JoAnn from My Favorite Things stamps shares a wonderful paper piecing tutorial using lots of layers of pattern paper with her stamped image to get an amazing detailed look. Click here to watch the Youtube video.
-Heather
Tutorial: How to Use Modeling Film
Modeling Film is a clear plastic sheet that you can stamp on, die cut and mold using a heat gun. Blockheads has a tutorial on their blog on how to use this fun product for some amazing results. You can … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Ladies Digital Stamps
Digital Two for Tuesday shares two lovely vintage women images for free. Click here to download.
-Heather
Freebie: ScrapStreet Magazine
ScrapStreet, the free on-line papercrafting magazine, now has their current issue up for viewing, be sure to check out the Card Corner for several wonderful card samples (like this one from Teresa Horner).
-Heather
Book Review: Hand Printing From Nature
Hand Printing from Nature is a gorgeous new book from Laura Bethmann published by Storey press. The book is filled with lovely step by step photos for 50 different projects that incorporate stamping and printing using natural material such … Read More...
New Release: Whipper Snapper Stamps
Whipper Snapper stamps has just released over 200 brand new wood mounted rubber stamps, wow! With loads of adorable kids, critters, spring, floral, Easter and Valentine designs. Click here to see all that’s new.
-Heather
Project: Love Paperclips Card
This lovely card comes from Carol Heppner, she combines stamping and embellishments for a quick but elegant card. Find the directions on her blog.
-Heather
Inspiration: Wacky Holidays
Did you know January is Hot Tea Month? No? Well, me neither. But apparently it is so get out those tea-cup stamps and make a friend a card. Or if you’re looking for any other excuse to stamp a card … Read More...
Tip: Heart Doily from Circles
Betsy Veldman shares a fun tip for turning circle doilies into a heart doily, it’s a lovely background for a Valentine’s Day or Anniversary card!
-Heather
Are you looking for more Valentine’s Day Embellishments, papers, and supplies?
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Tip: Mirror Image Stamping
Have you ever wanted a reverse of a stamp image? Well Jessica Witty shares a simple tip for making a mirror image, by stamping onto a solid clear stamp you can then stamp the image again and you get … Read More...
Tutorials: Assemblage Collage Art Projects
Cloth Paper Scissors is sharing 5 tutorial articles for fee, each with different paper craft assemblage ideas. These all could easily incorporate stamping. Click here to download.
-Heather
Looking for free digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the … Read More...
Happy New Year
Technique: Color Blocking with Die Cuts
Maile from the Simply Stamped blog has a fun technique for color blocking with strips of paper and die cuts, use the positive or negative cut out for some fun looks!
-Heather
Freebie: Flower Border Digital Stamp
Michelle Perkett Studio has a pretty free flower border digi stamp.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our digital stamps. Make sure you check out their free section … Read More...
Technique: Stained Resist Stamping
By combining clear embossing, ink pads and stains from Ranger Wendy from Studio 490 has come up with a unique resist technique, the combinations are endless and the results are really cool!
-Heather
Technique: Colored Paper Piecing
I love using patterned papers for paper piecing my stamped images, it can add a lot of texture and color but sometimes it’s not quite enough. Beth over at Sunflowers and Dragonflies adds color to her pattern paper pieces for … Read More...
Project: Standing Stamped Canvas
By combining stamps, paper and trims onto a canvas and adding spool “legs”, Shelley, for Maya Roa, has created a gorgeous home decor project. Find more details here on their blog.
-Heather
Freebie: Cloud Template
The Clear Dollar Stamps blog has a free downloadable cloud template. Print and cut out the template and sponge on some blue ink for a wonderful cloud background.
-Heather
Technique: Faux Leather Stamping
Wow, doesn’t this look like real leather? Elisabeth Allan shows you on the Penny Black blog how to stamp onto craft foam and add ink to achieve a faux leather look. This is perfect for manly cards!
-Heather
