The sun is shining, the clouds are out so it’s the perfect time to incorporate that into your stamping! Tracy’s Stamping Corner will show you how to make pretty fluffy clouds with Copic Markers.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Barrette
This lovely hair barrette looks like porcelain but it’s actual stamped shrink plastic! Amazing! Visit The Bright Side of Life for directions on making one of these to wear yourself.
-Heather
Technique: Coloring Images on Kraft Cardstock
Hop on over to the My Favorite Things site and learn how to shade and layer color on your stamped images using Prismacolor Pencils (my personal fave) on kraft cardstock. Coloring on this tan type of cardstock instead of plain … Read More...
Project: Graduation Coupon Book
Here’s a fun booklet to send away to college with a recent grad. Inky Anitcs stamps has a pdf tutorial to download showing how to make this fun graduation coupon/certificate booklet, with cute ideas like redeem for laundry service, home … Read More...
Freebie: Online Idea Book
Echo Park paper has a new idea booklet to download for free. You’ll find 6 cards, 11 scrapbook pages and 4 altered projects all celebrating family, click here to download. Note, you’ll need to to “check out” but … Read More...
Project: Hybrid Stamped Journal Page
Hybrid stamping is a fairly new term that simply means combining regular stamps with digi images. Shari Carroll created this beautiful mixed media journal page using paints, inks , traditional stamps and Hero Arts printable digital stamps. I love her … Read More...
Product Review: A Muse Studio
Last week a received the brand new A Muse Studio Catalog and Inspiration Guide. It’s fulled with wonderful stamping and scrapbooking products including loads of new stuff like 31 new stamp sets, 11 matching dies (so you can die … Read More...
Technique: Stamping with Recycled Materials
Renee at Bolton House shares how to make some interesting stamped backgrounds for Artist Trading Cards (ATC’s) using various materials like bubble wrap (very cool!) for a fun ATC accordion booklet.
-Heather
More Cricut Iron On Ideas
Last week I shared with you my projects made with the brand new Cricut Iron On material (click here for my review) and lots of other great bloggers have also shared their terrific projects and ideas as well … Read More...
Technique: Embossed Foil
Here’s a cool idea I’ve not seen before, embossing on strips of metal foil tape. Mama Dini will show you how. I have lots of this tape for soldering jewelry, I’ll have to give this cool idea a try.… Read More...
Freebies: Fairy Images
I am absolutely obsessed with fairies! So I flipped when I came across an entire digi website devoted to just fairies. Fairy Coloring Pages is filled with tons of free digital fairy images to download and color.
Tip: Partial Die Cutting
How adorable is this little lion gift tag!? The Lawn Fawn blog will show you how to use co-ordinating stamps and dies with a partial die cutting technique to make a cute tag that opens.
-Heather
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Freebie and Project: Stained Glass Card
Bird’s Cards shares not only a pretty daisy die cut download for free ( in ai, dxf, gsd, mtc, pdf, studio & svg) but also shows you how to use vellum behind the cuts to achieve a lovely stained glass … Read More...
Technique: Burlap Stamping
Sometimes you don’t need a stamp to stamp with. Barbara with Explore, Dream, Discover has a very clever stamping tool, she used burlap fabric to stamp with, how innovative! Using Gelatos color sticks on the burlap and a little water … Read More...
Tutorial: Tattered Paper Flower Accent
Danielle at Fat Cat Stamper is sharing how to make a cool tattered flower embellishment from pattern paper, die cuts and ink stains. Click here for her how to.
-Heather
Project: Flip Out Card
Stephanie from The Stamps of Life is sharing videos from one of her recent classes for FREE , showing you how to use stamps, dies and pattern papers for a lovely flip out card. Click here to watch.
-Heather
Tip: Change the Color of Paper
If you have a pattern paper that isn’t exactly the color you want sometimes you can change that. Pamela from Reflections of My Art and Soul shows how you can use a direct to paper technique and color your paper … Read More...
Freebie: House Digital Stamp
This heartwarming Home on a Hill digi stamp is available from Crudoodle’s for free, click here to download it.
-Heather
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Technique Tutorial: Layering Digital Stamps
Have you ever wanted to use several different digital stamps on the same card but didn’t want to print and cut out each one individually? Well, Shelia at Blessed and Distressed will show you how to layer those digital images … Read More...
Project: Stamped Rocks
Here’s a fun way for your kids to learn the alphabet and play with spelling out words. Sam at Thrive 360 Living shows how to decorate rocks with stamps and heat embossing (btw don’t let the kids use a heat … Read More...