Whenever I teach a card making class one of the hardest things for people to do it tie a bow, it sounds simple enough but tying a bow for a card is different then tying your shoe laces, it takes … Read More...
Freebie: Easter Printable
Echo Park Paper has a Easter printable to download for free, great for cards, scrapbooking pages or an Easter subway style sign.
-Heather
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Project: Paper and Acrylic Bauble
Red Lead Stamps has a tutorial combining stamps and paper ephemera with acyclic shapes for a pretty mixed media bauble. I see so many uses for these, perfect for a jewelry pendant, cell phone charm or even a gift package … Read More...
Tutorial: Fold Out Shamrock Card
Turn hearts into shamrocks for a pretty fold out card, perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. The Splitcoast Stampers site has a detailed tutorial.
-Heather
Freebie: Carrot Digital Stamp
The Alley Way Stamps has a cute carrot and sentiment digital stamp to download for free, so cute for Easter and spring cards! Hurry though and grab it, not all their freebie are free forever.
-Heather
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Tutorial: Pop Up Box Card
Jelly Park digital stamps has a tutorial for making a fun pop up box card, perfect for a birthday, baby or congrats card!
-Heather
Project: Stamped Patina Pendant
This is a cool idea I’ve not seen before, adding patina to a copper jewelry blank and stamping on top, I’m going to have to give this a try. The Bombshell Stamps blog has a tutorial for making a lovely … Read More...
Another Stampin’ Up! Review
This is my third and final review for the Stampin’ Up! Occasions mini catalog! This new catalog is chocked full of new stamps in wood and clear mount options, pretty Designer pattern papers, washi tapes, embossing folders, dies, embellishments… Read More...
Project: Stencil Cards
Combine rubber stamps and stencils for some lovely floral thank you cards, the Hero Arts site will show you how.
-Heather
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Magazine Review: Belle Armoire Jewelry
Today I’m stepping a bit away from stamping to bring you a magazine review for Belle Armoire Jewelry. Published 4 times a year from Stampington and Company this publication is filled with ideas, techniques and inspirations for making beautiful … Read More...
Project: Stamped Mixed Media Art
The Design Memory Craft blog has directions for making a fantastic mixed media collage using Gelato sticks for the background along with stamps, glaze and gesso and then adding paper flowers, what a great way to add some art and … Read More...
Project and Freebie: St. Patrick’s Day Candy Bucket
The Not So Idle Hands blog has directions and a free printable for making a cute St. Patrick’s Day candy pail.
-Heather
Inspiration: 3D Rabbit Card
Spring can not come soon enough! 🙂 Get inspired with this amazing rabbit diorama card from Kittie Kraft, click here for more info on how she made it.
-Heather
Freebie: Paper Robot Pattern
Creating Keepsakes has a fun robot pattern to download for free. Cut him out of colored cardstock and put him on a card for a great boys birthday card!
-Heather
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Project: Crayon Card
Nichol Magouirk has a video tutorial showing how to make this fun crayon card, I love stamping on vellum for the jar, so clever!
-Heather
Tutorials: Bright Stamped Cards
The Daily Marker blog has directions for three bright and cheerful cards using stamps, stencils and die cuts, click here to check them all out. How adorable is that little duckies card?
-Heather
Project: Stamped Collage Art
The Darkroom Door blog has directions for making this lovely vintage inspired stamped mixed media collage.
-Heather
Project: Coffee Card
Perk up someone’s day with a sweet coffee themed card, find a video tutorial over on the Darlene Design blog.
-Heather
New Product: Marker Spritzer
Get more out of your markers using the new Tim Holtz Distress Marker
Spritzer
. This tool gives you a cool air brush effect, this is great to use with stencils! Tim has a video showing how to use this … Read More...
Technique: Stamping with Watercolors
The Homespun with Heart blog has a cool technique using watercolors instead of ink to stamp with. The watercolor look is very trendy right now!
-Heather