Calendars make perfect holiday gifts (or even a gift to yourself :)). Find direction for making a cute mini stamped calendar set over at Stampendous.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Candles
Make a beautiful holiday table centerpiece with a grouping of stamped candles, the 100 Proof Press blog has all the info. These would also make perfect gifts!
-Heather
Project: Winter Sledding Card
Dashing through the snow……..The Kittie Kraft blog has directions for making this beautiful sled card. I love the little ribbon scarf blowing back!
-Heather
Shop: Japanese Rubber Stamps
Looking for some adorable, unique handmade rubber stamps with a cute Japanese Kawaii feeling? Check out Japanese Rubber Stamps on Etsy, they have everything from cute cats, holidays, traditional Japanese images and more. Perfect for gift tags, note pads and … Read More...
Project: Christmas Holiday Ornament Card
Echo Park has a down loadable PDF file with photos and instructions for making this cheery Christmas Tree Ornament Card.
-Heather
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Project: Snowman Package
Here’s cute packaging idea……..Wrap a tall container (I think a Pringles can would be perfect!) with holiday pattern paper , add some punched eyes, nose and mouth and you’ve got an adorable snowman gift box! Find more info over on … Read More...
Project: Recycled Tags
So many items come in pretty packing and decorated boxes now a days, don’t let them go to waste! Upcycle them into hand made items like these great holiday tags from Savvy. Die cut a pretty patterned cardboard box, add … Read More...
Freebies: Holiday Printables
Papercrafts magazine has an entire page of free printables for the upcoming holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kwanzaa and more. These are perfect for holiday cards, tags and scrapbook pages!
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Magazine Review: GreenCraft
Stampington and Company publishes all of my favorite magazines from Somerset Studio, Take Ten, Stamper’s Sampler, Sew Somerset and many more, they are the leaders in crafting magazines! I’ve even been honored to be published in several myself, finding my … Read More...
Project: Thankful Table Decor
The Lawnscaping blog has a cute Thanksgiving idea, tiny decorated jars filled with slips of paper and a pencil so each family member can write down what they are thankful for.
-Heather Looking for Thanksgiving printables? Check these designs out … Read More...
Inspiration and Tip: Holiday Cards Layout
Every year I struggle with what to do with all the wonderful holiday cards I receive, I don’t want to toss them so they end up in a box and that’s no fun! Nicole Magouirk has come up with a … Read More...
Technique: Mosaic Stamping
Splitcoast Stampers has a cool technique to share, using tiny squares of scrap paper you can make a mosaic pattern to stamp on for a unique looking card, click here for a step by step directions.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Fabric Tree
Add some paint and stamping to some canvas fabric and stitch up a beautiful holiday tree, I love the wintery blue and white colors on this! Find the instructions here, from Stampington and Co.
-Heather
Projects: Holiday Cards and Layouts
Echo Park papers has a new idea booklet to download for free. Inside you’ll find 3 cards, 8 layouts and 7 altered projects for the holidays, click here to download. ( you’ll need to “check out” but it’s free)… Read More...
Freebie: Ampersand Cut File
The ampersand is a very trendy symbol, much cooler then using a boring old “and”. The Mel Stampz blog has an ampersand free die cut file and printable backgrounds for the Silhouette, click here to get them.
-Heather
Freebie: Vintage Fall Pumpkin Digital Stamp
Make some festive Thanksgiving cards, name tags or place cards using this vintage pumpkin digi image from Free Vintage Digital Stamps.
Looking for more discussions about Card making? Check out our Facebook group for cardmaking.
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Tip: Die Cutting Metal
Die cutting isn’t just for paper, try thin sheets of metal for a really interesting look. I love this fall leaves card from Lis Whiting over on the Frantic Stamper blog, click here for more info.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Mixed Media Frames
The Paper Artsy blog has a tutorial for making pretty mixed media framed pieces of art, using crackle paint and stamps on wooden frames and filling them with shrink plastic designs.
-Heather
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Hope everyone has a wonderful Halloween!
Here’s a quick tutorial for a c cute card I made for Halloween this year.
-Cut a piece of yellow cardstock in half and fold for the base of the card, trim a slightly … Read More...
Project: Fall Tree Pop Up Card
It’s time for the leaves to start changing, celebrate with this pop up card, inside is a tree covered in lovely colorful leaves. Find directions over at the Bright Side of Life blog.
-Heather
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