The Artist Stamper blog has directions for making this lovely stamped card inspired by the artist Gustav Klimt.
-Heather
Technique: Faux Letter Press Card
Did you know you can add ink directly to your plastic embossing plates for a cool faux letter press look? The October Afternoon blog has the how to.
-Heather
Technique: Water Color Stamping with Markers
Technique: Brick Card Background
Find out how to make a cool realistic looking brick background for your cards using a stencil, modeling paste and airbrushing over on the Wake up with Wendy blog.
-Heather
Project: Mixed Media Nature Shadow Box
Tammy Tutterow shares how she made this stunning nature inspired collage shadow box using vellum, metal scrapbooking embellishments, stamping inks and more over on here blog. I love the dimension of the leaves, they look so real!
-Heather
Tip: Vintage Sepia Tone Coloring
Learn how to get an old fashion sepia tone to your stamped images with alcohol markers, Spectrum Noir has all the details.
-Heather
Freebie: Funny Sharknado Digital Stamp
Are sharks the next trendy thing? The silly (and soon to be cult classic??) “Sharknado” movie is certainly trendy, I think a sequel is even on the way and Wonderstrange is paying tribute with a funny “shark ate … Read More...
Project: Sewn Paper Embroidery Hoop
Doesn’t this lovely hoop look like quilted fabric? Well, it’s actually made of paper! Popper and Mini will show you how to stitch pattern paper together and add some die cut images for a yummy home décor wall hanging. -Heather
Inspiration: Shakespeare Banner
Andrea from the Snapping Monsters blog is a girl after my own heart. I love incorporating literary quotes and images in my art work, she stamped out quotes from Shakespeare onto inked, stencils and embellished die cut pennant shapes for … Read More...
Technique: Reflection Stamping
Visit Gina K Designs and learn how to do a reflection stamping technique, this works so well with images in water. Click here for a how to video tutorial.
-Heather
Project: DIY Luminary Halloween Light
Using printed vellum , metal foil tape and his Luminary die cut Tim Holtz shares how to make a stunning home décor light fixture. I can see these making amazing Halloween and Holiday luminaries just by changing the vellum pattern.… Read More...
Project: Snowflake Wreath
It’s Christmas in July and not too early to start working on those holiday themed projects. The Stamping and Scrapping in California blog has directions for making a pretty snowflake wreath using new rubber stamps and matching dies from Stampendous.… Read More...
Project and Freebie: Decorating Furniture with Digital Stamps
By enlarging a digital stamp image, water coloring it and applying to an old dresser Danielle from Finding Silver Pennies added a wonderful vintage touch to her sons bedroom. The cute sailor boy image she used is a free download … Read More...
Freebie: Summer Printables
These bright and cheerful free summer printables from Scrappystickyinkymess will be perfect for greeting card fronts or Project Life scrapbook pages.
-Heather
Tip: Easy Coloring of Stamps with Alcohol Markers
Sometimes coloring with alcohol markers can be a bit daunting and take a lot of time to get good results but you can do just some quick techniques for adding shading and highlights, the Spectrum Noir blog has tips for … Read More...
Techinque: “Rock and Roll” Stamping (using mutiple ink colors on one stamp)
One of the hottest new products out right now for card making are the Wink of Stella pens, they add a wonderful touch of shimmer to your cards. Just like Catherine Pooler I recently got the clear pen and LOVE … Read More...
Review: A Muse Studio Stamps
This is my second review for the brand new A Muse Studio Catalog, if you missed my first one you can check it out here.
The brand new A Muse Studio catalog is filled with fantastic new stamps, paper and … Read More...
Project: Stamped Clock
This amazing altered clock was made by stamping on clay and adhering it to a clock base, how cool is that? Find more info over on the De Stempelwinkel Designs blog.
-Heather
Project: Stenciled Greeting Cards
Ink up stencils to create pretty one of a kind note cards, combine multiple stencils for fun patterns, the Crafts Unleashed blog will show you how.
-Heather
Freebie: Paper Garland
Down a free printable pattern to trace and cut for a lovely butterfly and flower paper garland over at the Pane, Amore e Creativita blog. (note blog is in Italian but no need to translate just to download the … Read More...