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Check out this fantastic article by Shari Carroll on how to use some popular products to add some easy but very cool accents to your stamped cards.
-Heather
Using felt embellishments is a really popular trend right now.
You can make your own as I have done on the sample card by using a die cutting machine. I used sheets of felt from the craft store in my Cuttlebug … Read More...
The ever talented Mary O’Neil from Hot Potoatoes has just release some really interesting and cool new images. Her large bold stamps are perfect for stamping on walls and fabric and doing velvet embossing as well as on cards … Read More...
I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July!
To celebrate I wanted to share the instructions for the fun BBQ pocket invitation card I made:
Supplies: black, yellow and white cardstocks, yellow and black ink pads, red and white … Read More...
Alot of magazines have recently decided to make their magazines available digitally and Card Maker Magazine is one of those. You not only receive the current issues as they come out but you also get access to two years of … Read More...
There She Goes clear stamps has just released two new fun stamp sets “Life’s a Beach” and “Bloom”.
-Heather
Do you love putting the perfect wrapping on a gift? If so you can enter to win Scotch’s National Gift Wrapping Contest.
Check out this very informative article at Hero Arts about journaling with stamps on your scrapbook pages. The samples there are simply lovely!!
-Heather
Baby Jewels is another one of those wonderful little stamp shops on Etsy. They make custom bookplate and address rubber stamps mounted on old fashion wooden handles. The images are absolutely adorable! I particularly love this monkey bookplate, a perfect … Read More...
A big buzz word in the stamping world right now is Digital Stamping.
What is digital stamping you might ask? Well, it’s simply buying a digital image that you download to your computer and then print out and use like … Read More...
Visit the Hero Arts website for a fun video by Laura Griffin on how to incorporate your stamped images onto clay beads. A very cool way to wear your stamped creations!
-Heather
One of the hottest trends in stamping right now is coloring your images with Copic Markers.
Copics are alcohol based refillable markers that come in four different styles, with different replaceable tips in up to 322 different colors that … Read More...
One of the best places to find unique one of a kind stamps is Etsy! You’ll find wonderful stamp images you won’t find anywhere else.
Tickled Pink Paper and Ink is one of those great shops.… Read More...
Check out this neat technique video with Teresa Natividad.
She shows several different techniques stamping on Ranger’s Frosted Memory glass to make some really fun charms.
-Heather
One of the hottest trends in crafting right now is going green. More and more companies are working hard at becoming environmentally friendly.
Close To My Heart recently reported how they are becoming a more green company. All of their … Read More...
Hello everyone,
I’m Heather Holbrook and I’m really excited to be the new stamping editor here at CraftGossip! I’ll be bringing you info on all the latest and greatest in absolutely everything to do with stamping.
Here’s a little info … Read More...
I received an email a while ago about a new site to check out. Being busy I had not done it yet, but I did today and I think it will benefit us all.
It was to a magazine called … Read More...
Here is a contest worth mentioning. It is being done by Scrapbook.com and if you were to win you would be blessed.
The contest is called The Bigi Digi Digital Scrapbooking Contest. It runs from April 25th to June 30th. … Read More...