The brand new A Muse Studio catalog is filled with fantastic new stamps, paper and embellishments!! The are many general themes like the beach and ocean, travel, birthday, sports, phrases and words, large background patterns, alphas and numbers and … Read More...
Project: Christmas in July – Snowflake Card
I’m seeing lots of wintery ideas pop up for Christmas in July as many stamp companies are already beginning to release this years holiday stamps.
Make a pretty snowflake card with a clear front by stamping on acetate sheets, the… Read More...
Project: Stamped Book Mark
Keep your place in a book with a cool stamped book mark. Renee Zarate used stamping resist techniques and stencils to make this fun place holder.
-Heather
Freebie: Nautical Pattern Paper
Download this pretty vintage nautical inspired pattern paper to use in your scrapbooking and card making projects. It’s free to download from Free Vintage Digital Stamps.
-Heather
Looking for more Nautical-themed papers, stamps and embellishments? Check these out on Scrapbook.com
Project: Mixed Media Art Journal Pages
I love these beautiful sea inspired mixed media journaling pages from Jenn Shurkus, visit her blog to find out how she used stamps, paints, stencils and more to make them.
-Heather
Technique: Basket Weave Card
Cut strips of co-ordinating pattern papers and weave them together for a pretty card, find out how over on the Moss Made blog.
-Heather
Tip: Add a Touch of Shimmer to Cards with H2O’s
The Whiff of Joy stamps blog has a tutorial teaching you how to color your stamped images using Twinkling H2O’s and a water brush, this adds a nice subtle shimmer to your designs. (note: be sure to hit the “translate” … Read More...
Tutorial: Die Cut Front Card
Die Cuts that co-ordinate with stamps can be used in a variety of ways, instead of just cutting out around the stamped image you can die cut the front of the card and stamp the matching design inside for a … Read More...
Technique: Watercolor Card Background
Since Distress Ink react to water they are perfect to use for a water color card background, smear them on a non-stick craft sheet, spraying them with water and press your paper onto top. Find out more on this technique … Read More...
Tutorial: Paper Flower Accent
Turn a strip of paper into a pretty fringed flower embellishment, great for cards or gift tags. Find out how over on the All Things Paper blog.
-Heather
Freebie : Flower Wreath Die Cut
SVG Cuts has a lovely flower wreath vine frame die cut to download for free, for use with Sure Cuts A Lot, Make-The-Cut, Silhouette Studio Designer Edition or any SVG compatible electronic die cutting software.
-Heather
Project: Babies Room Art Canvas
Make a sweet wall hanging for a babies room by adding a digital stamp to a painted canvas. This idea can be altered for any room in your house. Find the tutorial over on the Your Next Stamp blog.… Read More...
Project: Metal Cuff Bracelet using Dies
Dies aren’t just for paper, find out how to turn a plain metal cuff bracelet into a stunning wearable piece of art using die templates from Spellbinders I love the feather motif, so hot and trendy right now!
-Heather
Project: Mixed Media Book of Cards
Combining vintage images, rubber stamp, embellishments and stitching in red Ella Wilson made a beautiful mixed media book full of cards. Find out more info and see more cards over on the Somerset Place blog.
-Heather
Project: Rolling Cat Card
How fun is this roller skating kitty cat card?! Find out how to make a neat rolling card over on the Penny Black Stamps blog.
-Heather
Freebie: Tarot Card Images to print
Tarot imagery has a timeless appeal that never really goes out of style. With its rich symbolism, ornate borders, and celestial details, tarot art feels both nostalgic and endlessly inspiring — especially for paper crafters. Even if you don’t read … Read More...
Tip: DIY Stencils
The Some Odd Girl Stamps blog has directions for turning your die cut images into custom stencils, click here to check it out.
-Heather
Project: Mixed Media Bird Card
Imagine Crafts has a tutorial for making this wonderful mixed media bird card using stamping, heat embossing, stencils with Creative Medium and micro beads.
-Heather
Technique: Coloring on Dry Embossing
Kittie Kraft shares how she used Re-Inkers to color onto a dry embossed floral image for a wonderful card background.
-Heather
Project: Rolled Paper Photo Frame
Roll up some pretty pattern scrapbook paper, add some stamped images and embellishments and you’ve got a lovey custom picture frame. Find all the directions over on the Whiff of Joy Stamps blog.
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