Making your own plaid backgrounds for cards is easier then you think. Using water color paints, tints, inks, markers or pencils draw perpendicular lines in different colors and be sure to add some metallic for a nice shine. Maya from … Read More...
Project: Bird Making a Snow Angel Card
This adorable little bird wobbles on the card and appears to make a snow angel, how cute is that?! Amy Rysavy will show you how to make a mask and apply paste to the card for the snow and how … Read More...
Projects: 5 Mini Class Card Tutorials
Each month My Favorite Things stamps shares some of their favorite projects from their designers, each with a mini class to complete the projects. You’ll find a downloadable PDF as well as video tutorials for 5 different projects. November has … Read More...
Project: Holiday Card with All Over Stamped Background
Designer Laura Bassen will show you how to use a stamp positioner to make it easy to line up a boarder stamp to create a seamless all over background pattern. She’s also got complete card directions for these lovely holiday … Read More...
Tips: Three Ways to Add Stitching to Your Cards
Adding stitching to your stamped cards adds such a special touch and extra dimension. There are several ways to add stitching to your cards and the Ellen Hudson blog shares how to achieve 3 different stitched looks, hand stitching, machine … Read More...
Project: 1/2 Page Easel Card
Over on the Stempeleinmaleins blog you’ll find complete cutting, scoring and folding directions to make a fun 1/2 page easel card where 1 /2 of the card slides up to form and easel and reveals images underneath. There’s also loads … Read More...
Tip: Setting Up Your Own Water Color Palette
Water coloring is a very popular coloring medium in stamping right now. But if you’re starting from scratch or want to move up from pre-selected palettes it can be a bit intimidating if you’re wanting to try using tube water … Read More...
Projects: 3 Different Magic Slider Cards
Magic slider card are so much fun, they have a pull out that magically reveals an image underneath. In the past they were a little tricky to put together but the cleaver folks over at Lawn Fawn have designed a … Read More...
Project: Clear Snowman Gift Tags
How sweet are these double sided snowman gift tags? Nichol Spor added die cut snowmen and stamped and embossed words to large clear acetate die cut tags to make this fun addition to any holiday gift. She’ll show you how … Read More...
Project: Foiled Christmas Cards
Vicky Papaioannou will show you how to add some gorgeous shine to your holiday cards this year with foiling on printed images using a laminating machine. Visit her blog Clips N Cuts and check out her video tutorial.
-Heather
Project: Under the Sea Holiday Card
I love mermaids (and mermen) and using tropical designs for the holidays so I am in love with this adorable Z Fold Sea-sonal card! It’s designed by Katie Gehrig using stamps from Waffle Flower and she’s got a project tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Inlaid Holiday Cards
Maria Russell created this sweet card by coloring a die cut scene image with markers and placing it into the negative cut out space for some simple but super cute Holiday Inlaid cards. Visit her blog for complete instructions.
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Project: Santa Kitty Christmas Card with No-Line Coloring
How cute is this Santa Kitty? Kristina Werner made this adorable card using a no-lie coloring technique with Copic markers and stamps from Newton’s Nook. Visit her blog for her coloring and card making tutorial.
-Heather
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Project: Northern Light Polar Scene Card
Learn how to create a stunning Northern Lights polar scene card using Distress Ink , Copic markers and cute stamps from Sugar Pea from Miss Nice Road. She’s got a video tutorial over on her blog, click here to watch.… Read More...
Project: Angel Christmas Tree Topper
Combining different mixed media and paper crafting products you can make an awesome steampunk themed angel topper for your Christmas tree this year. You’ll find a video tutorial and photos over on the Stampington and Company blog.
-Heather
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Download: Vintage Christmas Coloring Page
This sweet vintage image from the Saturday Evening Post has been turned into a coloring page. You can download it for FREE from Dover Publications, click here to get it.
-Heather
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Technique: Winter Deer Card with White on White Background
This lovely winter white on white scene on this sweet card from Nichol Spohr carries over from the card base to the center panel to pull the entire look together. And the sweet deer and sentiment stamp are perfect for … Read More...
Project: Llama Christmas Card
I think Llama’s must be the new “it” animal and why not they are so fluffy and sweet (except of course when they spit :)) I’m seeing lots of great stamps with Llamas especially for the holidays with great Fa-la-llama … Read More...
Project: Woodland Deer Card
Debbie Henderson will show you how she colored this woodland trees embossing folder and how she cleverly slipped a stamped deer image behind the embossed trees for this lovely woodland forest scene card. Visit her blog Debbie’s Designs for a … Read More...