Theresa will teach you how to make a summer sky for a beach scene card by sponging ink directly onto cardstock and stamping over top with silhouette stamps. She’ll even show you how to add shadows with your markers. Click … Read More...
Project: Stamped Jewelry
You can add a custom touch and make your own unique jewelry by adding stamping to the Klik line of jewelry kits. Jamie from the Stamp This blog shows how a novice jewelry maker like herself got amazing results using … Read More...
Project: Paper Purse Card Holder
A set of hand made greeting cards makes a terrific gift and of course you need something cute to put them in, right? How about this adorable paper purse? Linda Bauwin will show you how to make one using just … Read More...
Tip: Die Cut Background
Add some interest with die cuts. Melissa Phillips shows how to make a beautiful background design for tags and greeting cards using various die cut borders cut from different pattern papers. Visit her blog LilyBean Paperie for more info.… Read More...
Freebie: Pillow Box
Elizabeth from Paper Pass Times has dimensions and direction for making a large pillow box from a 12″ x 12″ piece of cardstock. She decorated her box with gardening themed stamps and filled it seed packets and gardening gloves. What … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrunched Paper Flower Embellishments
Becca with Amazing Paper Grace is sharing a tutorial on how she makes these lovely scrunched paper flowers. Using water and ink sprays with simple paper punched flower shapes you can make a wonderful dimensional accent for your stamped cards. … Read More...
Projects: Couples Cards
Boxers or briefs? 🙂 Here’s a cute take on a his and hers card using underwear stamps. The Sweet Shop stamps blog is sharing two fun undies cards, a stitched banner and a spinner card, using a paper piecing technique. … Read More...
Project: Elephant Thank You Card
Elephants don’t forget right? And this cute elephant won’t forget to tell you she’s busting to say how thankful she is. This adorable card was designed by Nichol Magouirk and she’s got a video on her blog showing how to … Read More...
Technique: 3 Fun Card Folds
Don’t cut your cardstock in half and then just simply fold it for your card base, add some pizzazz with a unique fold like a gatefold, zigzag or matchbook fold. Cardmaker Magazine had cutting and folding dimensions for all three … Read More...
Project: Oreo Cookie Card
YUM! Know someone who loves Oreo cookies? Show them how sweet you think they are with this fun Oreo shaped card. The CardMaker blog will show you how to use round and scalloped paper punches for a clever card that … Read More...
Technique: Stenciled Bird Card
The popularity of stencils is still going strong, there are so many things you can do with them, they are inexpensive and easy to store. One technique you can do with stencil is add dimension by using a stencil paste, … Read More...
Project: Altered Notepad Holder
Marie Browning has a fun project for spring, she covered a plain wooden note pad holder with pattern papers and added some pretty stamped flowers for a great addition to anyone’s desk. Visit her blog for directions.
-Heather
Technique: White Washed Card
Jocelyn from Red Balloon Cards has a tutorial showing how she made this lovely floral card. For the background she stamped her flowers using brightly colored ink pads but then she painted over them with watered down white paint for … Read More...
Product Release: Chalkboard Markers
The chalkboard look has been popular for awhile now and for card making I’ve seen chalkboard style stamps, black chalkboard cardstock, chalk ink pads and now SRM Stickers has chalkboard markers! They have a black chalkboard marker that will give … Read More...
Project and Freebie: Vintage Style Box with Matching Card
Here’s a lovely matching gift set of a card and box for a special lady that like a vintage style. The Waltzing Mouse blog shares how to use a die cut strip to make the rosettes on the card and … Read More...
Project: Sticky Note Holder and Pen
How cute is this sticky note box and pen? Cathy from My Creative Space has a tutorial showing how to cut, score and fold up the box with an easel on the back so you can add a fun stamped … Read More...
Project: Tool Organizer
This project combines two of my favorite things, recycling and storage ideas. Can you believe this amazing tool organizer is made from 12 empty toilet paper tubes?! Anne’s Paper Creations is sharing a video tutorial on how to paint, cover … Read More...
Project: Upcycled Gardening Tool
Terry from Terry’s Work in Progress had an old rusty gardening tool sitting around and by covering it with crackle paint and adding stamped images she totally transformed an old bulb planter into a work of art. This is recycling … Read More...
Tip: DIY Stamps with Household Objects
Looking for a fun way to make your own stamps and you have a box of gelatin in your cupboard? Then you’re all set to make some cool DIY stamps. You can make your own gelli stamping plate with gelatin … Read More... Project: Computer Tablet Shaped Card
The C C Designs stamps blog has a tutorial using die cuts and stamps to make a fun greeting card shaped like a tablet. There are even pockets to tuck in money or gift cards. This would be a great … Read More...