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...
Tip: Breakfast Eggs Card
Know a foodie to send a card too? Add some realistic looking eggs to a breakfast themed card using puffy paint type products like Amplify from Imagine Crafts. Find out more about this fun technique over on their blog.
-Heather
Projects: 8 Different Gift Holders for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching you probably have candy or small gifts to give so why not put them in some adorable hand made gift holders. Jennifer McGuire has 8 different ideas for small gift holders like boxes, bags, gift … Read More...
Freebie: Valentine Monkey Digital Stamp
I think this is one of the prettiest monkey’s I’ve ever seen! You can download a black and white version of this sweet Valentine Monkey digi stamp over on the Dearie Doll Digi blog.
-Heather
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Tip: Easy DIY Heart Stamp
Make a quick and easy heart stamp for Valentine’s Day using a wooden shape and cork. This is a great project for the kids! Find out more over on the Optimistic Mommy blog.
-Heather
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Project: Surprise Pop Up Valentine Cards
These adorable piggy Valentine’s Day Cards have a fun surprise pop up inside. Find out how to make them by watching designer Nina Marie’s video tutorial over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
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Technique: Inlaid Die Cut Heart Card
This lovely inlaid heart card was made by die cutting a detailed heart shape in two different cardstock colors and putting the little pieces of the design back in place. Find out more about this lovely technique over on the … Read More...
Project: Birthday Mail Box Card
Send someone some birthday love with this adorable mouse in a mailbox card. Designer Julie Gearinger has directions for stamping up this sweet card over on her blog.
-Heather
Inspiration: Funny Sherlock / Benedict Cumberbatch Otter Card
So if your a fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch (like I am) then you’ve possibly run across reference and memes about how he looks like an otter. One of the designers for Mama Elephant stamps designed this hilarious Sherlock inspired … Read More...
Project: Colorful Ink Blended Background Card
Here’s a great way to get use from lots of ink pad colors. Laurel Beard will show you how to create this colorful card by blending inks over a large stamped and heat embossed background. Visit her blog Paper Craft … Read More...
Project: Faceted Valntine Treat Box
It’s Valentine’s Day soon and you know what that means…it’s treat box time! Time to make up cute little packages filled with candy. Like this cool faceted box design from Wendy Cranford. She’s got a step by step tutorial and … Read More...
Project: Valentine “Mail Box” – Kids Paper Craft
I loved in school when we would make and decorate cute “mail boxes” for our desks to drop in Valentine’s for classmates. Here’s a couple of adorable dog themed box for the kids to make using cardstock, stickers and … Read More...
Technique: Stamping on the Edge Card
Don’t feel like you have to fill up your entire card with stamped images, try this pretty idea from Jennifer MGuire. She stamped her flowers just down one the edge of the her card and made the sentiment the focal … Read More...
Project: Winter Kitty Valentine’s Day Card
Warm someone’s heart on a chilly Valentine’s Day with this adorable winter kitty heart card. You can find complete directions over on the Penny Black stamps site.
-Heather
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Technique: Stamped Card with a Zetangle Look
The Zentagle look is super popular right now, it’s a technique for doodling and similar looks can be found other places like coloring books too. And now Sandy Allnock has brought this look to stamping. She stamped a cute octopus … Read More...
Project: Female and Flowers Stamped Card
Prima is releasing some stunning new products like beautiful new flowers and Prima Princess stamps with stunning female images. Find a peek at these as well as a video tutorial for making this lovely card, made with multiple stamped layers … Read More...
Project: Sloth Birthday Card
Project: Stamped Floral Greeting Card with a Coloring Page Look
I love this card from designer Therese Calvird, it reminds me of a coloring book page. She used a detailed flower stamp to cover the entire front of the card but only colored in one flower for a really pretty … Read More...
Project: Embossed Butterfly Journal Cover
Designer Autumn combined stamping and different embossing powder colors and added stamped butterflies to make the cover of this amazing journal. I really love the distress look she added with the torn cover and cheesecloth too. You can visit her … Read More...
Project: Flower Vase Card with Multiple Techniques
Pam Bray shares her directions for making this stunning dimensional card. She’ll show you how to using stamps, die cuts and pattern papers as well as how to make a cool background by adding paint to your embossing folder. Find … Read More...