Visit the Spotted Canary for instructions on how to make this elegant wedding gift card holder and matching greeting card.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Bib
How totally adorable is this baby bib?! Visit the Homespun with Heart blog for step by step instructions on how to make one. So cute!
-Heather
Project: Criss Cross Card
Inky Antics shares a pdf with detailed instructions on how to make a fun criss cross card for Dad. But this neat card style can also be adapted to any occasion. Click here for directions.
-Heather
Project: 3D Carnival Card
This 3D carnival booth card just blows me away! Leigh S B Designs shares step by step how she made this wonderful mixed media creation, click here to visit her blog.
-Heather
Technique: Cracked Glass Effect
At Nicol Heady’s blog Heather Nichols shares a cool cracked glass technique, perfect for adding an interesting touch to any stamped card. Her samples are just stunning! Click here for her video.
-Heather
Technique: Coloring with Distress Inks
The Cat’s Whiskers blog shares how to get wonderful results using Distress Ink for watering coloring. Click here for step by step instructions.
Design Team Call: Gauche Alchemy
Gauche Alchemy is looking for new design team members. Here’s what they have to say “Gauche Alchemy, purveyor of original vintage ephemera and delightful found object for mixed media and paper arts, is looking for FIVE team members. We are … Read More...
Technique: Make Your Own Baker’s Twine
Baker’s twine is super hot right now, you’ll see it popping up on all sorts of crafts, especially cards and scrapbook pages. You can of course buy it from many on-line shops but it’s always better to make something yourself … Read More...
Freebie: Frame Dingbat
Visit dafont.com and download a lovely dingbat set of vintage frames, perfect for stamping a sentiment inside.
-Heather
Project: Folded Flower Card
Visit the Ball Point Bliss blog and let Juliet Arrighi show you how to turn punched and stamped circles into a lovely folded flower card.
-Heather
Freebie: Crafting Ireland Magazine
There’s a new free on-line crafting magazine that has a focus on stamping and paper crafts called Crafting Ireland. It’s got techniques, ideas, samples and more, click here to read the first issue.
-Heather
Technique: Fabric Stamping
Stamping on fabric is fun, easy, not too messy 🙂 and can add a lot of pop to any fabric project. Visit Elizabeth Allen’s Art Studio blog for a nice instructional video on how to stamp on fabric.
-Heather
Technique: Batik Background
Tami Hartlet shares a fun stamped batik background technique for a travel ATC that also fits onto a card. Find her instructions here at Hero Arts.
-Heather
Project: Sympathy Card
Learn to make a simple and elegant sympathy card at the Capture the Moment blog.
-Heather
Looking for more “Sympathy” themed ideas? Check out these supplies on Scrapbook.com
Project: Beach Ball Card
Click here to find out how to make a spinning beach ball card, this unique invite comes from the Craftside blog as an excerpt from the book “One of a Kind Hand made Weddings:.
-Heather
Technique: Stamping on Washi Tape
Visit the Hambly Screen Prints blog and learn how to stamp on washi tape to add cool texture and design to your cards.
-Heather
Inspiration: Stamped Canvas
I’m in love with this mixed media stamped and painted canvas from Jess at the Whimsical Butterfly blog! She combined paints, stamps from The Greeting Farm and markers to make this wonderful canvas. Find more info here on her blog… Read More...
Tutorial: Ladder Folio Card
Visit Leigh S-D Designs blog and learn how to make this super cool ladder folio card, she shares instructions and a template.
-Heather
Technique: Embossing with Wood
I always look at clever paper crafting ideas and say to myself “Now why couldn’t I have thought of that?” 🙂 Here’s one of those ideas, using a thin wooden embellishment to emboss with instead of an embossing folder, how … Read More...
Project: Stamped Plant Pot Cake
Believe it or not these are not potted plants, they are cakes! Find out how to make this wonderful stamped plant pots with cake inside over at the Witticisms blog. She even made a stamped card to go along … Read More...