For those that just still can’t get the hang of tying as perfect bow by hand there are several tools on the market to give you an extra hand 🙂 One is the Bowdabra. Their blog shares many different … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY Washi Tape
Morgan from Binks and Bubble has a cool tutorial for using masking tape to make your own faux washi / paper tape. I love the mustache stamp she used, so trendy right now!
-Heather
Inspiration: Alice In Wonderland Stamped Assemblage
I adore all things Alice in Wonderland and this amazing tea-cup assemblage is just simply wonderful! This stamped mixed media piece from Vicki Chrisman just blows me away! Find more info and more pics over on her blog This Art … Read More...
Project: Angry Birds Card
OMG, how cute and clever is this card!? Stampin with Niki has step by step directions for turning simple punched shapes into Angry Birds. Love it!
-Heather
Technique: Using Bleach on Your Cards
Leslie at Blockheads shares a really cool technique for coloring on dark cardstock. She uses bleach to remove the dark background leaving a nice blank area to then add her coloring.
-Heather
Freebie: Stampmaker Negatives
If you have a Stampmaker machine from Photocentric you can click here to download some cool negatives for April from Tersea Collins to make your own clear stamps.
-Heather
3D Paper Flowers
The Silhouette blog has steps for turning simple flower die cut (or punch) into a lovely layered 3D paper flowers. These flowers make great accents on cards, scrapbook pages, even home decor projects like wreaths and bouquets.
-Heather
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Project: Stamped Mixed Media Canvases
Stampington and Company has instructions for making some cool mixed media canvases. Using stamps, paper, bees wax and embellishments these are quick and simple ways to add some beautiful artwork to your home. Find more info on these projects from … Read More...
Project: Stamped Clay Pendant
Stamping is so versatile, I love seeing it combined with other types of crafts, like jewelry and/or clay. Find instructions for making a sweet little stamped clay pendant over on the Then She Made blog.
-Heather
Technqiue: No-line Stamping
Wow, this little girl doesn’t even looked like it’s stamped but it is. Elaine Hughes has a wonderful technique for stamping with light colored ink and coloring over top for a “no-line” stamped image. Find step by step instructions and … Read More...
Freebie: Easter Bunny Digi
Back to Paper has a cute bunny digital stamp to download for free, click here.
-Heather
Looking for free digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our digital stamps. Make sure you check out … Read More...
Freebies: Seven Vintage Images to Download
The Create with TLC’s latest blog hop has seven wonderful vintage images to download for free, including this charming Alice In Wonderland image. Click here to start hopping and follow through to each blog for the downloads.
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Tutorial: Stamping on an Egg
I thought I’d seen stamping on just about every surface but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it on an egg before! Lucy from Craftberry Bush shows how easy it actually is to add stamping to an egg.
-Heather
Tutorial: Hand Stitching on Your Cards
With an “egg”cellent card just in time for Easter Linda over at the Catered Crop has a great tutorial for hand stitching on your cards. Hop on over there to check it out.
-Heather
Technique: Brick Wall Background
Michelle Zindorf has a great tutorial on her blog for making a cool brink wall background for your cards, click here for her step by step instructions.
-Heather
Easter Project: Bunny in a Basket
Download the pdf file for making this adorable bunny candy cover hiding in a basket using cardstock and stamps from Inky Antics.
-Heather
Etsy Shop: TTYR Hand Carved Stamps (for Geeks)
Once again I’ve stumbled across an awesome stamp shop on Etsy, this one is called TTYR (out of Sweden). They have some wonderful hand carved geeky stamps like Legos, video game characters, Star Wars, Batman and they even offer custom … Read More...
Freebie: Copic Hair and Skin Coloring Charts
Taylored Expressions has a very helpful charts for those want to use Copic markers for coloring different hair colors and skin tones, there is even a blank sheet for practicing. Download them here. (note: you’ll need to “check out” … Read More...
Freebie: Digital Bee Stamps
Scrap Happy Paper Crafter has a couple of cute bee related free digital stamps for download, find a beehive and bee with flower by click here.
-Heather
Looking for free digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the … Read More...
Technique: Braided Baker’s Twine
Here’s a pretty twist (get it ? 😉 ) on using baker’s twine. Kristina from Simon Says Stamp has a how to video on braiding baker’s twine for a lovely accent to any card!
-Heather