Who wouldn’t love to shrink down and move into this wonderful little mouse house?! Bibi Cameron used new stamps from Colorado Craft Company and colored them with watercolor markers, over top of an ink blended background, adding beautiful gold foiled … Read More...
Rainbow Background with UV Coated Cardstock
The new line of colorful UV coated cardstock from Close to My Heart comes in 12 colors, each with a white core and a glossy, shiny finish on the front and a lighter tone matte on the back. Perfect for … Read More...
Rainbow Ink Resist Card
I love how bold, bright and colorful this card from Channin is! She used a splatter stamp from Hero Arts, inking it multiple times in a rainbow of Reactive Ink Pad colors from Hero Arts and heat embossed in clear … Read More...
Hello Baby Layout
Emilie created a fun grid design with tags for this sweet “Hello You” Baby Layout. Each tag she created has sentiment strips, layers and clusters of pretty embellishments like stars and rainbows or a photo. The bold dark title she … Read More...
How to 3D Print Your Own Embossing Folders
If you’d like to take your card making to the ultimate DIY level, this project is going to blow your mind. Instead of just making beautiful handmade cards, this tutorial shows you how to create the actual tools used … Read More...
Organize with a DIY Swatch Book
Will all the craft supplies we have it can be difficult sometimes to keep track of what we’ve got. When designing a new project it can be really helpful to have a handy swatch book to refer to for things … Read More...
Card with Stained Glass Effect
This wonderful card from Lounon has the amazing look of stained glass. An open die cut image works well for this technique. She placed her flower die over top of watercolor paper and cut it out, then colored in with … Read More...
Botanical Layout with 3D Circles
This pretty botanical layout from Claire is full of circles, with the circle photo, the half circle focal point and lots of fun 3D circles too. Around the outside edge of the large central circle she’s written her journaling and … Read More...
Interactive Strawberry Basket Card
How yummy is this Strawberry Basket Card from Carly?! The top of the card with the strawberries actually pulls out of the basket base to reveal a sentiment or even a gift card for a fun interactive element. To give … Read More...
3D Backpack Album
Wow, this amazing mini album from Amber is shaped like an actual little backpack! The flap of the bag lifts up to reveal the pages inside attached to the bottom base of the bag. I love how she’s added a … Read More...
Big Hugs Card
This beautiful “Big Hugs” card from Tina is full of texture and dimension with little 3D butterflies, lacey die cut border and dry embossed background. I really love the large die cut sentiment, notice the gradation of blue and yellow … Read More...
Day at the Park Layout
Melissa added nice texture to her Day at the Park layout by sewing diagonally across the page. She added her 3 photos down one side of the layout, balancing them out on the other side with her title. I love … Read More...
Shaker Card Dies Review
Did you know that Craft Gossip has it’s own on-line store? It carries cute items like wearable pins, labels, printables, bulk items, fabric, patterns, kits and much more. And best of all, world wide shipping is FREE! (please … Read More...
Fairy Garden Waterfall Mini Album
This fun mini album from Traci has a cute fairy on the cover and a hole that shows some of the inside of the album showcasing a pretty flower bouquet. Inside there is a small envelope with hidden journaling card … Read More...
All Ears Bunny Card
This sweet bunny is “All Ears” for a good friend. Jamie used stamps and dies from Rubbernecker to create this card. I love all the pretty touches like the glittery sentiment, sparkly die cut background and soft vellum doily.
Shabby Chic Window Shaped Album
I love the shabby chic feel of this beautiful Window Shaped mini album from Paula. The shuttered window on the front cover, lots of twine and 3D flower and all the little pockets and envelopes inside make for a really … Read More...
Tips to Using Pattern Paper on Cards
One of my favorite things to use in card making (other than stamps :)) is pattern paper. Catherine Pooler is over on her blog sharing some inspiration for using it on card backgrounds, frames, die cutting, layering and more. My … Read More...
Bee and Hive Shaker Home Decor Layout
If you look closely at this layout from Jennifer you’ll notice this is not on paper it’s on wood, she used a 12″ x 10″ Pallet Shape from Clear Scraps for a wonderful “off the page” layout that can be … Read More...
Spring Pixie Card with Masking Technique
One of my favorite techniques when making cards with a scene is masking. This means covering up stamps while stamping over top to create realistic depth and to combine stamps together to create a cohesive image. This is what Sylvie … Read More...
FREE St. Patrick’s Day Pocket Cards
These 4 3×4 printable pocket cards are available through the J. Conlon and Sons newsletter and are perfect for Spring and St. Patrick’s Day layouts and greeting cards. The email will go out on March 16th but you can continue … Read More...