernandez. She cut out a sentiment die from masking paper and created a stencil so … Read More...
Project: Dream Big Mixed Media Card
Using water coloring, stamping, die cutting and sewing Emilia Sieradzan created this stunning mixed media Dream Big card. Hop on over to the Penny Black blog and watch her video tutorial.
-Heather
Download: Summer Pattern Papers
You can download this wonderful summer themed set of pattern papers to use on cards or scrapbook pages for FREE over at Free Pretty Things for You, click here.
-Heather
Looking for more digital papers to download? Check these out … Read More...
Technique: DIY Card Embellishments with a Glue Gun
This is such a clever idea for making your own custom card accents. By using a glue gun you can write or draw designs and color them with yourStaz- On inks. How cool! Find out how to make your … Read More...
Technique: Embossing Colored with Copics
Jen Carter achieved this bright and cheerful look by using Copics markers to color over top of a white heat embossed stamped sentiment. What a great and simple idea to add multiple colors to word stamps. Hop on over to … Read More...
Projects: Pirate Boy and Girl Birthday Cards
A pirate’s life for me! With the Pirate’s of the Caribbean movie coming out pirates are once again popping up everywhere. These adorable girl and boy pirate themed cards are perfect for any young one’s birthday. Find directions for making … Read More...
Tip: Use Your Supplies to Wrap Gifts
Learn how to use your paper crafting supplies, like pattern paper, stamps, embellishments and dies to wrap lovely gifts anyone would enjoy receiving. Rebecca Luminarias shares her tips over on the Capture the Moment blog. Click here for her detailed … Read More...
Tip: Die Cutting Felt
Felt shapes add a wonderful soft touch to any card or project. And using your metal dies you can cut out your own felt shapes and embellishments. Combine them with embossing, stamping or paper die cutting for lovely card designs. … Read More...
Tip: 5 Different Techniques for Foiling
Adding foil to your cards adds a wonderful metallic shine. There are many different technique you can use to add foiling like adhesive sheets and transfer medium, some ideas require a foiling or laminating machine but some don’t. Nina-Marie has … Read More...
Card Making Technique: Stamping With Stencils
There are so many things you can do with stencils but did you know you can also stamp with them? This clever idea comes from Jess over on Hero Arts. She inked up her stencils with Distress Ink , spritzed … Read More...
Technique: Ink Smooshing Card
Ink Smooshing is a quick and easy technique that gives a big punch of color. Using ink pads, water and a piece of plastic you can get this cool water color splashed effect. Visit the MASKerade blog where Ardyth has … Read More...
Download: Puppy Digital Stamp
You can download this adorable pudgy puppy digi stamps for FREE! Click here to visit the Sliekje blog to get it.
-Heather
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Projects: Four Bee Cards
Darcie Heater is sharing directions for 4 different bee themed cards using the same stamp set. I love bee stamps and sentiments, there’s so many clever or puny was to use bee’s, they work for so many occasions. Click here… Read More...
Project: Funny Spring Chicken Birthday Card
This humorous Spring Chicken birthday card uses a die cut in a new way by cutting it out of masking paper and using it as a stencil for inking. I love the trending ombre’ effect! You can find a video … Read More...
Handmade Card Project: Mermaid Card
It’s Mer-May and I love it! All over the creative web you’ll find art and craft projects featuring mermaids.
Like this lovely card from Iliana Crouse, she combined stamps, dies and stencils with water coloring to make this lovely Mermaid … Read More...
Technique: Digital Stamp Home Decor Transfer Project
Digital stamps and images don’t have to be used just on cards. Cindy Pointe has a great project idea using digital images for transferring onto wooden items like her pretty note pad holder. So take those digis off the page … Read More...
Technique: Basket Weave Edged Card
Kelly Acheson designed this fun card that has a basket weave pattern down the folded edge. She’s got a template you can download and use to make the cuts and shows you how to fold them for this neat pattern. … Read More...
Project: Mother’s Day Owl Card
This super sweet Mother’s Day card was designed by Nicole Spohr using stamping, die cutting, Copic marker coloring and inking techniques like direct to paper and two tone stamping. Hop on over to her blog and watch her video tutorial.… Read More...
Project: Die Cut Mother’s Day Card
This wonderful Mother’s Day card was designed by Audrey Pettit using different dies, dry embossing and ribbon inking. She’s sharing her tutorial over on the Ranger Ink blog, click here to check it out.
-Heather
Looking for more “Mother” themed … Read More...
Tip: Sentiment Stamped Card Background
Get more from your sentiment and word stamps by stamping them repeatedly to make a card background. Find some tips and project directions for this idea over on the Capture the Moment blog.
-Heather