Jeromina Juan of Paper, Plate and Plane shares a wonderful tutorial on the Craft blog using silicone to make your own stamps, no carving of rubber required here! Click here for her full instructions.
-Heather
Project and Sale: Inky Antics Stamps
Visit Inky Antics for directions to make this super cute turtle spa gift bag from Tex Gerard. Brighten someones day by filling it with bath salts or candies!
And speaking of Inky Antics, they are retiring lots of stamps. For … Read More...
Tip: Lining Up Stamps and Dies
Several companies offer stamps with matching dies, these save loads of time, no cutting out and perfect edges every time. But some of the smaller stamps can be hard to line up with the dies. Catered Crop shares a helpful … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Music Sheets
Crafty Secrets shares two free vintage music sheet printables here on their website.
-Heather
Looking for Patriotic paper, embellishments and supplies? Check these out on Scrapbook.com
Technique: Two Step Masking
Visit Nichole Heady’s blog as she shares a terrific video tutorial on a two step masking technique. This is really perfect for when you want to add a lot of dimension without a lot of bulk.
-Heather
Freebie: Nautical Clip Art
Click here to download some free nautical themed clip art from Dover Publications.
-Heather
Looking for more Nautical-themed papers, stamps and embellishments? Check these out on Scrapbook.com
Tutorial: Scrapbook Stamping
Nicole Magourik shares a great tutorial video about stamping on your scrapbook pages over on Two Peas in a Bucket. Click here to watch.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Gift Bag
New Release: There She Goes Stamps
There She Goes stamps has just released some adorable new stamps. I’m in love with this mermaid and the fairy set is super cute too! Click here to see all their new releases and then visit their blog for loads … Read More...
Technique: Add a Spring to Your Card
Want to make your stamped images jump around on your card? How about adding a spring? Learn a fun technique for making a “springy thingy” over at the Whimsey Unlimited blog.
-Heather
Freebie: Stampmaker Negatives
If you’ve got a Photocetric Stampmaker machine click here to download the latest freebie sheet of negatives, love this seahorse!
-Heather
Technique: Cracked Glass
Visit the Sunflowers and Dragonflies blog and learn how to make a cool cracked glass effect using ultra thick embossing powder.
-Heather
Blog Hop: Spellbinders
To introduce their new die releases Spellbinders is having a Blog Frenzy! From July 6th-14th visit different designs blogs for a look at the new releases, their will be daily giveaways and a grand prize giveaway too. Visit the Spellbinders blog… Read More...
Project: Lantern Card
Visit the Lily Pad blog and you’ll find a video tutorial for making this bright and cheery lunar lights lantern card.
-Heather
New Release: Jelly Park Digital Stamps
There’s a new digital stamp company on the block, Jelly Park! Designer Claire Keay is now offering some of her adorable designs as digital stamps. Click here to check them out.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG … Read More...
Technique: Embossed Fabric
This card and technique just blows me away! Mel from Mel Stampz used fabric in her embossing machine and also added color to the fabric as well for an amazing technique. Click here to find out how she did.… Read More...
Project: Grunge Paper Book
How totally cool is this book!? Neil over at the Craft Barn blog shows how he made it using Tim Holtz Grunge Paper, stamps and Distress Stain.
-Heather
Technique: Stencil Background
Julia Stainton shares a fun background technique using stamping inks and stencils. Visit Ellen Hutson’s blog for detailed instructions.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Key Chain for Kids
Here’s a fun project to keep the kids busy this summer. Stamp on shrink plastic and let them make their own personalized key chains. Visit the My Stamp Box blog for directions. (be sure to carefully supervise the heating … Read More...
Technique: Masked Background
Kathy at the Daily Marker blog shares her process for making this adorable card, using a masking technique for her background. Such a bright and cheery card!
-Heather