Layers of pattern papers, die cut shapes and floral stamps are used in this lovely card design from Card Maker magazine. Each month they share a pattern and tutorial, click here for instructions on making their card for February.
-Heather
Project: Tim Holtz Monthly Tag for February
Each month the talented Tim Holtz shares a tag tutorial, this months tag is a Valentine theme using lots of different papers, metal embellishments, paints, felt and more. Tim also shows you several different mixed media techniques. Click here for … Read More...
Free Printable: Valentine’s Day Stickers and Labels
Seal up your Valentine’s Day card envelopes, gift bags or decorate a scrapbook page with these adorable stickers from World Labels. They also have some lovely labels, perfect for food item, tags or packages too. Click here to download them … Read More...
Tip: Lining Up Stamps and Matching Die Cuts
Many stamp companies now have coordinating dies to match their stamps, it makes cutting out stamped images so much faster and easier, no more “fussy cutting”. But sometimes to can be difficult to perfectly line up those dies and stamps. … Read More...
Tip: Letter Card with Tiny Stamps
Looking at many stamp sets there usually cute little tiny stamps, good for accents and for making pattern backgrounds but you can also use to form shapes, like letters. This sweet Valentine card uses the same teeny heart stamp over … Read More...
Project: Masculine Valentine Card
It’s sometimes a challenge to make masculine cards, isn’t it? For Valentine’s Day you probably don’t want to send your guy a card covered in flowers, unless he loves to garden, so try themes like sports, the outdoors or hobbies, … Read More...
Project: Valentine’s Day Home Décor Blocks
Make yourself a pretty Valentine’s Day home décor project using wooden blocks, pattern paper, stickers and some embellishments. Echo Park shows how to paint up some blocks and add die cut paper letters for a quick and easy holiday themed … Read More...
Technique: Coloring Stamps with Ink Pads
Did you know you can not only stamp with your ink pads (duh! :)) but you can also use them as a coloring medium! Sabrina Alery will show you how to use a paint brush and pigment ink pads to … Read More...
Card Making Technique: Fragmented Background Card
This fragmented background technique is so easy. Grab a pencil and a ruler and draw some intersecting line on your paper, fill the shapes in with the coloring medium of your choice (like markers, inks, paints, watercolors or pencils), combine … Read More...
Project: Altered Bird
Did you ever walk though the craft store and see all those unfinished wood and paper mache shapes and wonder what to do with them? Try covering them with patterned papers and stamped accents like Anne Harada did. Visit her … Read More...
Project: Post it Note Holder
This sweet post it note holder is made using a scoring board with cardstock and decorated with pattern papers and stamped images from C C Designs. Their blog has all the dimensions and cutting directions so you can make one … Read More...
Project: I AM GROOT Card
I admit it, I am a huge comic book geek and love all related movies, TV shows and merchandise! So I flipped when I saw this amazing I am Groot card inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy. Jennifer Ingle cleverly … Read More...
Freebie: Donkey Valentine Digi
HEE HAW! How sweet is this vintage Valentine image?! You can download this cute donkey digital stamp for free over at The Graphics Fairy.
-Heather
Freebie: Robot Digital Stamp
Making cards for guys (adults or boys) can be hard sometimes, so many stamps are flowers and fluffy things 🙂 Here’s a great solution, a robot! Even big guys like robots (I know my geeky husband does), right? Sign up … Read More...
Project: Matching Gift Box and Card
The Scrap of Life blog has directions and dimensions for making this sweet blue bird themed gift bag made out of cardstock and pattern papers along with a pretty matching gift card. Change up the pattern papers to fit any … Read More...
Project: Valentine Home Décor Canvas
All you need is love! Whip up a quick canvas project to decorate your home or give as a gift this Valentine’s Day using pattern paper, die cuts and a photo. Find out more over on the Echo Park Paper … Read More...
Project: Detailed Die Cut Card
Intricate die cut shapes are lovely but it can be hard to add additional color to them. Lisa will show you how she adds smaller die cut pieces of cardstock behind the larger die for a stunning card. Visit her … Read More...
Product Review: Stampin’ Up Occasions and Sale-A-Bration
I’m so excited to share with you another 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 for … Read More...
Technique: Water Coloring with Markers
There are several different ways to color your stamped images using water based markers. You can color like normal directly with the marker or use a wet on wet technique, adding water to the paper first then adding the color … Read More...
Project: Valentine’s with a Gift
If you’re looking to add a little something extra to your Valentine cards try attaching a little gift like lip gloss
, glitter glue
or a glow stick
. Betsy Veldman shares how she made her fun Valentine’s using stamps … Read More...