Awhile back I reviewed The Rotating Design Board (click here if you missed it) from Totally Tiffany and now I’m excited to bring you a look at the newest size, the Card Maker’s Rotating Design Board. It’s a smaller … Read More...
Card Making Tutorial: Double Gate Fold Nativity Card
Lois from Clownmom Creations will show you how to cut, score and fold a double gate fold card and also add die cut images to the front and base for a stunning fold out Nativity Christmas card. Click here to … Read More...
Tip: Coloring a Fuzzy Dog Stamp
Using a combination of stamping techniques like no-line coloring and water coloring with Distress markers Carly Tee added some fun fur and fluff on this adorable dog stamp from My Favorite Things. Hop on over to her blog for more … Read More...
Project: Thanksgiving Card with Paper Piecing
I think Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that sometimes gets over looked by card makers. But there are so many great fall, autumn and Thank You themed stamps that are perfect for Thanksgiving so don’t forget about it in … Read More...
Project: Raise the Roof Exploding Card
These house shaped card are so cute and they hold a little surprise inside, the roof “explodes” with a pop out top. How fun! Kelly Jean will show you how to cut and score her raise the roof card over … Read More...
Tip: How to Emboss with Stencils
Stencils are so versatile, there are so many ways to use but did you know you can emboss with them? By using your die cutting machine and an embossing pad you can create texture on your paper with your stencils … Read More...
Project: Sunflower Card with Layered Stamping
Layering stamps are so popular right now, they give a wonderful realistic look and there’s no need to color them in, just use different ink colors. May has some tips for making a lovely sunflower card with some layering stamps … Read More...
Download: Postage Bear Digital Stamp
How adorable is this little bear mailing a letter? He’ll make such cute cards! And best of all he’s FREE! You can get this sweet digital stamp over on the Heffy Doodle digital stamps blog, there’s also a … Read More...
Tip: Thank You Critter Card with Partial Die Cutting
Kelley has a cool Honey Bee die cutting trick, she partially die cut this cute woodland critters stamp and then also die cut a frame around them for this sweet Thank You Card. She’ll show you how this die cutting … Read More...
Beautiful Printable Fall Decor in 4 Designs
These gorgeous Fall printable designs are multi-functional. Simply download, print and pop the image into a picture frame you already have on hand. Or use the 5×7 prints as the front of a card, notebook or mini-album.
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Project: Skating Penguin Card
I love this little ice skating penguin, he’s so cute and the star background with faux stitching dies make a perfect card background for him. Designer Heather Campbell used new products from Avery Elle to make it and she’s got … Read More...
Tip: Stamping on Corrugated Cardboard
Add some fun texture to your autumn cards by stamping your images onto corrugated cardboard. This look is perfect for pumpkins like on these awesome fall tags from Melissa Phillips. She’s got more details on this fun idea over on … Read More...
Hand Print Witch Embellishment for Scrapbook Pages or Cards
Get your kids involved and make this cute hand print witch! It works as both a fun and spooky greeting card, or an embellishment for a scrapbook page. It would be cool to use for hidden journaling too!
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Download: Scarecrow Digital Stamp
How cute is this scarecrow digital stamp? He’s FREE to download from Dearie Dolls Digital Stamps! Get a color or black and white version of this digi for your next fall card by clicking here.
-Heather
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Technique: Paint Swiping Card Background
Add a painterly touch to your next card with this cool paint swiping technique. By adding stenciling and paint splatter over top Cathies Cowles really added a lot of texture to her card background. Add some stamped images for a … Read More...
12 Easy Card Making Ideas for Every Occasion
Take a break from scrapbooking but still play with your supplies by using them to make greeting cards. Left over paper scraps and embellishments are great to use in card making. You’ll finally use up those small bit you’ve been … Read More...
Technique: Faux Stained Glass Stamping
Dina Kowal got a super cool stained glass look by stamping over her image with a mosaic patterned stamp (she also provides a printable pattern if you don’t have the right stamp design), colored the sections and then layered embossed … Read More...
Technique: Image Transfer for a DIY Card Background
If you don’t have exactly the right background designs for your card you can use a printed pattern with a transfer technique. Kristina Werner shows how she made this honeycomb background with a pencil transfer for this adorable stamped bee … Read More...
Technique: Faux Metal Die Cuts
These die cut shapes look like metal right? Well, they actually started out as plain white cardstock! Wow! Betsy Veldman has an amazing technique for turning plain old cardstock into an iron looking metal (perfect for a 6th anniversary) using … Read More...
Download: Pugs in Sweaters Coloring Page
I love all the fun and funky pictures you come across on places like Instagram where people show their pets dresses in sweaters, the chickens in sweaters are the best! Now Dover Publication has an entire adorable coloring book dedicated … Read More...