Need to make a card but don’t have any cardstock on hand? That’s ok, run to the bathroom and grab some toilet paper! No, seriously 🙂 Leigh with Blockheads shows how to emboss TP for a cool (and unusual) background. … Read More...
Project: Eiffel Tower ATC Holder
Kristen Hubrick has directions on her blog for covering masonite Eiffel Tower shapes with different mediums like washi tape, stamps and crackle spray, then adding stamped clothes pins for a cool holder for ATCs, cards or photos.
-Heather
Project: Message Clips Made From……
Seriously, some people’s creativity astounds me! These wonderful little message clips are made from of all things, mouse traps! Shelly Hickox made the ones shown above, she got her inspiration from Suzy’s Sitcom, her ideas are shown below. Click … Read More...
Freebie: Tickets Download
Wow, these tickets from D & H Scrap are simply beautiful!! You can download them for free here on their site. Please note this is a Russian site so the words are in Russian, but I think that makes … Read More...
Technique: Stamped Book Page
Here’s a great way to recycle old book pages, use them for background papers! Visit the Stampendous website to learn how to stamp some pretty book page papers using Distress Stains.
-Heather
Project: Floral Card using Pan Pastels
Maria McGuire shares a card on Donna Downey’s blog using Donna’s lovely poppy stamps and coloring them with Pan Pastels. I love how she even used them to color the canvas banner pieces too. I *really* want to give these … Read More...
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
Inspiration: Alice In Wonderland Stamped Assemblage
I adore all things Alice in Wonderland and this amazing tea-cup assemblage is just simply wonderful! This stamped mixed media piece from Vicki Chrisman just blows me away! Find more info and more pics over on her blog This Art … Read More...
Show and Tell | You Are My Sunshine Canvas
Shelley from Sew & Dipity shares how she made this mixed media canvas that features different scrapbooking patterned papers. Click here to see more.
Inspiration: Peat Pot Easter Baskets
Lynne Stevens has posted some truly wonderful little easter Baskets she made using peat pots. Decorated with ribbons, trims and stamped images, these little treasures are so sweet! Visit her blog Trash to Treasure to see a more of her … Read More...
Freebie: On-Line Stamping Magazine
You can click here to download the pdf of the newest issue of Stampavie’s on-line magazine for free, it’s got 15 projects, a great video from Suzi Blu as she makes one of her gorgeous collages, behind the scenes from … Read More...
Techniques: Metal Foil Tape
Tim Holtz and Teresa Natividad share with you what you can do with Ranger’s adhesive backed Metal Foil Tape. You can ink it, stamp on it, die cut and emboss it, this stuff looks so cool! (I think I need … Read More...
Technique: Stamped Fabric Background for a Mini Quilt
This wonderful little mixed media art quilt was made Katarina Light. For the background she used scraps of suede fabric and stitched them together and then stamped on them, she shares her tips for this process on her blog Spring … 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...
Inspiration: Stamped Curio Box
All I can say about this is “WOW!” I spotted this amazing curio box of winged themed items on Suzanne’s Stamping spot and fell in love with it. Full of stamped images, die cut papers and found objects this is … 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...
Technique: Make Your Own Honeycomb Paper
This AMAZING piece of art from Shelly Hickox (aka The Stamptramp) just blows me away! Even more impressive is that for the balloon she made her very own honey comb paper, seriously, who is that clever!? Luckily we all don’t … Read More...
Inspiration: Fabric House
This adorable little project was recently featured on the My Stamp Box blog using one their house stamps. Stamped on different fabrics, layered and stitched together it makes for such a cute ornament! I can see a lot stamps this … Read More...
Inspiration: Mixed Media Frame
Angie Blom made this fantastic home decor project by repurposing an old wooden frame. She strung jute across it and hung stamped tags with crocheted embellishments, how lovely! Find more info and pictures on the Unity Stamp Company blog.
-Heather
Projects and Techniques: Stamping with Studio Paints
For the last four weeks Blockheads has been sharing different techniques combining stamping and Studio Paints from Claudine Helmuth. Each week features three projects with that technique, a basic card, an advanced card and a wall tile. The weekly pdf … Read More...