Did you know the Silhouette die cutting machines can do more than just cut paper, fabric, magnets and sticker paper? It can also sketch designs, using the Silhouette Sketch Pens you can “draw” special Sketch designs from Silhouette, your own … Read More...
Project: Stamped Girls Dress
Why use your digi stamps just for card making? The Crafty Secrets blog has a tutorial for using a digital stamp and freezer paper to add a digital stamped image to clothing, like this adorable child’s dress.
-Heather
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New Releases: Holiday Stamp Catalogs
Lots of companies have released their new holiday stamp catalogs with images for all the upcoming celebrations like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and more. Here are a few of my faves, grab a cup and have fun flipping through:
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Tip: Add Grass with Copic Markers
Don’t have a grass stamp or maybe you want to add a lot of depth and texture to a stamped scene? Use your alcohol markers (like Copics) and color your own grass, find out how over on the C. C. … Read More...
Technique: Coloring Stamps with Water Soluble Pens
The Whiff of Joy blog has a wonderful video tutorial teaching you how to color your stamped images with water soluble pens. I love the soft water color look of this technique and that kitty stamp is just way too … Read More...
Inspiration: Minions Cards
Are your kids crazy about the little Minions from the Despicable Me movies? Really, who isn’t? Even I love these goofy little guys! Here’s a great idea I came across over Maddy’s Invitations, she’s got them for sale or I’m … Read More...
Tip: Card Storage Idea
If your like me you probably stamp and make cards even if you don’t have any occasions coming up, it’s nice to have a stash of cards ready to go to when something comes up and you don’t have time … Read More...
Freebie: Cute Mouse Digital Stamp
This little mouse girl digi stamp is so cute she makes me want to squeak with delight! Go over and grab a free black and white digital stamp from Dearie Dolls for free.
-Heather
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Technique: Christmas Holiday Tags
It’s never really too early to start on holiday projects is it? The Clearsnap blog has some wonderful Christmas tag ideas to share, pop on over there and they’ll show you how to create a cool background with color sprays … Read More...
Project: Monster Birthday Card
This card is sure to brighten any little kid (or big kids) birthday! Vicky from the Clips N Cuts blog has a video tutorial for making this cute monster birthday card. The googly eyes really make this card just that … Read More...
Freebie: Negatives for Stampmaker
If you own a Stampmaker from Photocentric for making your own clear stamps, here’s a free sheets of negative images for you. I love the bike and hot air balloon, so trendy right now!
Inspiration: Camper
Holy Cow!! This amazing little mobile home is made entirely of paper! I wish I was a teeny fairy so I could move in! Erica of Pink Buckaroo Designs started with a camper die cut and then created other adorable … Read More...
Technique: Coloring Stamps with Fresco Paints
The Paper Artsy blog has a very detailed post about Fresco Paints, what they are, how they work, colors available and a tutorial video on how to paint your stamped images using these paints. I love the artistic, mixed … Read More...
Project: Custom Phone Case
The Echo Park blog has a great idea for adding your own personal touch to your cell phone case by using paper crafting products, click here for directions.
-Heather
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Freebies: Word Search
The Scrappy Sticky Inky Mess blog has some fun free word search printables to download, perfect for the fronts or insides of cards!
-Heather
Project: Wild Animal Wall Hanging
Here’s a super cute project from the Art Glitter blog. Using the cover of an acrylic album as the base, they stamped leaves on it and then added printed animal graphics and glitter for a fun wall hanging.
-Heather
Product Review: Envelope Punch Board
I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz on line about this new tool from We R Memory Keepers, the Envelope Punch Board. With handy measurements, grooves for scoring and a punch for corner notches it makes perfect sized envelopes each … Read More...
Project: Stamped Travel Tags
Tim Holtz has his newest tags for the month up. This time around the theme is travel and he’ll show you step by step how to create these cool tags using techniques like masking, inking stamps with markers, using stains … Read More...
Technique: Layered Stamping
The Simon Says Stamp blog has a video tutorial for making this lovely Get Well card using a layered stamping technique, click here to watch.
-Heather
Inspiration: Stamped Mermaid in a Shell
I love mermaids and I flipped when I saw this stunning creation over at Christa’s Scrappies, she combines stamps, die cuts, real shells and faux pearls for this beautiful mermaid sitting in shell. Note: the blog is in Dutch, … Read More...