Busy new mothers might need to send out lots of thank you cards for all the gifts and help they’ve received but they probably don’t have time to make or buy cards. Gift them a set of cards you make … Read More...
Project: Grad Gift Card Holders
Cindy Shuster has directions for making 2 different gift card holder cards along with instructions for making a tassel from twine, perfect for making Graduation cards. Visit her blog Nutmeg Creations for all the details.
-Heather
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Project: Rainbow Panda Card
Visit the W Plus 9 stamps blog and learn how to use Zig Clean Color markers to make a pretty rainbow background. I love the adorable panda on this card too! Check out Kelly Latevola’s video tutorial on their blog.… Read More...
Project: Bee Tag Card
A great way to use tiny stamps on a card is to repeat them on panels or tags. Like with these bees and flowers on this pretty spring card designed by Christiana Reuling for Newton’s Nook stamps. Click here for … Read More...
Project: Stamped Elephant T-Shirt
Here’s a great way to get more use out of your stamps, turn a boring ol’ t-shirt into a wearable piece of art! Using large stamps, stencils and lovely bright fabric paints The Pampered Stamper designed this fun colorful shirt. … Read More...
May the Fourth Be With You!
Happy Star Wars Day! Having a Star Wars event? Grab your Silhouette die cutting machine or an exacto knife and cut out some awesome Star Wars characters shapes for a party banner. The May the Fourth Be With You Party … Read More...
Freebie: Graduation Phrase SVG
Know someone who is graduating? You can download this free SVG die cut file and make a card to congratulate them. Cut it out of white and put it on black cardstock for an appropriate chalkboard look. Click here to … Read More...
Project: Handmade Graduation Card
Show someone how proud you are of them for graduating with a fun stamped and die cut card. Visit Hero Arts for a video tutorial on this paper layered star card.
-Heather
Looking for more Graduation themed papers, stamps and … Read More...
Project: Stamped Flexible Embellishment
Decorating Mason jars is a really hot trend and here’s a really fun way to use your stamps to make flexible embellishments for jars, glasses, dishes or any round slick surface. Joyce Erb used Glossy Gel media mixed with paint … Read More...
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Thanks to all who entered, be sure to check back later for May’s Paper Pumpkin giveaway.
-Heather
Project: Stamped and Painted Journal Cover
If you have a plain fabric journal, notebook, scrapbook or organizer dress it up with some paints and stamps like Lea did. She painted the cover of a denim notebook with gesso, using stencils and paint for the sea and … Read More...
Project: Glitter Sunshine Tag
The fun sparkly background on this clear acrylic tag was made using a masking stencil and glitter on an adhesive sheet. Wendy Price added cute stamped images over top her background to complete the tag. Find out her tips for … Read More...
Project: Die Cut Photo Pup Up Card
Shelly Hickox made this super cool Pop Up card using a photograph and a die cut of a chair. How cool it that?! It gets my mind thinking of all the different photos and dies I could combine………. This idea … Read More...
Giveaway Reminder: Paper Pumpkin Kit
There’s still a little time left to enter to win this months Paper Pumpkin kit from Stampin’ Up. Click here to go to the original post to enter.
-Heather
Freebie: Bird Coloring Page
To get you excited for the next issue of The Coloring Studio publication Stampington is offering a free teaser page for you to download and color. It will be available June 1st in book and craft stores and on-line but … Read More...
Project and Technique: Wild Flower Garden Handmade Card
This stunning wild flower card has so much depth. Mary Prasad got this look by using Ink Potion No. 9 solution over paper and then stamping the flowers using markers colored directly on stamps, this along with second generation stamping … Read More...
Technique: Water Colored Die Cut Cards
Virginia Lu will teach you how to add Distress Ink using a watercolor technique to die cut flowers for a series of stunning Lily and Butterfly cards. Visit the Penny Black stamps blog for her step by step instructions.
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Project: Tree Swing Stamped Canvas
This wonderful mixed media canvas project was designed by Vicky at Clips N’ Cuts. She used large rubber stamps, paints, gesso, stencils, beads, paper and more for this lovely art piece. She’s sharing a step by step video tutorial of … Read More...
Review and Giveaway: Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin Kit for April
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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 … Read More...
Freebie: Badger Coloring Page
If you love animals and nature or if you’re a Harry Potter fan and are in Hufflepuff House then show your house pride with this fun Badger coloring page from Dover Publication. Click here to download.
-Heather