Metallic and embossed papers are very trendy right now, lots of companies sell them but you can also make your own! Using an embossing folder and heat embossing metallic powders Jo West will show you how to make your own … Read More...
Project: Bold Color on Black Valentine Card
Wow, the bold pop of color on the black background of this card from Heather Telford is just stunning! She heat embossed her stamp on black cardstock with gold embossing powder and colored it with pearlescent water colors. Visit the … Read More...
Project Thank You Card
Say “Thanks” for the awesome holiday gift you got with a wonderful thank you card using brand new Letter It products from Ranger Ink. Kelli Cool shares directions for this pretty two tone Thank you card over on their blog, … Read More...
Technique: Poinsettia Holiday Card w/ Contact Paper Technique
The center image on this wonderful Poinsettia card looks like it had lots of layers but it’s actually flat. Designer Channin used contact paper to die cut a mask, heat embossed her cardstock with gold embossing powder, removed the … Read More...
Project: Water Colored Bouquet Card
How lovely is this bouquet card? I love the combination of gold embossing of the stamps and water coloring. Find out how to make this beautiful card over on The Ton stamps blog.
-Heather
Project: Floral Card with Specialty Inks
Combining water mark ink from Versmark and Gold metallic ink from Delicata Julia Stainton stamped up this wonderful floral greeting card. She talks more about what each of these specialty ink pads can do and includes project directions for the … Read More...
Project: Space Dog Belated Birthday Card
Were you a space case and forgot someone’s birthday? Using gold embossing and water coloring Emily Leiphart made an out of this world space themed card. I love the little astronaut doggy! She’s got a video tutorial over on her … Read More...
Project: Interactive Present Card
This wonderful card from Amy Rysavy has a neat interactive element, the halves of the present slide together to close the card. Visit her blog Prairie Paper and Ink for her video tutorial.
-Heather
Technique: Foil on Acetate Card
This lovely card was designed by Julia Stainton, she used gold foil with a stencil design over acetate for this really cool technique. Find out more about how she did it over on the Ellen Hudson blog.
-Heather
Project: Gold Metallic Happy New Year Card
Wish someone a Happy New Year with this stunning black and gold card. Metallic paper and gold embossing really add a wonderful shiny touch! Visit the Simon Says Stamp blog and Wanda will show you how she made it.
-Heather
Project: New Year Shaker Card
Learn how to make your own elements to include inside a shaker card using die cuts with this New Year shaker card project from Hero Arts. Click here to check it out.
-Heather
Looking for supplies to make your own … Read More...
Project: Quick Gift Tags
If you’re still wrapping gifts add a nice touch with these quick but beautiful gift tags. Using Distress Ink and metallic embossing Nina-Marie will show you how to make them. Visit the Simon Says Stamp blog for her video tutorial.… Read More...
Gorgeous Thanksgiving Craft Ideas
We are down to less than a week. Are you ready for Thanksgiving? These 22 ideas are so beautiful and have the perfect touch of elegance. Take an extra minute this weekend to craft with one of these ideas and … Read More...
DIY Gold Edged Gift Boxes
Aren’t these gift boxes just gorgeous? Learn how to take a simple box shape and add a gold edging using this tutorial by Maritza. She used her Silhouette die cut machine to cut the shapes, but it can also be … Read More...
Card Making Technique: Water Color Splash
Amy Rysavy designed this cool and colorful card using lots a splashes of water color over an embossed stamped image. She’s got a video tutorial for this technique over on her blog Prairie Ink and Paper, click here to watch.… Read More...
Tips: Foiling with Adhesives
Foiling is a popular way to add some terrific metallic shimmer and shine to any paper crafting project. There are machines, adhesives and foil sheets that can help you get this trendy look. Tombo has some great ideas for using … Read More...
Project: Diamond Shaker Card
This brilliant window shaker card is sure to dazzle anyone on your Valentine list! Hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp blog for more about this card including a link to a tutorial video over on Youtube.
-Heather
Looking … Read More...
Technique: Gold Stenciled Background
Using stencils on paper crafting projects is still going strong and you can use them to add a lovely metallic shine to your projects with a gold metallic texture paste. And using it on darker colored cardstock really makes the … Read More...
NO MESS Gold Glitter Polka Dot Pumpkins DIY
Glitter projects are usually so so messy. Glitter gets everywhere no matter how careful you are. Well, this project by Andrea on the blog The Beautydojo is different! She shows you how to make these gold glitter polka dot pumpkins … Read More...
DIY Gold Foil Brushstroke Clutch
Do you have any old clutches that you just don’t love anymore, or perhaps need a restyle? How about adding a bit of gold glam to them? Amy from Delineate your Dwelling created a Gold Foil Brushstroke look on this … Read More...