If you want to add colorful blocks to your scrapbook pages or cards with out layers of paper you can mask off areas using sticky notes, add inks directly to the paper and then stamp and remove the sticky note … Read More...
Project: Stamped Mixed Media Canvas
Over on the Paper Artsy blog you can learn several different techniques for making a fun stamped art canvas. Like using a stamp to create a stencil and painting a stamped image on a book page. Click here for complete … Read More...
Project: Fairy Card
Visit the Craft Barn for a tutorial from Neil Walker and learn to make a beautiful fairy card with a watercolor background using Distress Ink and markers. I love the dimension of the punched out butterflies! Click here for the … Read More...
Project: Window Blinds Card
It’s always so much fun to make a card that pops up or moves. This cute card features window blinds that pull up, how much fun for the recipient to find the surprise hidden behind them! You can find directions … Read More...
Stamping Tutorial | Wintery Birthday Cards
If you have some birthdays coming up during the rest of winter, you might want to try making these wintery birthday cards with a super cute owl! May demonstrates how she used a masking technique with three different stamp sets … Read More...
Project: Winter Tree Cards
We’re getting the first really large snowfall here in KY, these lovely cards are very much what it looks like outside my windows right now. Miranda will teach you how to make a mottled background that is perfect to stamp … Read More...
Project : Cute Kitty Card
Visit the Crafybit blog for a video tutorial that will show you how to color this adorable kitty digital stamp using Copic markers and also a terrific tip on how to make a die cut longer. The square stitched die … Read More...
Project: Stamped Wooden Basket
How sweet is this springtime basket? Debbie Cole painted, stamped and colored different stamped House Mouse images from Stampendous stamps for this wonderful home decor project. You can find her complete directions and lots of pictures by clicking here.
-Heather
Tips: Getting More from Digital Stamps
Sure, you can download, print and color your digital stamps but there’s also so much more you can do with them! How about re-size them for mama and baby images, print them on pattern papers for paper piecing or merge … Read More...
Project: Altered Bottle
Sometimes I finish something and it was in such a pretty bottle I hate the idea of tossing it in the recycling bin but I never know what to do with empty bottles. Here’s a wonderful “message in a bottle” … Read More...
Freebie: Valentine Tag
Need a tag to attach to a gift or treat bag for Valentine’s Day? How about this cute airplane themed tag, it’s free to download from The Crafting Chicks. I love how they attached it to a toy airplane! You … Read More...
Tutorial: Carve Your Own Rubber Stamps
If you can’t find just the right rubber stamp for your project you can always make your own. Small plastic erasers are inexpensive and a good size for carving. The Hello Little Home blog has directions on how to carve … Read More...
Project: Mini Funny Valentine Cards
How cute and funny are these little Valentines? I love the little cat and dogs with accordion folded middles and the great punny sentiment. You’ll find a video tutorial over on the Waffle Flower blog showing how to make a … Read More...
Projects: Inexpensive Valentines
Shelley Hickox stumbled upon some great finds at the Dollar Store, blank cards and envelopes, heart rhinestones, ribbon roses and more and got the idea to make some inexpensive (but really pretty) Valentine’s Day cards using just dollar store finds … Read More...
Project: Valentine Pop Up Book
Make someone Valentine’s Day with an amazing hand made pop up book! The Joyful Daisy blog will show you step by step how to cover chipboard with pattern paper for the book covers and how to score and fold the … Read More...
Project: Valentine Canvas
Decorate your home for Valentine’s Day or anytime you want a little love around your house with a lovely mixed media canvas. Rachel shares a video tutorial and lots of photos for making a project with several different media like … Read More...
Card Making – 7 Stamp Making Tutorials
As much as we love to craft with stamps, it’s just a given fact that buying all of those adorable stamps we see at the stores can add up to be quite a bit of money. Have you ever tried … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Valentines
Dover Publication is sharing a load of cute vintage Valentine designs to download for free. Print them and cut them out and use them on cards, scrapbook pages, gift bags and home décor projects. Click here to download.
-Heather
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Free Printable: Valentine’s Day Stickers and Labels
Seal up your Valentine’s Day card envelopes, gift bags or decorate a scrapbook page with these adorable stickers from World Labels. They also have some lovely labels, perfect for food item, tags or packages too. Click here to download them … Read More...
Tip: Lining Up Stamps and Matching Die Cuts
Many stamp companies now have coordinating dies to match their stamps, it makes cutting out stamped images so much faster and easier, no more “fussy cutting”. But sometimes to can be difficult to perfectly line up those dies and stamps. … Read More...