alcohol markers, like Copics, can add great details, shading and depth to your stamped images. You can take that one step further by using a colorless blender pen to “remove” color and even more texture, especially to stamped critters, … Read More...
Project: Love Potion Valentine Card
I love the use of all different types of products on this fabulous Love Potion #9 card! From modeling film to alcohol inks to stamping, spray inks and more, this mixed media card has it all. Find out how Shari … Read More...
Freebie: Wedding Doodle Designs
These downloads from My Grafico are perfect for wedding, Valentine or anniversary cards. They are available here as a FREE download and come in PNG or JPEG formats.
-Heather
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Technique: Dryer Sheet Card
Don’t throw away that used dryer sheet, you can use it on a card! Seriously! Here’s a really cool technique using a dryer sheet, layer is over a stamped background using spray adhesive and layer glitter over the top for … Read More...
Tutorial: Mixed Media ATCs
These wonderful Artist Trading Cards from Susanne Rose use a variety of mixed media like Gelato sticks, stencils, stamping, gesso and vintage paper. Using vintage paper is one of my favorite things to add to a mixed media project, pages … Read More...
Freebie: Sick Day Sentiments
Feeling crummy? This free “sick day” sentiment downloads from Scrappy Sticky Inky Mess are the perfect size to use on your Project Life scrapbooking page but would also be perfect for “get well” greeting cards too. Hop on over to … Read More...
Project: Mail Card
You’ve got mail! Wendy McGaffy used die cuts and foam tape to add an extra layer of dimension to this adorable card. I love how the pattern paper she used mimics the colors of an air mail stamp! Find her … Read More...
Project: Tea Party Card
Tea for Two? Know someone who loves tea or are you planning an actual afternoon tea party? Then this lovely tea party card would be perfect. Kittie Caracciolo will show you how she combined many different die cut shapes to … Read More...
Tip: Stencil Storage
As paper crafters I think we all deal with issues of storage and organization, don’t we? Like any other tool stencils can be hard to keep track of, you want to find them quickly and easily and keep them from … Read More...
Project: Valentine Photo Cube
Freebie: Valentine Kitty Cat Digital Stamp
The Dearie Dolls blog has a sweet Valentine Kitty Cat digital stamp to download for free. Click here to get it in black and white so you can print it out and color it yourself and add it to your … Read More...
Product Release: CHA Show Product Previews
I love this time of year because all the stamping, scrapbooking and paper craft companies all release loads of great new products for the new year! Many of these companies show off their new stuff at the CHA show and … Read More...
Project: Winter Birthday Card
Do you know someone who has a birthday in the middle of winter? Warm up their day with a beautiful wreath card made with die cuts from metal cardstock and lots of added glitter for a sparkly touch of snow. … Read More...
Project: Mini ATC Book
Believe it or not his cute little book is made from just one sheet of cardstock! It’s the perfect size for Artist Trading Cards (ATC’s), those fun little cards that are great to make and trade with other artists. Splitcoast … Read More...
Freebie and Inspiration: Bedtime Child Digital Stamp and Paper
The Crafty Secrets blog is sharing a digital stamp from their brand new Bedtime Kids set for free along with a stars and moon digital pattern paper too. Visit their blog to download both and you’ll also find loads of … Read More...
Product Review: Stampin’ Up!
I’m so excited to share with you my latest review for Stampin’ Up! Right now Stampin’ Up has two fabulous catalogs, the first is their Occasions catalog and is a supplement to the regular yearly catalog adding wonderful products … Read More...
Project: Birthday Card Made with Straws
Have you seen all the cool and colorful paper straws at the craft store and wondered how you could use those in your card making? Here’s a cute card from the Simon Says blog turning those straws into birthday candles. … Read More...
Project: Valentine Shaker Card
Show someone how much you love them this Valentine’s Day with a special shaker card. Using stamps and die cuts from My Favorite Things Nichol Magouirk shares a video tutorial for making this adorable card, she also includes links to … Read More...
Project and New Release: Monogram Cards
Add a personalized touch to your greeting cards with a combination of monogram letters. You can send cards with your monogram or how about make a set of cards as a gift for a bride with her new initials? Hero … Read More...
Project: Glitter Birthday Card
You see lots and lots of cards and other paper crafting projects these days made with plastic stencils but what ever happened to brass stencils? Remember those? I still have many tucked away in my crafting stash and just don’t … Read More...