How cute and cool is this little duck in his sparkly sunglasses? He’s ready to catch some waves! Tina will show you how she created her ink blended background and added glitter to the waves and glasses in her video … Read More...
10 Ways to Use Stickles and Nuvo Drops
Stickles Glitter Glue and Nuvo Drops are fun products to add dimension, shimmer, shine and texture to you cards. In addition to simple accents you can use them with embossing folders, create backgrounds, use them with die cuts and lots … Read More...
DIY Glitter Paper
Glitter paper is all the rage and can be purchased in many colors but did you know you can easily create your own? Samantha used strips of adhesive sheets and poured ultrafine glitter over top to make her own shimmery … Read More...
Rainbow Resin Card
The bright and colorful background on this card looks like a shiny, shimmery tile. Danielle applied Copic markers on Yupo paper and then covered the entire panel with resin that she added glitter to for a card that almost looks … Read More...
Beehive Glitter Card
This fun “Have You Heard the Buzz” card is a fun way to share some special news. All the pretty glitter and dimension make this card from Niki really stand out. She’s sharing her process over on the Hedgehog Hollow … Read More...
How to make folded paper icicles
This is one of those projects that I bet once you make one you can’t stop. You will try them in all sorts of papers both new and recycled. Maybe even try it with other things like stiffened fabric? Foil? … Read More...
Shimmer Winter Layout
Using stencils, paste and shimmer sprays Missy achieved a wonderful texture and sparkle on the background of her winter layout. She sharing her tutorial video so you can get the same look on your next scrapbook page.
Poinsettia Gift Tags
These Poinsettia Gift Tags are lovely! Marilyn applied glitter to die cut pieces of acetate and used her heat gun to form the flower petals for a realistic 3D look. The gold embossed words finish these off nicely. These could … Read More...
Stenciled Cloud Background
Clouds are a perfect accent to many outdoor photos. Using Glitter Paste and a stencil learn how to add some shimmery clouds to a page layout.
The the Bo Bunny blog for directions.
-Heather
Angel Card with Spotlight Effect
By combining ink blending and masking techniques Kelly got a lovely spotlight effect for her card background. It’s a great way to highlight an image on your card, like she did on this pretty angel card. Spellbinders
What You Need To Know About Cricut Iron On Materials
Many electronic die cutting machines cut no only paper but can also cut materials like vinyl, fabric and iron on. There are lots of different types of iron on and it’s important to choose the right one for each specific … Read More...
Glittery Dance Layout
Add tons of sparkle and shine to your layouts by adding loose glitter to die cuts with liquid glue. It’s a perfect look for dance or costume pages.
Visit the American Crafts blog for more info.
-Heather
Make Your Own Glitter Paper
Jenny Colacicco made her own glitter cardstock using chunky glitter from Wow! and a sheet of adhesive. She was even able to die cut it for some amazing glittery shapes for her lovely hot air balloon card. She’s got … Read More...
Glitter Sunflower Card
The Nuvo Glitter Markers can add the perfect blend of color and shimmer to your stamped images. Pat will show you how to color a pretty sunflower card. She’s also got a great tip for adjusting an envelope to fit … Read More...
40 Techniques & Tips with the Tim Holtz/Tonic Glass Media Mat
One of the hottest new tools right now in stamping and mixed media is the Glass Media Mat from Tonic Craft and Tim Holtz. As Alexandra from Hedgehog Hollow shows there are apparently many different techniques you can do on … Read More...
Project: Mixed Media Birthday Crown
Using a variety of mediums like paint, stamps, glitter, ribbon and glaze a plain chipboard crown shape was transformed into a magical piece sure to make anyone feel like a queen on their birthday. You can find a video tutorial … Read More...
Tips: Stenciled Card Backgrounds
Justine Hovey has some wonderful cards that feature a bold stamped silhouette over top of stenciled backgrounds using stencils from Stencil Girl. She used ink and two different pastes with her stencils, check out her card tutorial video over on … Read More...
Fun way to use simple packing tape to add bling to your projects
I love when you can use supplies that you have on hand for your day to day life and use them in a creative way for your crafting. You too? Pop on over to the blog Simply Simple Stamping to … Read More...
Project: Gingerbread Card
Frances Byrne has step by step directions on how to make this sweet gingerbread card for the holidays. I love how she used glitter paper for the snowy hills! Visit the Stamp Owl Studio for all the details.
-Heather
Project: Die Cut Leaves and Acorns Thank You Card
By die cutting from cardstock and glitter paper and combing and layering the shapes together you can make a lovely fall leaves and acorn card. I love the combination of matte and sparkle papers together! You’ll find a video tutorial … Read More...