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The Paper Therapy blog (don’t you love that name?) has directions for making this beautiful nautical card using Distress Ink for a bold sunset background, click here for the how to.
-Heather
Looking for more Nautical-themed papers, stamps and embellishments? … Read More...
I’ve have always loved to color. I remember laying on the floor of our family room with my mom as a kid while we colored together in coloring books. I was in awe of how pretty her coloring was … Read More...
There’s a new tool on the market lots of stampers are talking about, it’s a hinged stamp positioner
. Of course when you love to DIY and craft you might want to try to make your own instead of buying … Read More...
I love how card designers just keep coming up with new techniques for using stencils! This pretty card was made by heat embossing with a stencil instead of a rubber stamp and then color was added to the non embossed … Read More...
Happy 4th of July to those in the US! Here’s a a cute free digital stamp to download from Whimsie Doodles, click here and then scroll down the page to download her.
-Heather
I freely admit I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan, I’ve read all the book multiple times, seen to movie countless times, have lots of HP collectibles and my husband and even I went to the Wizarding World of Harry … Read More...
Yesterday I brought you the first in several reviews featuring brand new products from A Muse Studio, click here if you missed my review. And today I’m excited to be offering you the chance to win the adorable … Read More...
This cute dimensional tent card stands up on it’s own but folds flat for mailing. I love the sweet bee design! The Reverse Confetti blog has directions for making a tent card using a scoring board and some of their … Read More...
The brand new A Muse Studio 2015-16 Catalog and Inspiration Guide is full of wonderful new cling mounted rubber stamp sets, fun coordinating thin metal die sets and great papers and accessories. You find products and idea samples for card … Read More...
I’m back to share even more new products and ideas from the brand new Stampin’ Up catalog! This catalog is full of wonderful ideas for card making, scrapbooking and parties! There are loads and loads of new stamps… Read More...
The Craftsy blog has a great posts with 9 tips every card maker should know. These handy “hacks” can save you money and make your card making quicker and easier. You’ll find tips on making custom colored clear rhinestones and … Read More...
Hero Arts stamps has some really cool new stamps that have multiple layers you stamp on top of one another to get an almost 3-D effect. Jennifer McGuire has taken it to the next level by heat embossing each stamped … Read More...
Brenda Gollihue, you’ve won the June Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin kit giveaway! Please reply to my e-mail to claim your prize.
If you weren’t the lucky winner this time be sure to check back later in July, we giveaway one … Read More...
The Dearie Dolls Digital Stamps blog has this lovely free digi stamp to download. Mary Ellen says she was inspired by Bohemian Rhapsody but she reminds me of a character from Jane Austen 🙂 Click here to download the black … Read More...
Water color markers are a super hot trend in stamping right now! You can get the control of a marker but use water to blend and shade for a softer look. The Your Next Stamp blog has a video tutorial … Read More...
It’s always so difficult to lose a pet. When someone loses their best furry friend let them know you are thinking of them with a heartfelt card. The Cut at Home blog has a tutorial for making either a cat … Read More...
Are you obsessed with Fonts and Typography? Do you collect fonts and add them to every craft project you can? Then this collection on Pinterest is for you. Scrap N Fonts has a section they called Fontaholics and they’ve got … Read More...
Yana Smakula is sharing a video tutorial for making this stunning card she made using a combination of die cutting and embossing using several different large background and label dies from Spellbinders . You can watch the video tutorial here … Read More...
One beautiful way to add color to your stamped images is by water coloring. I think using water colors adds such an artistic look to your cards and really makes you feel like a real artist too 🙂 There are … Read More...
There’s still a couple more day left to enter to win the Paper Pumpkin card kit for June from Stampin’ Up. Click here to go to the original post to enter.
-Heather
