Don’t you hate it when you have the perfect metal charm or embellishment for a card but it’s not the right color? Visit the Whiff of Joy blog for an easy solution, spray paint!
-Heather
Project: Candy Wrapper
The C C Designs Stamps blog has step by step directions for making a cute paper folded and stamped chocolate wrapper, how adorable is that little snail stamp!?
-Heather
Project: Spring Flower Card
The Penny Black stamps blog has a video tutorial showing how to make a lovely floral card using some of the their stamps and ribbon from May Arts, click here to watch and learn.
-Heather
Technique: Using a Stencil as a Stamp
Get more from your stencils. The Bolton House blog has a really cool technique to share adhering stencils instead of stamps to clear acrylic blocks for mono print stamping. Click here to see how it’s done.
-Heather
Project: Sequin Card
Sequins are a very hot crafting embellishment right now! The Paperie blog has a fun way to incorporate them onto a card.
-Heather
Technique: Emboss Instead of Cut a Die
Here’s a fantastic idea from Betsy over at Paper, Scissors, Super Heroes, she’ll teach you how to emboss stead of cut with your metal die cut shapes. Very clever, I can’t wait to try this technique!
-Heather
Tips: Turn a Bead into a Card Embellishment
The Papercraft’s Connection blog shows you how to turn a bead into an enamel dot for card embellishments by melting them. What a great way to recycle unused plastic beads!
-Heather
Project: Stamped Gift Wrap
Why buy lots of patterned wrapping paper? Dress up some plain paper with stamps for some personalized gift wrap. Find out how over at the Tikkido blog.
-Heather
Tip: Tying a Bow for Cards
Whenever I teach a card making class one of the hardest things for people to do it tie a bow, it sounds simple enough but tying a bow for a card is different then tying your shoe laces, it takes … Read More...
Tutorial: Fold Out Shamrock Card
Turn hearts into shamrocks for a pretty fold out card, perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. The Splitcoast Stampers site has a detailed tutorial.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Patina Pendant
This is a cool idea I’ve not seen before, adding patina to a copper jewelry blank and stamping on top, I’m going to have to give this a try. The Bombshell Stamps blog has a tutorial for making a lovely … Read More...
Project: Crayon Card
Nichol Magouirk has a video tutorial showing how to make this fun crayon card, I love stamping on vellum for the jar, so clever!
-Heather
Tutorials: Bright Stamped Cards
The Daily Marker blog has directions for three bright and cheerful cards using stamps, stencils and die cuts, click here to check them all out. How adorable is that little duckies card?
-Heather
Project: Coffee Card
Perk up someone’s day with a sweet coffee themed card, find a video tutorial over on the Darlene Design blog.
-Heather
Technique: Stamp Masking
The Some Odd Girl stamp blog has a tutorial showing you how to add a colorful background around your stamped images using a masking technique.
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Technique: Dimensional Card Banners
Add some lift and dimension to your stamped cards with a dimensional banner, find all the directions over on Splitcoast Stampers.
-Heather
Technique: Adding Stitches to Your Stamps
This makes me ready for spring! The Creating Keepsakes blog has directions for adding a stitched accent to stamped flowers, what a pretty idea!
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Project: Valentine Bookmarks
The Classroom blog has a tutorial for making these adorable woodland animal Valentine bookmarks, click here for directions.
-Heather
Project: Washi Tape Valentine Card
Layout scraps of Washi tape on cardstock and die cut them into fun shapes for a perfect card accent. The Waltzing Mouse blog has all the details.
-Heather
Tip: How To Use Large Background Stamps
The Just Rite Stamps blog has a video tutorial showing how to make stunning card backgrounds using large background stamps, click here to watch.
-Heather