These gorgeous but very detailed stamp images based on paintings from Thomas Kinkade can be a little daunting to color. Kristine Reynolds at the Spectrum Noir blog shares how she colors these stamps and the results are stunning. She also … Read More...
Project: Stamped Necklace Pendant
Freebie: Emerson Quote
The Catered Crop has a lovely free down loadable quote from Ralf Waldo Emerson, perfect for summer cards and scrapbook layouts!!
-Heather
Card Tutorial: Pop Up Card Gift Card Holder
I love clever card ideas for holding gift cards! Here’s a tutorial for a fun pop up card from Art Impressions that holds the gift card inside. She better blow out all those candle quick!
-Heather
Freebie: Sunflower and Pot Digis
Birds Cards has a pretty sunflower in a pot digital stamp to download for free, there is also a flower-pot cutting file as well avilable in ai, dxf, gsd, pdf, studio & svg. Click here to download.
-Heather
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Project: Stamped Coasters
These stamped tile coasters from the Huckaby’s Happily Ever After blog make great quick and easy gifts! For this project you will need some small square bathroom tiles
and some paint. Such a fun DIY handmade gift idea. These stamped … Read More...
Project: Transparent Tunnel Card
This absolutely amazing card was made by designer Wendy (aka Woo) for Teddy Bo and Co. She shares directions for making a transparent tunnel card over on their blog.
-Heather
Project: Polaroid Card
Ok, seriously some people are just too darn creative! LOL! This totally awesome Polaroid Card made by Joscie even has a light that lights up! She generously shares detailed instructions on how she made this amazing, wonderful, jaw dropping (how … Read More...
Technique: Stamped Toile Pattern
W Plus 9 has a great way to combine vintage style stamps to make a wonderful toile pattern. These make great card backgrounds or are pretty just on their own. Click here for an instructional video.
-Heather
Tutorial: Pedestal Pop Up Card
Kim Score shares step by step directions as well as a video tutorial for making a lovely pedestal pop up card over on Splitcoast Stampers.
-Heather
Technique: Paper Piecing with Digital Stamps
Review: A Muse Studio
The wonderful folks over at A Muse Studio recently sent me a wonderful box of goodies to try out. I had the best time using their stamps, inks and papers, it was hard to stop creating!
First off let me … Read More...
Freebie: Scrapstreet On Line Magazine
The lastest free isuues of Scrapstreet Magazine is up. There are several pages of wonderful stamped cards with phone and travel themes. Click here for just the cards.
-Heaher
Project: Sea Shell Tag
Using a combination of stamping, embossing and stains with stencils Richele (aka California Art Girl) made this pretty summer themed tag. I’m crazy about how she added the sea grass in tiny glass bottle!! Find her direction here.
-Heather
Technique: Shimmer Window
Using Perfect Pearls powder and acetate Sophia at the Magenta blog has a tutorial for making a pretty shimmer window card.
-Heather
Technique: Glittery Mermaid Tail
Hope you all aren’t sick of me posting mermaid cards yet. It’s summer, the perfect time for them, they’re super trendy right now and I hope you love them as much as I do 🙂
Tori at Wild Sprinkles shares … Read More...
Freebie: TV and Sentiment Digital Stamps
Birdie Brown has super cute retro TV and sentiment digi stamps to download for free! Please note these are only free the month of July. Click here to go to the download.
-Heather
Tip: Color Your Bling
Why buy colored bling when you can color and customise it yourself? This great tip for using markers to color clear rhinestones comes from Suzan Liles (aka Suze Q) over at Your Next Stamp. Click here for all the details.… Read More...
Project: Altered Surf Box and Pendant
Hang Ten! This surf themed box with pendant inside is so rad! A perfect summer gift for a teen boy. Claire Brennan with Waltzing Mouse altered a plain box with stamps and cardstock and added a cool stamped shrink plastic … Read More...
Inspiration: Princess Card
WOW! That about sums up the coloring on this fantastic princess card from Delphine! She used Colored Pencils for this lovely scene with stamps from Make it Crafty. See more of Delphine’s amazing work on her blog.
-Heather