The fun curled ruffle paper frame on this card adds such a great dimension! Find out how to achive this look over on the Greeting Farm stamps blog.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Wine Bottle Apron
How seriously cute are these tiny wine bottle aprons!? What a unique and special way to present a bottle of wine. Jing over on the Stampavie blog shares how she made these little sweeties.
-Heather
Proejct: Stamped Necklace
This necklace is so much fun! What a great way to wear your stamped art work! Find a video tutorial from Cathy Andronicou for making your own stamped necklace over on the Penny Black blog.
-Heather
Inspiration: Easter Bunny Card
Wow, this card is a real stunner! Find more photos of this wonderful card (and many others, be sure to poke around) over at the Daisy Dreams blog. I love Sara’s work, so detailed with loads of dimension!
-Heather
Technique: Bubble Background
Here’s a technique to make you feel like a kid again. Lalo from Crafting in LALA Land has a recipe using dishwashing detergent , paint and water for a wonderfully fun background for your stamped cards.
-Heather
Technique: Colored Pencils on Acetate
There’s a wonderful technique video from Cathy Andronicou over on the Penny Black blog. She shows how to stamp with white ink onto acetate (transparency) and then color over top with colored pencils . The results are just stunning! Click … Read More...
Technique: Velveteen Stamping
Shari Carroll shares a technique she calls velveteen stamping on the Hero Arts website. By stamping an image on white cardstock with white ink and then over stamping with bold image and color over top you get a pretty patterned … Read More...
New Release: Stamping Secrets E-Book
Ella Puplishing has a new E-Book out called Stamping Secrets it includes projects, tips, tutorials and 20 minutes worth of video from some of the best known stampers around using stamps some of the most loved companies. Visit Ella Publishing … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Silhouettes
Dover Publishing has several lovely vintage silhouette images to download for free, click here.
-Heather
Tip: Scallop Circle “Cheat”
Don’t have a scalloped circle punch or die cut? Not to worry, Lynn from Pretty Paper Swirls shows how you can “cheat” with circle punches and get the same effect.
-Heather
Freebie: Chick Digi
Download this cute chick digital stamp for free over at back to Paper Digital Stamps.
-heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design Bundle
Tips: Making Glossy Paper Embellishments
The Simply Stamped blog has some wonderful tips for adding some dimension and shine to your card embellishments using Glossy Accents. Glossy Accents is from Ranger Ink (and is one of my personal favorite products, I use it all the … Read More...
Tips: Cutting Out Stamped Images
The Your Next Stamp blog shares some wonderful tips for getting great results cutting out detailed stamp images. One I learned a long time ago that helped me is to move the paper and not your scissors while you’re cutting, … Read More...
Project: Bird Tag
This amazingly beautiful collage art tag comes from Maria McGuire over on Donna Downey’s blog. Mixing watercolor crayons, paints, stencils, fabric, stamps and trims she shares her step by step process for making a this wonderful piece of art.… Read More...
Tip: Make a Stencil from a Punch
Stencils are very popular right now, used with spray paints, spritz inks and sponges you can get a nice soft airy look with them. The Stamping with Sandi blog shares a simple tip for using the negative of a punched … Read More...
Technique: Stamp on Both Sides of a Die Cut
Isn’t this 3D floral card so pretty? Kelly from the Notable Nest shows how she stamped on both sides of a die cut and added wire and pearls for a realistic looking bouquet of flowers.
-Heather
Project: Pop Up Doll House Book
HOLY COW! That’s the first thing I said when I saw this amazing book from Larissa over at the Crate Paper blog. This oh- so- cute doll house made from paper, cut outs and embellishments (and could easily be embellished … Read More...
Project: Mixed Media Wooden Birdhouse
I love birds, nests and bird house so of course I ADORE this great mixed media artwork! Tatiana of the Creating the Hive blog tranformed a plane wooden house picture frame with some paint, stamps, paper and twigs into this … Read More...
Project: Tiny Treat Box
Danielle over at the Homespun with Heart blog has instructions for making a simple but sweet little box from patterned paper. Add a stamped image to the front and some shreds inside it’s a perfect little box for tucking in … Read More...
Tutorial: Stamped Decorative Tape
Make your own stamped tape (similar to washi tape) using cream painters tape, it looks like masking tape but it’s not. The Creative Chaos blog has all the info you need to make yourself some really pretty tape.
-Heather