Visit the Heartwarming Vintage blog (home of Crafty Secrets) and download a lovely crown and flag digital stamp. Isn’t the sample photo too cute? 🙂
-Heather
Project: Copic Colored Squirrel Card
How cute is this little guy? Theresa from the Crafting the Web blog shares some great tips on coloring with Copic markers and background shading techniques for making this fun fall card.
-Heather
Technique: Distress Ink Background
Mariana Grigsby shares a fun technique for using Distress Ink for an interesting background technique, click here for her step by step instructions.
-Heather
Project: Stamped and Die Cut Card
One of my favorite things to do on my cards lately is combine stamping with die cutting, it opens up worlds of possibilities of mixing and matching. Shari Carroll shares a beautiful card on the Hero Arts website combining … Read More...
Project: 3D Pyramid Card
Wow, this is a really cool card, I’ve never seen anything quite like it. Sharon over at the Created By You blog shares her instructions for making a fun 3D pyramid shaped card.
-Heather
Technique: Resin Paper
Visit the Paper, Scissors and Superheros blog and learn how to coat stamped and embossed paper in resin for an interesting technique, this idea has such a nice vintage feel to it.
-Heather
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New Release: The Stamps of Life
The Stamps of Life has just released four new clear stamp sets. With themes like speech bubbles with cute sayings, two new alphabets and a rockin’ guitar set too. Click here to see what’s new.
-Heather
New Release: Glaz-On
I love Staz-On Ink, but some times when I stamp on a project using Staz- On stamps. I want to seal it and it tends to bleed. Well, the folks at Tsunieko have solved that problem. Their new Glaz-On is … Read More...
Project: Folded Card
This card is so simple but so elegant. Find out how to make a pretty folded and punched card at the Kwerner Blog.
-Heather
Inspiration: Creativity Wall Hanging
This wall hanging using Tim Holtz products is absolutely stunning! For more pics and a list of products used visit Annette’s Creative Journey.
-Heather
New Release: Lawn Fawn Stamps
Lawn Fawn, has just released NINE new clear stamp sets *sigh* I love their stamps 🙂 Most of the sets are for the upcoming holidays but they can also be used for every day as well. I adore the winter … Read More...
Freebie: Calculator Digi
My Hiding Place in Cyber Space (what a cute name!) shares a cool free calculator image on their blog, perfect for back to school. This is actually an embroidery pattern but it works perfectly as a digital stamp too!
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Freebies: Pop Ups
No stamping in this one but I think a lot of us cardmakers love to make pop up cards so I thought I’d share this great site I came across. Artist Robert Sabuda shares loads of free and simple pop … Read More...
Tutorial: Scalloped Button Border
I love a scalloped edge, they always add such pretty touch to any card so I flipped when I saw this amazing scalloped border made of buttons, how clever! Pop over to Britta Swiderski’s blog for a video tutorial on … Read More...
Inspiration and Freebies: Card Sketches
Tami Mayberry has collected all the card sketches from CPS into one convenient place, making it quick and easy to look through dozens and dozens of terrific sketches at once. Click here to take a peek, this is definitely … Read More...
Project: Stamped People Banner
Tutorial: Floral Card with Colored Pencils
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...