What father wouldn’t be proud to display this wonderful stamped shadow box in his den or office? Find out how to make one for your dad over at Inkadinkado.
-Heather
Tutorial: Paper Buttons
Sometimes you might not have the perfect color, style or shape of button for your paper craft projects so why not just make your own? Pop on over to Splitcoast Stampers and Lynn Pratt will show you how to make … Read More...
Inspiration: Stamped Canvas
I’m in love with this mixed media stamped and painted canvas from Jess at the Whimsical Butterfly blog! She combined paints, stamps from The Greeting Farm and markers to make this wonderful canvas. Find more info here on her blog… Read More...
Inspiration and Challenge: Deconstructed Sketch Blog
Whenever I’m stuck for a card idea I like looking at sketches, they are a great inspirational jumping off point. There’s a new sketch blog called Deconstructed Sketch featuring challenges with a great sketch, lots of wonderful samples and a … Read More...
Tutorial: Ladder Folio Card
Visit Leigh S-D Designs blog and learn how to make this super cool ladder folio card, she shares instructions and a template.
-Heather
Technique: Embossing with Wood
I always look at clever paper crafting ideas and say to myself “Now why couldn’t I have thought of that?” 🙂 Here’s one of those ideas, using a thin wooden embellishment to emboss with instead of an embossing folder, how … Read More...
Project: Stamped Plant Pot Cake
Believe it or not these are not potted plants, they are cakes! Find out how to make this wonderful stamped plant pots with cake inside over at the Witticisms blog. She even made a stamped card to go along … Read More...
Freebie: Digi Pirate Stamp
Just in time for the new Pirate’s of the Caribbean movie, here’s a free fun pirate digital stamp from Beccy’s Place.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps to download check out these designs we found on Etsy.
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Tutorial: Recessed Window Card
Visit the Amuse Studio Youtube channel and learn how to make this pretty recessed window card. Click here for the video.
-Heather
New Release: The Stamps Of Life
There are three cute new clear stamp sets just released from the Stamps of Life. Themes are ice cream, stars and a fun polka dot alphabet. Click here to see them and visit there blog here for lots of great … Read More...
New Release: Papertrey Ink Stamps
It’s the middle of the month so that means lots of new stamps from lots of different companies! And Papertrey Ink is no exception with a whopping 17 new clear stamp sets!! With themes like flowers, fruit, phrases, patriotic, travel … Read More...
Tip: Smooch Inks
Visit Catherine Pooler’s blog for a quick video tutorial showing how to use Smooch Ink to add shimmer to your stamped images for a pretty floral card.
-Heather
New Blog: Lily Pad Cards
There’s a fun new stamping blog called Lily Pad Cards, it’s got lots of great challenges, ideas, inspiration, tutorial videos and more. Like this one from Vicky, who shares a video for a quick and cute party card. Check out … Read More...
Technique: Adding Dimension to Stamps
Christine over at the Flourishes blog shares how she adds a lot of depth and dimension to her stamped images by stamping multiples, cutting and layering with foam tape. The results are so realistic!
-Heather
Project: Stamped Door Hanger
Technique: Spray Masking
Paper sprays, such as Glimmmer Mist, are super popular right now, they make great backgrounds for cards and scrapbook pages. Stencils are a traditional way to use masks but Michelle at the Pink Paislee blog used what she had … Read More...
Project: Butterfly Card
Stop by the Spellbinders blog and Holly will show you how she made this stunning butterfly card using Spellbinders dies and stamps from Flourish.
-Heather
Did you know Butterflies are deep and powerful representations of life. Many cultures associate … Read More...
Freebies: Dingbats
Dingbat fonts can be nice additions to your digital image library. The Typography blog shares 46 great dingbat fonts that are all free to download. With butterflies, military, animals, swirls, corners and much more, there’s a dingbat here for everyone. … Read More...
New Release: Purple Onion Stamps
Purple Onion stamps has some super duper cute new stamps from designer Stephanie Ackerman, pretty flowers, birds, banners and more. Click here to see all the new stamp designs and then be sure to check out their blog for loads … Read More...
Project: Stamped Wedding
Planning a wedding? Consider making more than just your own invites. Yyou can stamp your own place cards, favor boxes, save the date cards and everything will coordinate beautifully. Find instructions here at the Inkadinkado site.
-Heather
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