Wendy Cranford has a cool stamping technique called water color lifting over on Splitcoast Stampers. She colored water color paper with markers, stamped over top and heat embossed the images, then removed some of the marker color with water for … Read More...
Tip: Stamped Scarf using Rubber Bands
I love stamping ideas using items we all have laying around the house! Like this fabulous scarf from Anna Spathari, she used rubber bands to make her own rubber stamp to make a couple of lovely scarves. Click here to … Read More...
Congrats to………..
Linda Cee (who said: “Oh, what beautiful things I could create with this machine. Thanks for the chance to be lucky, for once!!”), and she *is* the lucky winner of the Spellbinder Platinum Die Cutting Machine!
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Project: Elephant Art Journal Page
Visit the Clips and Cuts blog and Vicky Papaioannou will show you how she created this wonderful art journal page using large foam stamps and mixed media paint techniques. Click here to watch.
-Heather
Freebie: Garden Coloring Page
Try before you buy with this beautiful free coloring page you can download for free. It’s a sample from the garden themed coloring book Colour in the Garden by Daniella Germain from Country Style. Click here to download the page … Read More...
Project: Fairy Art Doll
Donna Salazar has an exciting project featured on the Spellbinders blog that you’re going to love! In her latest creation, Donna brings a whimsical party fairy art doll to life by creatively combining stamps and die cuts. This adorable doll … Read More...
Project: Fruit Slice Cards
Cool off from the heat with these fun fruit sliced cards. The Stampington and Co blog has directions for carving your own fruit slice rubber stamps and using ink sprays to stamp with them for some quick and easy summer … Read More...
Technique: Bright Colorful Card Background with Distress Inks
Designer Kelley Latevola will teach you how to use a couple of masking techniques (one using masking fluid) to cover your stamped images to then add a bright colorful and vibrant card background using Distress Ink pad refills. Click here … Read More...
Technique: Cards with Gesso Stenciled & Water Colored Backgrounds
The Lilybean Paperie blog has some lovely cards whose backgrounds were made by applying gesso to a stencil, letting it dry and then water coloring over top. Add some stamped designs and you’ve got a beautiful card. Find more info … Read More...
Freebie: Apple Cupcake Toppers
It’s back to school time! If your making some treats to send to your kids new class add some fun with these green and red apple cupcake toppers. They’re free from designer Claudine Hellmuth. Click here to download.
-Heather
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Tutorial: Water Coloring Stamps with Shimmerz Paints
Jill Foster has a lovely card on the Penny Black blog that she water colored with Shimmerz Creamez Paints. She’ll show you how to use these paints to add color and a touch of shimmer to your stamped images. Click … Read More...
Project: Pokemon Pokeball Party Invite Card
The Pokemon Go craze is in full swing! If your new to Pokemon or if you grew up playing it here’s the perfect super fun invite card for your next party, shaped like a Pokeball. The Made by Marzipan blog … Read More...
Review: Stampin’ Up Thoughtful Branches August Stamp and Die Special Release
For the month of August Stampin’ Up has an exclusive stamp set with coordinating dies called Thoughtful Branches and it’s available only from August 2nd through the 31st.
I’m really excited to bring you a look at this special … Read More...
Congrats!
The winner of this months Paper Pumpkin kit giveaway is Lee B. !!
Thanks to all who entered!
-Heather
Review and Giveaway: Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine
Today I’m super excited to bring you a look at the new Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine. This machine works with emboss folders and any style of die but it’s specialty is powerful pressure. Using Contour Steel … Read More...
Project: Minecraft Creeper Card
Know someone who loves to play Minecraft? Here’s an awesome Creeper birthday card! Emily Leiphart designed it using pixelated die cuts and it even has a light up feature! Visit her blog Art From the Heart for her tutorial.
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Technique: Multi Colored Heat Embossed Card Background
There are so many things you can do with really large stamps and Laurel Beard has a terrific idea on how to add several different colors of embossing powders to a large background stamp for a cool card background. So … Read More...
Project: Make Your Own Metal Die Storage Folder
Here’s a fun way to store your thin metal dies. This DIY magnetic die holder is made from just cardboard, magnetic sheets, tape and pattern paper. You can find the directions over on Instructables.
-Heather
Freebie and Project: Dory Puppet Show Kids Craft
Looking for Dory? Look no further, here she is! Micheal’s has some fun Finding Dory images to download and color for free, add them to some popsicle sticks for a fun puppet show project for the kids to make. Or … Read More...
Project: Fairy Frame Box
What a bright and colorful project! Jenelle Stollfus used a fun chipboard frame box as a base and filled it with an adorable stamped scene of a funky fairy and her house. Find her project directions over on her blog … Read More...