Click here to download this sweet vintage boy in a straw hat image for free from Digital Stamp Design.
-Heather
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Technique: Chalkboard Style Teapot Card
The chalkboard look is really trendy right now! Find out how to get this hot look using your stamps over on the Stampendous blog.
-Heather
Projects: Teachers Gifts with a Summer Theme
Tell that favorite teacher thanks for a job well done and get them ready for summer at the same time with these adorable stamped gift treats. Find out more at the Paper, Scissors and Superheros blog.
-Heather
Easy Felt Crafts: Tooth Pillow (Mr. Smiley Tooth)
“FunEZcrafts” is sharing this cute project for us to create. Are any of the children in your family going to be losing their baby teeth soon? What about children who are afraid of dentist? This easy felt crafts project, called … Read More...
Project: Stamped Photo Frame Mat
Here’s a fun and easy way to dress up a boring photo frame mat. Eat Sleep Make has directions for carving a simple geometric shaped stamp, perfect for adding some pizzazz to any project.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Kids Hand Prints
Laura at Make Life Lovely has a great way to use your stamping supplies to preserve your child’s hand print.
-Heather
Freebie: Fireman’s Hat Die Cut
My dad was a firefighter for over 20 years so this fireman’s hat die cut shape makes me smile. I’m very proud of my dad for all those years he served as a firefighter (he’s happily retired playing lots of … Read More...
Technique: Ink Embossing
The background on this lovely card is dry embossed with an embossing folder but Vicki at Wizards Hangout took it one step further and added ink to the folder for a colored background “behind” the embossing. Visit her … Read More...
Project: Graduation Card
It’s graduation time, so grab your stamps and make some cards to help those new grads celebrate! Nicole Magourik has a wonderful grad card on her blog. I love the vintage map stamp she used, very masculine, a perfect … Read More...
Tutorial: Paper Pocket Book
This pretty pocket booklet is perfect for tucking in photos, ticket stubs, notes and more. Dar’s Crafty Creations shares how to make the covers and pockets for this sweet little book. I love the sewing theme she used but the … Read More...
Freebie: Nerdy Girl Digital Stamp
Nerdy is the definitely new sexy!! Penny Blossoms has this cute sexy/nerdy girl digi stamp to download for free. Hurry and grab her, she’s only free for a limited time!
-Heather
Finding the right marker for colouring skin can be … Read More...
7 Kid-Friendly Edible Craft Ideas from Dixie Crystal (and Lots More)
I didn’t know that Dixie Crystals had such a wealth of ideas for playing with sugar. They have a whole section just for kids, and plenty of recipes for grown-ups, too. Guess I’ll be adding this site to … Read More...
Make Your Own Food Face Plate
Did anybody else laugh audibly upon sighting these? It’s not just the fact of face plates, and a post on how to make said face plates, but the crazy clever food decorations to turn your family hilariously silly. I mean, … Read More...
Project: Mixed Media Canvas
May Flaum made this wonderful artwork by adding layers and layers of metal trinkets, chipboard, stickers and more to a canvas. She painted everything with white gesso
and then added colored paints, inks, sprays and stamps on top for this … Read More...
Flower Cookie Card
So I missed this darling idea for Mother’s Day, but can we please bookmark it for mom’s birthday? Or anyone’s birthday, really. Have kids make a flower cookie card HERE at Little Food Junction.
Technique: Coloring Stamps with Distress Ink Pads
Annie Rose sure makes pretty cards! And over on Annie Rose Makes Things she’ll show you how to color in your stamped images using Distress Ink and a Blender Pen
for a soft watercolor look.
-Heather
Sparkly Soda
I love this. It’s the easiest idea, too. Add a little disco to your soda (or give a little disco to a soda drinker) with craft gems. Make soda way more fun HERE at Crafts Unleashed.
Project: Summer Swimsuit Card
I am so glad that spring is finally here and before you know it summer will be too. Get ready for it with this cute swimsuit girl card from Elizabeth Allan’s Art Studio. She’s got step by step directions for … Read More...
Technique: Masking with Dies
Here’s another cool way to use your die cuts that I can’t resist, use them as a resist for a card background. The All in an Inch blog has details on how to do this technique along with a lots … Read More...
Project: Paper Bits Collage
I love seeing how people utilize there scraps of pattern papers. I, like many of you, have so many little pretty pieces I had to throw away! The My Mind’s Eye blog has a terrific idea for using some of … Read More...