Jump on over to the Penny Black blog and find out how to add a little glitz and glamour to your cards by adding some glitter to an open “negative” die cut image.
-Heather
Tutorial | Make Your Own Transparency Alphabet
If you love the look of transparent alphabets, this video tutorial by Holly at Holly & Co will show you how to make your very own set! She even includes a link to the font she used to make hers. … Read More...
Freebie: Retro Radio SVG
Download this fun and free retro radio svg cut file from SVG Cuts.
-Heather
Check out more SVG files and bundles over at Design Bundles
Tip: Curving a Straight Die Cut
Let’s say you’ve got a punch or die cut of lace, scallops, ribbon, etc and it’s straight but you’d like to curve it around, what do you do? Well, hop on over to the Prickley Pear blog and find some … Read More...
Project: Tile Pendants with Paper Inserts
The Sakura blog has directions for make some cool glass tile pendants, they used printed scrapbooking images but you could easily substitute stamped designs and stamp your own custom jewelry.
-Heather
Project: Cupcake Card
The K Werner Designs blog has a video tutorial for making this sweet cupcake birthday card, click here to watch.
-Heather
Tutorial | Washi Tape Dot Embellishments
Make these colorful circle embellishments for your next project using washi tape. Marisa at Omiyage is using hers for packaging, but I have an idea in mind for using them on a scrapbook page. Click here to get … Read More...
DIY| Make Your Cricut Cutting Mat Sticky Again
Agus Younet shows us this simple method for making the Cricut cutting mat sticky again. This technique will extend the use of your Cricut cutting mat so you won’t need to buy a new one as often.
This DIY … Read More...
Tutorial | Sparkler Photography by Jennifer Valencia
Photographer Jennifer Valencia gives detailed steps on how you can take photos of sparklers for July 4th, and also capture the face of the person holding them. She addresses all the preparatory steps you need to take, as well … Read More...
Freebie: Patriotic Papers and Digital Accents
For a limited time Pink Paislee has several different patriotic themed pattern papers, elements and a cutting file, perfect for the 4th of July!
-Heather
Looking for Patriotic paper, embellishments and supplies? Check these out on Scrapbook.com
Tutorial | Photographing Sparklers
Got sparklers for July 4th? Then you need this tutorial on taking photographs of them. Along with the sparklers you will need a camera with a manual setting, a tripod, flashlight, and some adult assistants – this isn’t one for … Read More...
5 Craft Ideas and Free Printables for July 4th
1. Make 4th of July rockets with your kids using these instructions from PBS
2. Print out and make these July 4th pinwheels, using the freebie and instructions from Lia Griffith.
3. Decorate your July 4th cupcakes with these … Read More...
Technique: Enameling on Paper
This is such an uber cool effect! Neil from Neelz Expressionz shares his mixed media enameling technique using dry and heat embossing and paint on paper. Wow, it looks like metal doesn’t it?
-Heather
Techniques: Coloring with Tim Holtz Distress Markers
The man himself Tim Holtz will show you his technique and tips for coloring with his Distress Ink in this video from Ranger Ink. This one has tons of helpful info so grab a cup and enjoy!
-Heather
Tutorial | Glitter and Gold Minibook
Make a glittery and gold mini-book using this technique by Caroline at {homework}. She used notecards for the pages, and explains how you can make one even if you don’t have notecards on hand. Then she glittered up the … Read More...
Tutorial | Washi Tape Popsicle Cards
Make and send these cute popsicle cards using cardstock, craft sticks and washi tape. Send to friends as a sunny summer greeting! Click here to go to the tutorial on Omiyage.
Tip: Use Wood Stamps with Stamping Gear
A while back I did a review for the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear system, it’s a fun way to add round and oval patterns and background to your paper crafting projects but what if you want to use a wooden stamp? … Read More...
Tutorial | DIY Color Mists from Acrylic Paint
Melissa Stinson aka The Scrappy Jedi shares her technique for making color mists from scratch using acrylic paints. She walks you through the steps she took, and adds lots of tips and tricks for making sure you can successfully … Read More...
Tip: Make Your Own Texture Paste
Since stencils have become so trendy right now so has texture paste. Texture paste is like spackling compound, you smooth it over a stencil, remove the stencil and let it dry for a wonderful raised image. The Such a Pretty … Read More...
Project: Stamped Gift Bag
This gift bag is so lovely it’s almost a gift itself! Pop on over to the Stempeleinmaleins blog and find step by directions for cutting and folding to make this pretty bag. Note: You’ll need to translate the site from … Read More...