This sweet Baby Card from Shauna was made with stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink. For her die cut rainbow instead of cutting each section from colored cardstock she cut it all from white and added colors with markers. The … Read More...
Brushstroke Card Backgrounds
Dawy McVey added a lovely painterly touch to the backgrounds of these holiday cards by using a wide paint brush and acrylic paint. Showing the brushstrokes really adds extra interest to the backgrounds.
Travelers Journal
Several of the designers at Papertrey Ink are sharing their journals made with the new Travelers Journal kit. With kraft cardstock covers and white linen cardstock inserts you can add however many pages you’d like to make a 5″ x … Read More...
Tip: Masking Stamps with Dies Kitty Card
Betsy from Papertrey Ink has a great way to mask your stamps by using the coordinating dies that go with them. Using this technique she calls Mask and Stack she turned one kitty into a big pile of cute kittys! … Read More...
Tip: Sentiment Stamped Card Background
Get more from your sentiment and word stamps by stamping them repeatedly to make a card background. Find some tips and project directions for this idea over on the Capture the Moment blog.
-Heather
Project: Chipboard Sentiment Window Card
Wow, this is such a cool card! I’ve seen lots of cards with thick sentiments on them but this card from Stephanie takes it one step further, the sentiment is inside the card and comes up through a die cut … Read More...
Tip: Stamps with a Water Color Look
Here’s a great tip from Danielle Flanders to get a water colored looked using solid stamped images. She stamped her designs with dye based ink pads and then lightly blended the ink with a water brush. This is such a … Read More...
Technique: Sponged Stamping
If you’d like to add more then one color to a solid image stamp try this easy sponging technique. You can blend and get gradient colors by adding inks one at a time to your stamp with a sponge. Click … Read More...
Project: Nordic Style Holiday Card
The Nordic look is super trendy this holiday season, I’m seeing lots of fun stamp sets in this style this year. You can use these elements to make your own fun patterns and designs, they all remind me of sweaters … Read More...
Techniques: Year End Round Up
Each and every Monday Nichole Heady’s blog, Capture the Moment, shares a new stamping technique video from the talented Papertrey Ink stamp designers. Nichole has collected all 50 videos in one handy post with a photo and link to each … Read More...
Tutorial: Card Bordering using Die Cuts
Turn shaped dies into fun edge borders for your cards, the Capture the Moment blog has a video tutorial to show you how. This cool ideas will work with so many different dies but this fun apple card is perfect … Read More...
Projects: Teachers Gifts with a Summer Theme
Tell that favorite teacher thanks for a job well done and get them ready for summer at the same time with these adorable stamped gift treats. Find out more at the Paper, Scissors and Superheros blog.
-Heather
Inspiration: Eaten Chocolate Bunny Card
I laughed out load when I saw this cute and clever card on the Paper, Scissors, Superheros blog! Betsy used scalloped scissors and take “bites” out her stamped chocolate bunnies. 🙂 Find some more cute Easter ideas here on her … Read More...
Technique: “Messy” Embossing
This “messy” embossing look is absolutely perfect for a rough and tumble boys card. Jessica Witty shows how to mix different embossing powders and also stamp into them for this far out look.
-Heather
Tip: What to Do With Large Cards
Have you ever made a card and just piled on the embellishments (it’s so easy to do) or maybe made a card way too large to fit into any envelope you’ve got in your craft drawer? Goodness knows I end … Read More...
Tutorial: Stamped Clay Embellishments
Visit the Inspired blog and let Betsy show you how to make gorgeous card embellishments using your stamps, dies and clay.
-Heather
Technique: Generational Stamping
Generational stamping is a simple technique that allows you to get lighter, softer colors just by stamping again and again without re-inking your stamp. It’s an easy (and cheap :)) way to get more colors from your inks! Find a … Read More...
Project: Jane Austen Card and Bookmark
I adore all things Jane Austen, books, movies, you name it! So I was thrilled to see a brand new clear stamp set from Papertrey Ink called Simply Jane, with quotes and Regency style silhouettes, it’s a really lovely … Read More...
Technique: Stamp and Stitch
You might be looking at this card and thinking “This has nothing to do with stamping” but it actually does! Danielle took the new Stitches and Swirls stamp set from Papertrey Ink, stamped it and then stitched over the … Read More...
Project: Mini Pocket Calendar
How sweet is this?! The Simply Stamped blog has directions for making the cutest little pocket calendars! Click here to find out how to die cut and stamp some for yourself. These would make perfect gifts!
-Heather