I Like Markers has a sweet free digital stamp of a girl coloring. Perfect for a child or those of us adults (me, me! :)) who still love to color! Click here to download a black and white version to … Read More...
Project: Tea and Cookie Gift Set
Kimberly Morris aka Lucky Lady has a video on her blog showing how to make this fun little tea and cookie gift set. What a nice teacher or co-worker treat this would make!
-Heather
Tutorial | Blurring a Background in Photshop Elements
Kelly from Simply Kelly Designs explains how you can blur a busy background in a photo to make the subjects stand out more. Click here to go to the video tutorial.
Tips & Tricks | Cropping Photos To Tell A Story
Linda from PartyCraft Secrets explains a few different ways that she crops photos to help tell a story. Click here to see more.
Project: Stamped Baby Plaque
Turn a plain ol’ boring white photo mat into an adorable name plaque for a baby’s room. Gel-a’-Tins stamps has complete directions on their blog.
-Heather
Tutorial | Flower Favor Bags & Envelopes
Over at StudioDIY you can find a tutorial for making favor bags more summery, as well as being able to use them as envelopes. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial | Make Your Own Alpha Stickers
Agustina from Made With Love shows you how she made her own tiny letter stickers using PowerPoint and sticker paper. You can also use Word to create these. Such an innovative idea! Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial | Pyramid Gift Boxes
Rachel from Lines Across shows you how to make these pyramid shaped gift boxes using a template that she found on Sassafras Lass. Click here to go to the tutorial.
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...
Show & Tell | Graduation Announcements
Jenni at Vintage Umbrella shares these customized photo invitations that she made for her daughter’s graduation party. She used a photo both inside and out. Click here to see more.
Technique: Water Color on Canvas
Jill with Penny Black stamps shows how to stamp and watercolor your images onto canvas. Lovely, what a true work of art! Click here to watch the instructional video.
-Heather
Show & Tell | Altered Magnetic Frame
Tip: Blending Colored Pencils with Baby Oil
One of my personal favorite ways to blend colored pencils is by using odorless mineral spirits (also known by the brand name Gamsol) but you can achieve very similar results using baby oil! The Neat and Tangled blog has … Read More...
Tips & Tricks | Contact Paper and the Cricut
Athena from The Stuff of Success shares this tip for using contact paper instead of vinyl in the Cricut machine. You can personalize items like she did, or make your own stickers! Click here to see more.
Show & Tell | Photo Collage Canvas
Jenni from Vintage Umbrella shows off this collaged photo canvas that she made for her daughter’s graduation party. Click here to see more.
Freebie: Vampire Image
To celebrate the release of the Dark Shadows movie (I can’t wait to see it!) Dover Publishing is offering some free vampire images, these large pages would be so much fun to color! Click here to download.
-Heather
Project: Bulletin Board for Teacher
Learn how to make an adorable teacher appreciation bulletin board over at the There She Goes stamp blog. I love the name/letter charms across the top!
-Heather
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
iPhoneography Photos and Filters
Rebecca from Bumbles and Light shares some tips for taking photos with and using filters on your iPhone. Make sure to also check out her post about favorite photo apps. Click here to go to her blog.
Photography Tip | The Golden Hour
Alicia from Project Alicia explains the The Golden Hour for photographers and shares five tips for capturing great photos with this kind of light. Click here to go to her post.