Using watercolor paper and water color pencils can add a whole new dimension to your stamping. You can color in images or add color to backgrounds like with the pretty multicolored sentiment on this card from the Creative Chick.… Read More...
Project: Stamped Clay Jewelry
The Resin Crafts blog has a cool tutorial for making jewelry with clay and stamps. They’ll show you how to color the clay , stamp it , add some bling and place it in a bezel for some terrific wearable … Read More...
Father’s Day Cricut Contest
Our friends over at Cricut are having a fantastic giveaway….for the Worlds Funnest Dad Giveaway, you could in a Cricut Father’s Day Bundle PLUS an Ubooly and camcorder from FamilyShare.com! Please follow this link to their Pin on Pintrest (and … Read More...
Technique: Color Blocking
Color blocking is really trendy right now! I’ve seen it a lot in fashion and home décor so of course it’s going to pop up in card making too. Beate Johns has a tutorial over on Splitcoast Stampers showing how … Read More...
Freebie: Boy and Dog Digital Stamp
Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps has this adorable boy and his dog stamp to download for free, click here to find both color and black and white images to color yourself.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital … Read More...
Review: Silhouette Heat Transfer Starter Kit
I know I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again, I really love my Silhouette Portrait die cutting machine
! There are just so many different things you can cut with it. Lately I’ve cut not only paper but … Read More...
And the Genius Platform System Goes to….
……Leslie!! Congrats! Please respond to the e-mail I sent you and I’ll get your Lifestyle Crafts Genius Platform system out to you.
Thanks to everyone who entered!
-Heather
Technique: Paper Piecing with Stamps
I love to do paper piecing with my stamps. I have tons of pattern papers with tiny prints just for this technique. It gives such a great look to your cards and is perfect for those who don’t like to … Read More...
Project: Africa Safari Card
Cathy over at The Bright Side of Life will take you on a Safari with this gorgeous giraffe card. I love the fantastic sunset background!
-Heather
Project: Box Cards
Laurie over at Fiskars is “stretching the definition of what a card is” with these adorable box cards. They remind me of vintage shadow boxes and are a great way to add a lot more dimension to a “card”.. Click … Read More...
Getting Crafty In Space
Astronaut Karen Nyberg will be spending 6 months on the ISS (International Space Station) and to help pass the time she’ll be taking craft supplies with her, how cool is that? Read more over at Yahoo News.
-Heather
Technique: Unusual Stamps
Can you guess what the circles on this card from Holly Anderson were stamped with? How about metal washers?! She’s posted several different cards over on the Paper Crafts blog using unusual items to stamp with including celery, corks and … Read More...
Freebie: Tiki Die Cut
Aloha! SVG Cuts has this fun Tiki Statue die cut to download for free. Perfect for summer party invites or beach themed scrapbook pages!
-Heather
Inspiration: Stamped Beach Art
Tracy Evans shares this stunning Boardwalk beach themed mixed media piece on her blog. I love the combination of all the different elements she used (including stamps from Artistic Outpost). Makes me want to go to the beach!
-Heather… Read More...
Project: Flower Bouquet Card
The Impression Obsession blog has directions for this beautiful floral bouquet card. This would be a perfect wedding card!
-Heather
Looking for more discussions about Card making? Check out our Facebook group for cardmaking.
Looking for more Wedding themed … Read More...
Tutorial: Flip Card Dies
Flip Cards are so much fun but they do take a bit of measuring and cutting. Well, The Stamps of Life have solved this problem with their new Flip It Card Dies, it will die cut the base of a … Read More...
Giveaway Reminder: Genius Platform System from Lifestyle Crafts
We’re currently giving away a Genius Platform System from Lifestyle Crafts. These cool magnetic plates work in all major manual die cutting systems and keep your metal dies from slipping. Click here to read my review and leave a comment … Read More...
Freebie: Lighthouse Image
This lovely Lighthouse Stained Glass digital image is available for free from Dover Publications. It would make a great Father’s Day card!
-Heather
Looking for more Father’s day papers, stamps, and Embellishments? then check out these Father’s day designs … Read More...
Tutorial: Bendi Fold Card
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a card quite like this! Splitcoast Stampers has a wonderful tutorial from Bibiana Martinez-Ziegler for this unusual bended card.
And the next Silhouette Winner is…..
Brenda! Congrats! Please respond to the e-mail I’ve sent you.
Thanks to all those who entered!
-Heather