Jill Fosters shares a great new video tutorial on her blog. Using a new Penny Black Christmas floral stamp she creates a lovely elegant card sharing lots of tips for shading and blending colored pencils .
-Heather
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Technique: Faux Crazed Porcelain
Shelley over at Stamptramp shares a fabulous technique she calls Faux Crazed Porcelain. Using crackle paint, paint dabbers and Ultrathick Embossing powder she makes some wonderful stamped embellishments. Click here for her step by step tutorial.
-Heather
Freebie: Pumpkins Digi
New Company: Sweet Stamp Shop
There’s a cute new stamp store on the block! Sweet Stamp Shop just opened and they already have lots of adorable stamp sets, I personally love the gnome set! (how cute is that Gnome Home?) Click here to visit the … Read More...
Project and Inspiration: Stamped Frame Book
The Lilli of the Valley stamps blog shares a stunning frame within a book project that would make a wonderful gift for a friend. Click here to see more pictures and then follow this link to the original instructions by … Read More...
Technique: Coloring Stamps with Distress Stain
Melissa Samuels shares a quick tutorial on her blog for coloring and embossing with Ranger Distress Stains, click here to visit her blog. Her butterfly turned out so pretty!
-Heather
New Release: Cricut and Close To My Heart
Two of my favorite paper crafting companies have teamed up, Close to My Heart and Cricut! The brand new Art Philosophy Cricut Collection includes three CTMH stamp sets that coordinate with images from the cartridge. Plus CTMH has included lots … Read More...
Freebie: Girl Digital Stamp
My Sugar Paper has a sweet girl digi stamp for free on their blog, click here to download.
-Heather
Finding the right marker for colouring skin can be exceptionally hard, with 36 different skin color shades, these skin-toned markers … Read More...
New Release: Distress Stains
Tim Holtz shares a video with tips, tricks and techniques for using his cool new Distress Stains available from Ranger Ink. I love the Picket Fence stain, it gives a wonderful white wash effect!
-Heather
Project: Halloween Stamped Muslin Bags
Martha Stewart shares instructions for making some fun stamped muslin treat bags for Halloween. These would be perfect party favors.
-Heather
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Review: Colored Pencils
There are so many different coloring mediums on the market for coloring in your stamped images. It’s great to have choices but sometimes it can be overwhelming to decide what’s the best brand for your wants and needs. Dorcas Designs … Read More...
Freebie: Ice Cream Digital Stamp
Jane’s Doodles is offering a sweet ice cream cone digital stamp for free. Click here, the freebie is in her side bar.
-Heather
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Tutorial: Stamping with Gelatos
Here’s another gorgeous mixed media creation from Donna Downey. This time she uses Gelatos from Faber-Castell with stamps for a dreamy watercolor look, how pretty! Click here to watch a video of her creative process.
-Heather
Tip: Die Cut Around Stamps
Alice over at the Whiff of Joy blog shares a wonderful techique for diecutting around a stamped image, how cool is that?! Click here to learn this fun tip.
-Heather
Card Making Techniques: Watercolor Backgrounds
Sally Traidman shares a great video on the Hero Arts blog about using watercolors for fun and easy backgrounds for your cards, click here to watch.
-Heather
Product Release: Art Grip Colored Pencils
Faber-Catell introduced a brand new line of colored pencils at CHA this year, Art Grip Colored Pencils. Hop on over to their blog for a video showing how nice, smooth and blendable this new pencils are. I love using colored … Read More...
Technique: Stamped Acetate Background
Michelle over at the Freedom in Creating blog shares a cool technique using tissue paper, Re-Inkers and crystal effects for an amazing background on stamped acetate. Click here for her step by step instructions.
-Heather
Freebie: Sketch Doodlebat
For a limited time you can download a free sketch doodlebat “font” with 26 fun images from Scrap N Fonts, click here to download.
-Heather
Looking for more fonts? Check these out at Fontbundles.com
New Release: Wild Rose Studio Stamps
Yes, believe it or not it’s not too early to start thinking about holiday cards! Wild Rose Studio has just released some super duper cute stamps with a new character, Pickle the penguin. Click here to see all their new … Read More...
Freebie: Flower Bear Digi
Each Friday Bugaboo Digital Stamps offers a free stamp for download. This week is an adorable flower bear, isn’t he cute? Click here to download, hurry he’s only available this week!
Card sample by Lori.
-Heather
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