Need to make a card but don’t have any cardstock on hand? That’s ok, run to the bathroom and grab some toilet paper! No, seriously 🙂 Leigh with Blockheads shows how to emboss TP for a cool (and unusual) background. … Read More...
Technique: Watercolor with Lumiere Paints
Keri Lee Sereika shares a great way to add some sparkle and glitz to your next stamped card using Lumiere paints and glitter. Check out her tutorial on Buttons Galore and More.
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Project: Folded Card
What a sweet and romantic card! Sonja with Whiff of Joy stamps made this stunning folded card and shares her step by step directions over on their blog.
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Project: Cascading Card
Find directions for a fun cascading card over at the Stempeleinmaleins blog. Note, this site is in German and will probably need to be translated.
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Technique: Water Color on Canvas
Jill with Penny Black stamps shows how to stamp and watercolor your images onto canvas. Lovely, what a true work of art! Click here to watch the instructional video.
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Freebie: Crafty Girl Digi
Pixie Dust Studio has a cute crafty girl digital stamp for free on their blog, click here to download. She’ll make a perfect card to send to other crafty/ super/ artsy/ princess friends!!
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Finding the right marker for … Read More...
Tip: Blending Colored Pencils with Baby Oil
One of my personal favorite ways to blend colored pencils is by using odorless mineral spirits (also known by the brand name Gamsol) but you can achieve very similar results using baby oil! The Neat and Tangled blog has … Read More...
Tips: Distress Stains
Papercrafters Library has a great run down on Tim Holtz’s Distress Stains from Ranger . Find out all the “ins and outs” and “how to’s” with a couple of helpful videos.
-Heather
Project: Interactive Card
The Echo Park paper blog has directions for making this fun interactive accordion fold up card. I love the papers and color combo used on this card!
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Looking for more Echo Park Supplies? Check these out here Echo Park
Blog Hop: Exquisite Embellishments for PaperCrafts Book
Keri Lee Sereika with Pink Lemonade is proud to announce a new book called “Exquisite Embellishments for PaperCrafts
“! To celebrate you can hop through the blogs of the designers who contributed their wonderful artwork to the book. Click … Read More...
Tutorial | Tri-Fold Card
Tutorial: Magic Card
Wow, this card really is magic! Pull the side and voila…change the black and white image to color, how cool is that?! Find detailed instructions for making one of theses amazing cards over on The Bright Side of Life blog.… Read More...
Tutorial: Side Step Card
The Greeting Farm blog has step by step instructions for make a side step card (say that three times fast:))
-Heather
Project: Cupcake Liner Card
Here’s a cool twist on using a cupcake liner, how about turning it into a card embellishment? Hop on over to the Simon Says blog for a video tutorial on how to make this fun and festive card.
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Project: Floral Card using Pan Pastels
Maria McGuire shares a card on Donna Downey’s blog using Donna’s lovely poppy stamps and coloring them with Pan Pastels. I love how she even used them to color the canvas banner pieces too. I *really* want to give these … Read More...
Freebie: A Mother’s Love Image
This sweet vintage image download from Free Digital Stamps would make a perfect Mother’s Day Card. Click here to download for free.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design Bundle
New Rlease: KennyK Digital Stamps
KennyK has added 6 brand-new digi stamp designs to their popular Glam Gang collection of sexy, sweet & sassy images! Check them out here .
Card sample by design team member Amy.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and … Read More...
Tutorial: Stamping with Feathers
I love seeing stamping with unusual items! The Lemmemakeit blog shares tips for stamping with a feather, the results are so soft and romantic.
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Looking for more digital stamps to download check out these designs we found on Etsy.… Read More...
Technique: Faux Patina Card
Wow, these cards look like metal but they aren’t! Angie Leach shows how to turn plain white cardstock, some embossing and ink into a fabulous Faux Patina look. Visit Splicoast Stampers for a video tutorial and step by step.
-Heather
Technique: Stamp and Watercolor on Canvas
Julia Stainton has a nice tutorial over on the Ellen Hutson’s blog using stamps and watercolors on canvas. This technique looks like a true work of art! Click here for more info.
-Heather