A very hot trend right now is feathers, they are popping up on home decor, clothes and of course stamps. The Paper Artsy blog has a huge post with tons of ideas and techniques using feather stamps. I personally am … Read More...
Tip: Stamped Envelopes
Don’t forget the envelope! We spend so much time making our lovely cards why stick it in a plain ol’ envelope? K Werner Deisgns has a video for dressing up that boring envelope.
-Heather
Project: Circus Hat
May I draw your attention to the center ring………….this FABULOUS ringmasters circus hat was made by Tracy Evans using a variety of die cuts and stamps, find out all the how to’s over on her blog.
-Heather
Technique: Stamped Cookies
Brighten up your baking with some stamped cookies! Find out all the info over on the Some Odd Girl stamps blog. YUM!
-Heather
Technique: Coloring Stamps with Spray Inks
Papercrafts Magazine has a great video tutorial on how to coloring in your stamps with inks sprays. This is a really cool idea, I’ve only ever used these sprays with stencils or for backgrounds.
-Heather
Project: Life is a Journey Card
Nicole Magourik has a video tutorial on her blog for making this fun card (perfect for someone heading off to college), including how to get that trendy chalkboard look on the background, click here to watch.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Travel Tags
Tim Holtz has his newest tags for the month up. This time around the theme is travel and he’ll show you step by step how to create these cool tags using techniques like masking, inking stamps with markers, using stains … Read More...
Tip: Glitter Shapes for Cards
Here’s a great way to get more from your metal dies, use them as a template for glitter! Find out more about this technique over at the Your Next Stamp blog.
-Heather
Tip: Stamped Card Backgrounds
Instead of using pattern paper for your card background, why not stamp your own patterns. Here’s a great video from the Capture the Moment blog with tips for getting great randomly stamped backgrounds.
-Heather
Project: Seashell Candle Holder
Using stencils, adhesives sheets, glitter and fragments the Rain Puddles Designs blog has directions for making this pretty ocean themed candle holder.
-Heather
Tip: Lighten Up with Gesso
Do you have a pattern paper that you like but maybe it’s too bright for your project? Try adding Gesso on top for a soft white washed look. For more on this tip visit the There She Goes blog.… Read More...
Tip: Stitching on Cards
The Simply Stamped blog has instructions for how to hand stitch on your cards. By using an awl tool you can punch holes in your paper for the perfect stitching guides, click here to find out more.
-Heather
Tips: Adding Neon Coloring to Stamps
Add a bright neon pop of color to any paper crafting product with Sakura’s Moonlight Gelly Roll pens. These look fantastic and really jump of a neutral colored page. Click here to watch an instructional video for making a cool … Read More...
Technique: Glitter Dies
Jump on over to the Penny Black blog and find out how to add a little glitz and glamour to your cards by adding some glitter to an open “negative” die cut image.
-Heather
Project: Tile Pendants with Paper Inserts
The Sakura blog has directions for make some cool glass tile pendants, they used printed scrapbooking images but you could easily substitute stamped designs and stamp your own custom jewelry.
-Heather
Tutorial and Freebie: Mother and Children Card
Mel Stampz shares all the info on how she made this stunning card including how to make the textured background, adding the punched flowers, coloring the digital image and she even includes a free download of the color blocked rainbow … Read More...
Tip: Use Wood Stamps with Stamping Gear
A while back I did a review for the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear system, it’s a fun way to add round and oval patterns and background to your paper crafting projects but what if you want to use a wooden stamp? … Read More...
Tip: Make Your Own Texture Paste
Since stencils have become so trendy right now so has texture paste. Texture paste is like spackling compound, you smooth it over a stencil, remove the stencil and let it dry for a wonderful raised image. The Such a Pretty … Read More...
Project: Swing Card
This swing card is simply adorable and very clever! Die cut an opening in the front of the card and add the stamp of the little girl on a swing so she moves in the opening. Hop on over to … Read More...
Project: Transparent Card and Box
Transparency sheets are lovely but can be a little intimidating to work with. Julie Stainton has a couple of beautiful projects over on the Classroom blog. She’ll show you how to make a sliding card holder and pillow box … Read More...