Magenta stamps has a detailed tutorial for making an accordion style card holder. This neat envelope would make a perfect gift filled with hand stamped cards!
-Heather
Washi Tape Coke Bottles
Yep, already bookmarked and pinned to my must-try crafts ideas. Such a lovely way to upcycle bottles: Make Washi tape Coca-Cola bottles HERE at Boulevard Pink (translation tool available).
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
Technique and New Product: Coloring with Aquamarkers
Cindy with Flourishes has a great video tutorial showing how to use the new Aquamarkers. These markers are a water based pigment ink for a vibrant color and they are also acid free and light fast (meaning no fading). Click … Read More...
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: Stamped Cookies
Stamping AND cookies, seriously, what could be better!? The Lovely Cupboard has a recipe for yummy shortbread cookies and directions for adding a special personal touch by stamping the cookies too. I’m getting hungry just looking at them……
-Heather
Freebie: Bride and Groom Digi
Visit the Graphics Fairy to download this lovely Bride and Groom vintage silhouette image for free.
-Heather
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.
-Heather
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
Blog Hop: Digistamps4Joy
Digistamps4Joy is under new ownership and they’re celebrating with a hop.
Here’s what Margy has to say: “The South African Digistamps4Joy company is under new management! We have a new blog, website, shop, and CDAC group! Come and see all … Read More...
Painted Pasta
So the paint makes these inedible, I understand, but this crazy cute painted pasta is way too good not to share. I’m completely in love with this idea. Find the idea HERE at Made with Love.
Inspiration and Tutorial: Book Card for Mother’s Day
Lisa from Wishcraft shares the stunning book card she’s made for Mother’s Day. For the base she followed a tutorial from I Wanna Build a Memory, which can be found here.
-Heather
Technique: Enlarge a Stamped Image
Kathy from the Daily Marker wanted a large version of the mushroom stamp she has so her little gnome would have a big house to live in, so clever girl that she is, she used her projector to enlarge the … Read More...
Project: Stamped Scene Card
Technique: Stain and Bleach Background
Hetty over on the Craft Chaos blog has directions for a cool coloring technique using Distress Stains and bleach. This idea would be perfect for large detailed stamps you might not want to spend all day coloring in 🙂
-Heather
Project: Round Shaped Card
Why not step outside the box from boring square cards and make shaped cards?! Shari Carroll with Hero Arts has a wonderful video showing how to combine shapes cut on a Silhouette die cutting machine (one of my personal favorite … Read More...
Tutorial: Exploding Card
The Pixie Cottage blog has a tutorial from Sharon of Cards N Greetings for making a fun exploding card. Her’s is wedding themed but you could use this interesting design idea for any theme!
-Heather
Project: Stamped Dry Erase Board
Leslie Turner of Love To Scrap shows how she turned a plain acrylic picture frame into a great dry erase board with a fun stamped image inside. Click here for instructions.
-Heather
Tutorial: DIY Washi Tape
Morgan from Binks and Bubble has a cool tutorial for using masking tape to make your own faux washi / paper tape. I love the mustache stamp she used, so trendy right now!
-Heather