You don’t have to use a wicker basket for Easter you can make up your own cute Easter bags out of pattern paper. Using a 12×12 piece of scrapbooking paper the Fancy Pants blog has step by step directions for … Read More...
Project: Altered Notepad Holder
Marie Browning has a fun project for spring, she covered a plain wooden note pad holder with pattern papers and added some pretty stamped flowers for a great addition to anyone’s desk. Visit her blog for directions.
-Heather
Project: Window Card
Such a pretty surprise hides inside this unique card! You can find directions for this diagonal window card using a new die cut from Ellen Hudson over on her blog. Designer Kittie Caracciolo will show you step by step how … Read More...
Review and Giveaway: Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin Kit
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 to you by the folks at Stampin’ Up. … Read More...
Project: Birthday Pop-Up Card
I love cards that go the extra mile and move, unfold or pop up! This cool birthday card will show the recipient you think they are a star with the fun pop up inside. The Created by Kate blog will … Read More...
Product Review: Stampin’ Up Chalkboard Banner
Want to add a fun decoration to a party or looking to add something pretty to your wall, how about a festive banner? And even better the words on this banner can be changed for the seasons or the occasion … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Rabbits
You can get this sweet vintage image of a rabbit family for free from The Old Design Shop. This image would be perfect for spring and Easter cards! Click here to download it.
-Heather
Project: Embossed Striped Card
Yana from Clean and Simple Die Cutting has a video tutorial showing how to make this pretty embossed card. She started out with plain white cardstock and used washi tape to mask off stripes and added ink using a blending … Read More...
Project: Shaker Jar
I’ve seen lots and lots of stamped shaker cards but I’ve never seen a stamped shaker jar! What a cute and clever idea! This fun twist on a ship in a bottle comes from Fun Stampers Journey and if you … Read More...
Project: Cute Skunk Card
Give someone a lift with this sweet card! The Me and Minime blog has a video tutorial showing you how to stencil and cloud background and how to color the cute skunk stamp using water color pencils, click here to … Read More...
Technique: White Washed Card
Jocelyn from Red Balloon Cards has a tutorial showing how she made this lovely floral card. For the background she stamped her flowers using brightly colored ink pads but then she painted over them with watered down white paint for … Read More...
Product Release: Chalkboard Markers
The chalkboard look has been popular for awhile now and for card making I’ve seen chalkboard style stamps, black chalkboard cardstock, chalk ink pads and now SRM Stickers has chalkboard markers! They have a black chalkboard marker that will give … Read More...
Freebie: On-Line Paper Crafting Magazine
Each month the folks over at American Crafts publish an on-line mini magazine call Cut and Paste filled with cards, 3-d projects and scrapbook pages that you can view for free. The March issues had floral scrapbook pages, pretty packaging … Read More...
Project: Fairy Card
Dorinda from My Little World has a step by step photo tutorial showing how she made this birght and bold fairy card using die cuts, stamps and stencils. She’ll even show you a neat trick: how to extend your stamped … Read More...
Project: Easter Treat Bag
Hippity Hoppity! How cute is this Easter Bunny Treat Bag? The Splitcoast Stampers site has step by step directions and a video tutorial from Susan Campfield showing how to use die cut and punched shapes to make this adorable project, … Read More...
Technique: Easter Card with Salt Technique
If your looking for a new background technique for your card making give this salt technique a try. Spray a colored Ink Spritz onto cardstock, sprinkle on salt, which will absorb the ink color and make a cool pattern, let … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Girl Digital Stamp
The Crafty Secrets blog is sharing this sweet vintage girl and bird digital stamp for free on their blog as well as a pretty green leaf printable paper to download. You can click here to download them. Doesn’t this image … Read More...
Project: Travel Book
Do you have a blank book or journal that you don’t know what to do with? How about turning it into a travel book? It’s a great place to include photos, maps and note about your travels. The Scrapbook Adhesives … Read More...
Project and Freebie: Vintage Style Box with Matching Card
Here’s a lovely matching gift set of a card and box for a special lady that like a vintage style. The Waltzing Mouse blog shares how to use a die cut strip to make the rosettes on the card and … Read More...
Technique: Using Copic Markers on Kraft Paper
Kraft paper is a nice alternative for card making, stamping and coloring then white or cream cardstock and can give you a totally different look, I think it has a more vintage feel. The Copic Marker Europe blog has tips … Read More...