Get in the mood for Valentine’s Day with this fun coloring page that’s covered in hearts. It’s free to download from Dover Publications. Click here to get it.
-Heather
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Projects: 8 Mixed Media Valentine’s Day Projects
Find directions for making some lovely collage art, home decor items, jewelry, gift bags and more for Valentine’s Day over on Stampington and Company, they’ve got 8 terrific projects for you to make. Click here to check them all out.… Read More...
Project: Quick and Easy Water Color Valentine Card
Looking for a quick Valentine card idea using only a few supplies? Grab some water color paints and washi or painters tape and block out some squares, add some pretty water color paints inside the blocks, add a simple stamp … Read More...
Technique: How to Get Real Looking Stamped and Colored Flower Images
Learn how to get stunning realistic looking stamped images with this no-line coloring technique using Zig Clean Color Markers. Karen Hightower has a video tutorial over on the Gina K blog with all the details.
-Heather
Project: Squirrel Accordion Fold Card
Sandy Allnock shares directions for making a short accordion fold Valentine card with an adorable stamped squirrel front. Visit her blog for all the details.
-Heather
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Project: Rainbow Words Birthday Card
Stephanie Barnard shows us how to make a bright and colorful card using a large word stamp and color over top with different marker colors for a wonderful rainbow effect. Visit The Stamps of Life site for the tutorial.
-Heather
Project: Mixed Media Poppy Collage Art
Cristin Stevenson has a video tutorial showing how to making this lovely mixed media Poppy collage. She combines paints, papers, sprays, gesso, stamping and even real foliage to making her art. Visit the Simply Me blog to check it out.… Read More...
Technique: Die Cut Masking
Dina Kowal has a great way to die cut letter shapes and use them in a masking and inking technique, she uses wide painters tape to die cut the letters so they are sticking and won’t move on your card, … Read More...
Project: Valentine;s Day Spinner Card
Add a cool twist to your Valentine’s Day card with this spinner card idea. You wind up the center shape which spins when they recipient opens the card. You can find a video tutorial on how to make one over … Read More...
Freebie: Mini Valentine’s Day Treat Box Die
Spread the love this Valentine’s Day with these cute little candy boxes! Perfect for passing out sweet treats to your loved ones, these adorable boxes are sure to be a hit. And the best part is, you can download the … Read More...
Technique: Add Depth to Cards with Coloring
You don’t have to cut and pile up lots of layers to get dimension on your cards. You can add depth with coloring like with these stunning floral cards. Michelle Short will teach you how to add dimension (and a … Read More...
Inspiration: Camping Valentine’s Card Ideas
Do you find it a little hard to come up with ideas for masculine cards like I do? When Valentine’s Day or anniversaries roll around it can sometimes be a struggle to make a card for a guy. Here’s a … Read More...
Review: Stampin’ Up Occasions 2017 Catalog Part 2
At the beginning of each year Stampin’ Up releases their Occasions catalog which adds new items for upcoming holidays and celebrations in addition to their annual catalog for a limited time. This year the Occasions catalog runs from January 4th … Read More...
Tip: Breakfast Eggs Card
Know a foodie to send a card too? Add some realistic looking eggs to a breakfast themed card using puffy paint type products like Amplify from Imagine Crafts. Find out more about this fun technique over on their blog.
-Heather
Projects: 8 Different Gift Holders for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching you probably have candy or small gifts to give so why not put them in some adorable hand made gift holders. Jennifer McGuire has 8 different ideas for small gift holders like boxes, bags, gift … Read More...
Freebie: Valentine Monkey Digital Stamp
I think this is one of the prettiest monkey’s I’ve ever seen! You can download a black and white version of this sweet Valentine Monkey digi stamp over on the Dearie Doll Digi blog.
-Heather
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Tip: Easy DIY Heart Stamp
Make a quick and easy heart stamp for Valentine’s Day using a wooden shape and cork. This is a great project for the kids! Find out more over on the Optimistic Mommy blog.
-Heather
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Project: Surprise Pop Up Valentine Cards
These adorable piggy Valentine’s Day Cards have a fun surprise pop up inside. Find out how to make them by watching designer Nina Marie’s video tutorial over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
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Technique: Inlaid Die Cut Heart Card
This lovely inlaid heart card was made by die cutting a detailed heart shape in two different cardstock colors and putting the little pieces of the design back in place. Find out more about this lovely technique over on the … Read More...
Project: Birthday Mail Box Card
Send someone some birthday love with this adorable mouse in a mailbox card. Designer Julie Gearinger has directions for stamping up this sweet card over on her blog.
-Heather